Deshaun Watson accused of sexual assault (Cleared of Charges)
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That's going to set a precedent for future suspensions that I don't think the NFL wants to happen. Depending on the numbers, I'd be pissed if I were other players who have gotten suspended for less than what Watson was accused of. If I got in trouble with the NFL, I'd point right to the point situation and say that he only got such and such number of games and I should get that range as well.
Not to go back and forth with this with you again, but that has no precedent because those guys got suspended under a different structure. Second, the NFL doesn’t want to suspend star players so they would love to defer this to someone else and say we support the decision. If anything, the NFL can appeal and it would go to Goodell. If they don’t then it shows that they’re not pressed. It’s really that simple.
Different structure is irrelevant to the point as the accusations are more severe than what they were accused of. It’s also relevant because it sets up future precedent with future player suspensions which will obviously happen.
The person rendering the decision is a literally judge and even Goodell is going to be hesitant to overrule her decision and increase the suspension to what they want. Regardless of how you spin it, other NFL players are paying attention to this decision in case they end up in the exact situation with the ire of the league.
It’s literally going to set the new standard going forward.
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If the owners want it, Goodell will suspend dude to upwards of a year on appeal. I think it will all depend on public perception and outcry, that's all the NFL usually cares about.
I have no doubt the suspension could end up being 2-8 games, but in this article that number is just coming from Watson's team and the union. there's no reason they would have insight into how the judge is going to decide.
How can u suspend a guy that already missed an entire season over this and has had no charges filed against him? He's won every court battle vs these whores.
1. That wasn't a suspension. The Texans chose to willingly sit him out and 2. You don't have to be charged anything to be suspended as shown by the NFL previously.
thinking about it more, it's weird for his team to announce this, too. if they were operating from a position of strength they'd just say "he's not going to get a suspension because the evidence shows he doesn't deserve one."
That'd be a losing argument as even they know he's going to get suspended, but are trying to get that number as low as possible. That'd be the better course of action that trying to argue that he doesn't deserve one at all.
They were responding to the NFL leaking that they will seek a full year. Showing that you’re willing to appeal that suspension means that you think it’s not credible and you’re not giving in to the fact that his actions warrant something so lengthy. If you’re “fighting for your name” then you make it clear that you’re willing to fight. You’re thinking too hard. This is their response in the PR fight.
yeah, agree on the pr aspect, there's no way they would have argued for 2-8 games before the judge (though i'm not sure, does any of that even come into play with the judge, or is it literally just the NFL presenting evidence?)
the main thing is i wouldn't put any credence in the idea that it's going to be 2-8 games from this article, which is, as you point out, PR. but it also seems like them deciding that they need other ways of trying to influence the outcome, and an admission that the evidence isn't in their favor
this strategy could be because of the unusual power the nfl holds to dole out punishment. at the same time it's just really unusual for any lawyers and unions to leak that they think their client/member deserves any punishment at all.
the main thing is i wouldn't put any credence in the idea that it's going to be 2-8 games from this article, which is, as you point out, PR. but it also seems like them deciding that they need other ways of trying to influence the outcome, and an admission that the evidence isn't in their favor
this strategy could be because of the unusual power the nfl holds to dole out punishment. at the same time it's just really unusual for any lawyers and unions to leak that they think their client/member deserves any punishment at all.
2-8 games?
Wow, we really are going to win the Super Bowl this upcoming season
Wow, we really are going to win the Super Bowl this upcoming season
Its also been revealed Hou set some of these appointments up. They didn't want him to play becuz of this. Thats a suspension imo. He missed a yr out of his career over this.