I know Watson is a really good QB, definitely a top-10 QB, and I know Trevor Lawrence is unproven, and I know that TL definitely has a higher ceiling and a lower floor than DW, but I would not make that trade.  

Trevor Lawrence represents a new beginning for this franchise.  He will sell tickets.  He will pull in fans.  He'll pull in a lot of young fans.  He will draw media coverage.  He will sell jerseys.  I think he had some influence on getting Lot J approved.  Lot J might bring in enough extra revenue on game days to persuade Khan that he doesn't need to play in London.  

Plus, DeShaun Watson has a huge contract.  He costs about $35 million a year.  Joe Burrow signed a 4 year deal for a TOTAL of $36 million.  With the difference in those two contracts, we could easily sign a premium free agent like Leonard Williams.  So in a sense, you'd be trading Trevor Lawrence and Leonard Williams for Deshaun Watson.  

Plus, Watson is very unhappy right now.  I like our division rival having a very important, very unhappy player.  I don't want to relieve them of that problem.

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