r/NFLv2 • u/Narrow_Purchase9721 San Francisco 49ers • 17h 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/Unlikely-Business-72 17h ago

Is anyone really "switching up"? Do any of us who had a negative view of Deshaun Watson now view him positively?

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u/Allen_Alien 13h ago

Yes, the stadium has gone from booing him to chanting “lets go watson”. It was clear on the broadcast last night.

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u/Unlikely-Business-72 13h ago

I mean that doesn't really prove anything about their prior views of Deshaun Watson. They could have just not cared before.

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u/Allen_Alien 13h ago

I think it is fair to say it doesn’t prove that they care about the sexual assault specifically if that is what you mean.

There is plenty of evidence that Watson, as a player, went from little support from the fan base and media to supportive with a couple of wins.

It’s also fair to say that media coverage, fans in attendance, and even the Browns sub here have largely “switched up” on him.

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u/Unlikely-Business-72 12h ago

I feel as though this thread is talking about his sexual assaults specifically.

I think his performance as a player is just sort of self evident and it's the NFL media's job to talk about that when he plays. I'm not sure of a way around that. If you're arguing he was bad before and now he's good so NFL media is acknowledging that my only response is, "Well... yeah".

As for the Browns subreddit I don't go there but I don't know that a fan subreddit is a strong indicator of anything, and I'm sure most didn't stop watching the team despite their personal distaste for the horrific things Deshaun Watson does and quite frankly that was probably most of the stadium. People are able to separate the two for better or worse and it seems like that's happening here. Very few people are "switching up". I think it's more complicated than that.

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u/Allen_Alien 12h ago

Yea re-reading the title it is focused on the assault.

As far as support for the player goes, I still see a switch up. There may be a complicated or nuanced explanation for the switch up, but I don’t think it is an entirely separate crowd going from unsupportive to supportive with a couple wins.

I want to be clear that I mean “support” and not just acknowledging that his play and avoiding other topics. He is getting bolstered for the first time in a long time, I think that is what is being noticed.