The 49ers are finally making their way into Deshaun Watson’s business conversation after most of the national journalists ’first discussions revolved around the Dolphins and Jets. Reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler San Francisco is one of the teams that Watson found intriguing.
That doesn’t necessarily mean a trade is imminent, but the Texans stand firm in their willingness to let Watson sit all season in hopes of saving his relationship with his interlocutor.
What could happen is a long showdown between the two sides that lasts all season. If they end up deciding to move on from Watson, Peter King in his Football Morning in America column pointed out that it could happen until September. This would be a scenario in which Houston exhausts all avenues before giving in.
Let’s go to a world where this takes place and Houston in early September will start sending calls about the QB.
While Watson would leave the curve far behind with his new club to the point that he might not be able to start the season, he could make a heavy commercial package easy for San Francisco.
Assuming it includes at least three first-round picks, there’s a high chance all of those picks will be late picks given what Watson would do for head coach Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers offense. They would also have this year’s No. 12 pick on the list and shouldn’t include it in that selection group.
It would also make a team like Jets or Dolphins less attractive to business partners, as they would no longer have the second and third picks in this year’s draft, one of the main reasons potential candidates have been nominated. commercial.
The long wait would also be easier due to the 49ers ’willingness to keep up with Jimmy Garoppolo. He’s not the ideal quarterback, but he also doesn’t want to part with him. If they have to sit on their hands while waiting for Watson to be available, they can do so knowing they have a signal call with which they feel comfortable if a trade fails.
A name like Watson’s even whispering in the commercial market will make it a story until he re-orders a game for Houston or until he finally moves. It looks like it could be a long wait for an eventual trade, but San Francisco is in a good position to wait and Watson is a potential business target worth waiting for.