It was something that he needed to announce because for me personally, um, to see him sign his new deal just before last season to see the tears, to see the emotion, to see how happy he waas, that the organization had placed such a level of faith in him and then for one season to go by and to see him take a complete 1 80.

Knowing the high quality character guy that he is, it just said to me that something went dreadfully wrong in Houston with this executive branch.

Something's going on, their their treatment of him, their treatment of other players, etcetera and the Shawn Watson has had enough.

And I think that that warrants an investigation as to what exactly has transpired within that organization that would force him to take such a strong, strong stance the way that he has.

That's what jumped out in my mind.

More importantly, I wanna get Damien Woody in here to hear what he has to say, but that's to answer your question directly, Molly, That's what really jumped out at me.

Something dreadful must have happened.

They did something to that man and there is something going on with that organization.

And then to see him come out with this public announcement just the morning after an African American had been hired to be the head coach of this franchise, it almost seemed to be a Ziff that Shawn Watson was saying, uh, we ain't playing that game.

You're not going to sit up here and use this new hire to disguise what the hell is going on with this organization with which indicates to me something, uh, in regards to, uh, some kind of racial situation may have taken place there as well, because you hire an African American coach.

And on that morning, the Shawn Watson chooses to make this decision official and public.

He's saying to the Texas organization, You're not getting away with this.

People are gonna know what the hell is going on.

They're gonna ask the right questions.

I'm not gonna let this fly under the rug.

That's what I took from it.

Listen, I think that we haven't really heard, um, from the Shawn Watson as faras, actually him saying anything, But there are two other people that are within their organizations.

For US players, concern that speaks volumes Toe what through the way that Shawn Watson feels right now.

J.

J.

Watt.

Every everyone that's seen that clip of J.

J.

Watt after I forgot the game.

It was at the end of the season after the game after a tough loss, and J.

J.

Watt wraps his arm around the Sean washing was like, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that we've wasted your your season, ah, season, where the whole team around him was bad.

Worse than bad.

But Shawn Watson played like an MVP this past season, and J.

J.

Watt comes out one of the maybe the argument, maybe arguably the best player in the Houston Texans organization comes out and apologizes to the Shawn Watson.

Andre Johnson, the most decorated wide receiver in that Houston Texans organization, one of most decorated players in the Houston Texans organization that has anyone that knows Andre Johnson.

He's not the most verbal guy.

He's a quiet guy, and for him to come out and eviscerates the Houston Texans organization and basically tells the Shawn Watson to get out of there, don't waste your career in that organization to me, hearing those two things from those two guys that have played in that organization.

She let you know.

Where does Sean watching is coming from right now?

Well, that's a great point.

The two really the two icons in the history of that organization, both of them on the same page about Shawn Watson.

Stephen A.

You highlighted J.

J.

Watt earlier, but right, JJ Watt and Andre Johnson.

This is my thought.

This is gonna be the biggest trade in the history of the NFL.

Never before has anything like this happened.

Think about what I'm saying.

Carefully.

Never before has anything like this happen.

Don't tell me about Herschel Walker.

Herschel Walker was great.

Running backs were more important back then in Dallas.

Built what turned out to be a dynasty behind that trade.

But Herschel Walker and running backs back then are not quarterbacks today.

The quarterbacks, the whole shooting match today, and you got the number two guy in the business like I'm talking about trade value.

One is Patrick Mahomes, and there's no one more Valuable is a tradable commodity as an asset than the sharp Watson.

We're hoping Trevor Lawrence lives up to his potential, and one day becomes the Shawn Watson as if he lives up to it.

Justin Herbert to I'm very high on Joe Burrow to I'm very high on.

I Love Josh Allen.

He's great.

The Shawn Watson is better than Josh Allen.

I love Lamar Jackson.

He's great to Shawn Watson is better than Lamar Jackson.

Maybe Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers.

Maybe you prefer them.

They're 37 32 Sean Watson's 25.

Other than Patrick Mahomes, this is the most valuable asset in the NFL, even though he's not on his rookie deal anymore.

In a way, it's good.

It gives you stability, you know.

He's locked up.

You have to worry about contract right now.

And this dudes about to get moved for, I would guess, given what Jalen Ramsey and other position went for at the bidding starts at three first round draft picks.

And then I think guys Stephen A.

You alluded to it way, spoke about it.

We spoke about it in the first hour.

They hire Cali, an African American head coach.

Good for them.

Obviously, this the first one hired this off season.

There have been multiple jobs first African American coach way underrepresented in the head coaching department.

He's 65 years old.

That means he's not in there long term plants.

This is not a 10 year plan.

May not be a five year plan is not a long term plan.

And I don't think it's coincidental that though Watson requested this weeks ago, they make public.

Oh, look at our big announcement, which seems like a PR move, right?

Like looking at though we hired an African American coach, the Shawn Watson doesn't seem to me like he's having it.

We're not gonna play that.

You know what?

I'm going public with this.

I want out.

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