“you don't have enough to give us for what we sincerely believe is Watson's value”
Oh, for heaven’s sake, Watson is plenty good, but not THAT good. I mean he’s going to go for a bundle, to be sure, but There are several teams (Jets, Miami, Panthers, Denver, maybe even SF) are perfectly capable of putting together appropriate and sufficiently lucrative package of picks and players. The point I’m making is that the Texans look like “puffed up 14 year olds” in a league and a business with a lot of serious businessmen, not poseurs.
Add to which, nothing that is going on here is sincere, save Watson’s wish to blow the dumpster. What Cal and Casario are doing is huffing and puffing, instead of acting like “hard-nosed businessmen” and saying politely, “Well, you never know, thanks for your call, we’ll keep you in mind if & when things develop.”
That way they deal from strength with all options wide open, and they get a lot of information nobody has right now, like what Watson’s actual market value is or might be should a trade be entertained eventually.
So they can then make thoughtful moves in any direction and stop the flood of guesses about ridiculous (7 picks and two players, for example, which I saw somewhere) trade pkgs people imagine will be offered.