Deshaun Watson’s Return, Off the Field and On

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4 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Deshaun Watson is set to play in his first regular-season game in 700 days on Sunday, when he returns from his 11-game suspension for multiple violations of the personal conduct policy regarding many accounts of sexual assault and harassment from massage therapists

Conor and Gary once again delve into why, as of Thursday morning, Watson’s public denials of wrongdoing in the face of overwhelming evidence have been hugely problematic, and what it means to earn a second chance.

Then, they discuss what to expect on the field on Sunday, in an NFL that’s changed since Watson last played.

Also, a discussion of the Dolphins’ high-flying offense and its challenge against the 49ers’ dominating defense, the Chiefs-Bengals AFC title game rematch and how Patrick Mahomes can change things against a Cincinnati defense that got the better of him last time they met.

Plus, men without hats.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Gary. This episode includes a discussion of Deshaun Watson, much of it is not suitable for young
0:06.5	listeners. For those of you who are sticking around, enjoy the show. Hello and I'm Connor Orr.
0:17.0	I'm Connor Orr.
0:20.0	All right, Connor, here's the deal with this show.
0:22.0	We are going to talk about Dolphins 49ers coming up on Sunday.
0:26.5	We are going to talk about Mahomes' chiefs, Burrows, Bangles in the AFC title game rematch. We're even going to talk a little bit
0:34.2	about Jeff Saturday from Monday night because we don't get to cover that on our
0:38.0	Monday morning show because that's just the way time marches forward.
0:42.8	But we are starting with Deshaun Watson's return to the field coming up in Houston,
0:49.4	one o'clock eastern time on Sunday. And we are going to talk about the on the field stuff
0:56.2	and what we might expect in this game for a guy who obviously hasn't played in a very long time
1:01.2	but I kind of think we once again have to start with the off the field stuff.
1:08.0	And I know a lot of you have heard this quite a bit and perhaps there's a little bit of fatigue
1:14.8	setting in but Watson did not talk to the media on Wednesday. We are taping
1:22.1	Thursday morning. It sounds like he is going to address
1:26.8	the media at some point in the locker room on Thursday. But there are a lot of folks out there still kind of making the argument that like,
1:36.0	well, you know, we've done this a hundred times.
1:38.4	Watson doesn't have to say anything.
1:40.4	And we're really, we're not at that point.
1:44.0	He still does have to address this in some significant way, which he has not done.
1:51.0	Right, and I'm going to get to that one second Carrie but I do want to take just a second to
1:57.1	compliment you had a very lyrical opening to this show like it was very good that when
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