Clowney note

[bikerack]

The Seahawks started making a strong push last night. My friend says if this falls through, he thinks Clowney will not be traded...but doesn’t know if he will report.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by bikerack

The Seahawks started making a strong push last night. My friend says if this falls through, he thinks Clowney will not be traded...but doesn’t know if he will report.

Two teams Clowney specifically stated he'd like to play for - Eagles & Seahawks.
Seahawks LT is former Texans Duane Brown so they can't help us there.

[chuck]

Total, complete, utter incompetence.

To wit:

https://twitter.com/nfl_dovkleiman/s...067959809?s=21

A video game is a better personnel manager than the Texans.

[HPF Bob]

Underwhelming for sure but still better than the Tunsil deal. Giving up Clowney *and* a first? That was suicide.

LeSean McCoy just got cut by the Bills. We can use some of that unspent cash to get him under contract.

[Keith]

Can anyone name a worse transaction in franchise history?

[barrett]

Not trading him before the tender deadline made him a one year rental with little value.

Add that to having no GM and nobody involved with trades who is staked in being here long term.

Put it together and we traded him away for no reason and no return.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Keith

Can anyone name a worse transaction in franchise history?

Taking Tony Boselli in the expansion draft?

I'm still frosted that they passed up LB Derrick Johnson twice for a trade down then a DT that didn't last 2 years.

[barrett]

Now I see we got a 3rd rounder too. I am more okay with that.

[Blitzwood]

This is terrible
bob is gutting the team based on his feelings being hurt,
Complete and utter incompetence...

[bikerack]

Background info from my friend now that all is said and done.

The Texans and Clowney's agent, met at the end of the season in January at which time the Texans offered an initial 5 year deal worth $90 million dollar deal which a week later Clowney and his agent rejected.

The Texans felt that was a fair deal and the structure gave them some flexibility when it came to sign Watson and a future LT long term. Bus and Clowney felt it was to low.. They also wanted a 6 yr deal.

The Texans countered with a six year deal right around $110. Again, Bus and Clowney rejected. The Texans stewed over what to do and then decided to tag him.

Clowney and Bus were pissed... Bus made it very clear his client would never report or play under a tag. Things cooled off for awhile.

Clowney and OB spoke a couple times before camp but didn't talk contract. OB wanted to know how he was and how his training was going.

I would say second week of camp rumors started circling that D. Brown was helping Clowney try to figure away out of Houston.

The Texans made one more offer to Clowney which was a 6 yr deal right around $115 million. It wasn't Donald or Mack money but it was a fair offer.. Again, Clowney and Bus said no..

I don't know at this point of the last offer if Brown had gotten so far in Clowneys head he wanted out or if it was more Bus. Weird thing is, Clowney let his agent go a day or two later.

At that point, the Texans realized this wasn't going to work long term and instead of dealing with him sitting out and not plying, the decision was made to trade him.

Why the Texans picked up the $7 million, IMHO, right, wrong or indifferent, was partly to show Clowney the organization was committed to him.

That's the best summary of how it played. Now I know my numbers are right. The structure of the deals I had slight insight into. My time line might be off a tad in some spots.

From what I know now, Bus was looking for a 6 yr deal between $128-130 million.