Some would say this franchise is cursed. Others would say they are getting what they deserve for giving up a ton for Watson and giving him the king-sized fully guaranteed contract.
Cleveland, the city, has long been called the mistake by the lake. Having been there many times, I think the city has come a long way and that should no longer be the case. The football team may be another story.
Yes you are. You don’t see the other side. Watson may never play again and he is protected by the guaranteed money. A lineman who gets hurt and may never paly again gets cuts and gets nothing
Which, when looking at the contract overall, will most likely result in more guaranteed money than the player would get under a system requiring fully guaranteed contracts.
As I said earlier, the Watson contract is an outlier. The Browns were desperate to sign him and had to give him that contract for Watson to give them the time of day. They pretty much sold their souls for him.