It's a real DMV type of summer around the beltway. It's blazingly hot, and the air is thick with humidity. Walking to your car feels more like swimming and it feels like we should have gills to go along with lungs. Which can only mean one thing, football is right around the corner.
The Washington Football Team is currently in its highest state of competency that I've seen in my lifetime (28 years). It's also at it's highest level of scumbaggery that I've seen in my lifetime. Which means there's one more trade the team needs to make this offseason that would fit perfectly with the organization.
The team formerly known as the racial epithets has a roster that's ready to compete for a Super Bowl minus one key ingredient, a game changing quarterback. Yes, the Team signed Ryan Fitzpatrick this offseason but I mean.... really? That's what they're going to do? They've got all this talent lined up, and contracts only last for so long. The window is now, why waste it when fans are more likely to get Fitztragic over Fitzmagic?
That's why the team needs to trade for current Texans QB, Deshaun Watson. Now, I get that Watson has a litany of legal issues facing him at the moment, most of which involve being too horny and inappropriate. I should note that all of this is alleged and nothing has been proven true. BUT! Even if things are proven true, so what?
The WFT is the biggest scum bag organization in the league right now. Been under a rock lately? Check out my blog post HERE to catch up. Tanya Snyder may be the public face of the franchise right now, but everyone in the 202, and even the 301 and 703, knows this is a complete farce. Dan Snyder is still running the show, putting his grubby little hands in every single cookie jar he can find. So why not add one more?
I'm serious. If we're going to be the trailer trash team of the league in terms of how our operations are run (I am leaving the players out of this, they're clean as far as I can tell), why not lean into it? The Team could trade for Watson right now, only having to pay pennies on the dollar. Yes, he's a superstar, yes we all know he's great, but what market is there for a guy facing his issues? Buy low, right?
What's the worst that comes of this? The league hasn't made any rulings on Watson yet, which means he could still face a very long suspension. Fair. However, if he ends up being suspended, we still have Fitzpatrick. Not my ideal option, but I'd rather have him as a capable backup with the potential for Watson's upside, than to tell my locker room the Fitzy is our guy for the whole year.
The team has already traded away a crazy amount of draft picks in order to draft RGIII several years ago, so the precedent has already been set. True, Griffin didn't pan out how we wanted him to, but there seemed to be a myriad of reason that went into that. Watson is already a sure thing. He's proven, he's durable, and frankly he's capable of carrying a franchise that can't get out of its own way further than they should have any right of going.
On the positive side, if we trade away our future for Watson and he ends up able to play an entire season then who gives a flying fuck about the future?! My whole life rooting for this franchise has been nothing but misery. I would LOVE for one season, just one season where I thought they had a legitimate shot of making the Super Bowl. With our offensive additions, a crazy good defense (by today's standards), and Ron Rivera still captaining the ship.... Pause, ok, why in the hell did he choose to coach this team? Seriously, Ron, I'm happy you did, but man you could've done so much better (please don't ever read this and come to your senses). Ok, back on.... This team could make a legitimate run to dethrone Tom Brady and Tampa Bay in the NFC and make a play for the Super Bowl. If Watson ends up suspended for the season, then the team should commit to him with a long term contract once the suspension is up and BOOM! Instant title contenders.
So please, Daniel Snyder, stick those grubby, filthy, disgusting hands into one more cookie jar they probably shouldn't be in, and just lean into the scumbag that you really truly are. Make your fans happy, for once, I'm begging you.
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