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The San Francisco 49ers fan base is decidedly divided with the prospect of mortgaging an insurmountable amount of starting capital to the prospect of hiring Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Pro Football Focus presented a hypothetical but realistic trade scenario for the defender who involved sending his first round picks in each of the next three draft, this year’s second round pick and Jimmy Garoppolo.
In this post, the results of our poll on the subject are almost equally divided, with half willing to do so and the other half unwilling to give up too much.
.@PFF established a hypothetical exchange for Deshaun Watson who had the # 49ers sending their 2021 1st, 2022 1st, 2023 1st, 2021 2nd and Jimmy Garoppolo to the Texans for QB.
Yes or no?
– 49ers Webzone (@ 49erswebzone) January 8, 2021
Everyone is expressing their opinion on the situation in Houston and taking advantage of the subject. That includes FS1’s Nick Wright, who feels that a pair between Watson and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan would be dangerous for opposite offenses (h / t to Patrick Tulini to find)
“Single [trade] that must terrify the NFL – San Francisco, “Wright said in First things first. “Deshaun Watson in Kyle Shanahan’s attack … for me, that’s 14-2. You take (George) Kittle back, you take defensive players back, Deshaun Watson in that attack, for me, that would be worth what San Francisco valesse has to pay for it. “
3 teams that should try to negotiate for Deshaun Watson, according to @getnickwright:
・ New York Jets
・ Washington Football Team
・ San Francisco 49ers“Deshaun Watson in Kyle Shanahan’s attack must terrify the NFL.” pic.twitter.com/SJH7jV0wNd
– First things first (@ FTFonFS1) January 8, 2021
Wright also adds that the New York Jets and Washington would be ideal business partners if things were to deteriorate enough in Houston for Texans to consider ceasing to be one of the most exciting players in the game.
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