HighSeas
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He'd still get fined and still have to play for the team he insists he won't play for while doing damage to his public image. It's not happening. Besides did the Rockets not get a king's ransom for Harden? That situation proved that no amount of "player empowerment and leverage" and childish grandstanding can stop a team from getting a fair return for a player - all it takes is 2 teams to create a bidding war.Watson can report. Be a problem in the locker room and destroy the team with public comments during mini camp. James Harden did the same thing after a game and he was traded within 48 hours. Watson could go on a podcast tomorrow. Rip the owner and he'd be done there. The Jags were playing hard ball with Ngaouke. He called the owner's kid a clown twitter and was out of there real quick. The teams only have that type of control because the players allow it. If he's willing to go that far he'll get to a team he wants. He can easily decide the market by giving the Texans a list and having his agent make that list known and making sure his agent informs all interested parties. The power of a no-trade clause. He wants to go to a winner. It does him no good if the team has to decimate their picks and player pool because he's open to 15 teams.
Watson can easily decide the market and the Texans can just as easily decide they don't accept his list. If they want him to go the NFC and the Panthers are the only team willing to offer a good package then that's his destination. That or retirement. If they want the best offer and the Jets provide it then that's where he's headed regardless of how Phins fans want to bargain in their heads that they can have their cake and eat it too.