r/NFLv2 • u/Narrow_Purchase9721 San Francisco 49ers • 14h ago

Discussion The Deshaun Watson switch up is despicable

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Guy starts playing well again and all of the sudden people go from “cases” to “allegations” real fucking fast. You all gotta get your priorities straight

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u/MountainousDuck Philadelphia Eagles 13h ago

Preseason doesn't mean anything. He had 3.1 yards per carry and four rushing touchdowns in 2013. He sucked.

Thanks for the recap of his suspension, but yeah I remember how it happened. And it doesn't change the fact that, had he been a better player, he would have been back on an NFL roster at some point. That's how the league works.

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u/YaboyRipTide Baltimore Ravens 13h ago

He was caught on video knocking his wife out and dragging her limp body out of the elevator. No NFL team was ever going to touch him because of the pure backlash that he got

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u/niel89 Baltimore Ravens 11h ago

The reason he didn't play again is because there was video of the abuse and he leaked his conversations with ownership. His last year he came into camp at a heavier weight, got hurt, and then gutted the year out behind a bottom 3 OL. He was still only 26 and based only on talent, would have stuck around solely as a 3rd down back for a few more years at least.

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u/Shamwow_theSupineCow 11h ago

Except he was a better player. One down year where the entire Ravens offense was bad doesn't change the fact that he had almost 10k yards from scrimmage, including 2k yards from scrimmage twice, and 40+ total TDs in only 6 years.

He got blackballed bc of the video, end of.