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The Watson story is an individual one involving one of the NFL’s top players. The Washington Football Team and Chicago Blackhawks had ugly, sexual misconduct investigations involving their workplaces. He’s that good on a football field, which is why this remains the story it is. Reference: Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisberger, Michael Vick. There’s no morality on the pro scoreboard. All those waving pitchforks and torches over all this will cheer loudly if Watson arrives and throws touchdowns.

No way can they keep him on the roster.Īs usual, the first question around the Dolphins is: What’s the plan? The second one: Can they make it work?įan or media anger is irrelevant here.

1 pick for him? Or could Tua still play well enough to change thinking about him?Īnother question: Isn’t it better for the Dolphins to wait? If Watson is in cahoots to be traded to the Dolphins, his legal situation could be cleared up this winter and Houston will be desperate to trade him. But as the Watson saga swirls around this franchise it’s like Tagovailoa is being showcased now.ĭoes Houston want him back in a trade if he continues playing like this? Could they get a No.

Tua has played well in the two games he returned from broken ribs. The Dolphins catered to him - a successful offensive coordinator was let go, his quarterback coach was hired to call plays, his Alabama receiver was drafted, his run-pass-option system was installed.Īll that just added to the mess. He’s a young quarterback drafted 18 months ago to be this franchise’s answer. Tagovailoa deserves a measure of understanding here. Why else let this Watson trade drag uncomfortably on? They’ve seen enough - even as they’re saying, as coach Brian Flores does, “Tua is our quarterback.” They won’t be cleared up by the trade deadline next Tuesday unless some legal surprise is coming.īut the Dolphins’ situation is clear: No team should trade for a franchise player like Watson, who is facing a criminal investigation involving several sexual assault allegations and a civil suit involving 22 similar allegations.Īnother unstated idea is equally clear: Tua Tagovailoa isn’t their future, the Dolphins’ decision makers must believe. The Houston Chronicle reported no team will trade for Watson until his legal matters are cleared up. Instead, Ross saw reporters Tuesday at an NFL owners meeting and said, “I know what it’s about, and I’m not dealing with it.” He could have had another team official let it be known privately, just to calm the waters, let the world move on and allow this failing team to fail on its own power and without this continuous disturbance. Hyde: As Deshaun Watson saga again shows, Dolphins keep wandering in wilderness | Commentary – The Denver Post