People Are Scrutinizing The Difference Between Joe Burrow Helping His Team From The Sidelines Vs. Deshaun Watson Watching His Team From A Suite With His Girlfriend

Well, they do say that a picture says a thousand words......

And I get it. Both are Franchise QBs for the Ohio NFL teams. Both are out for the season and are in slings. Both went to their teams game this week. And one was on the field with an iPad helping his replacement, and the other was up in a suite, looking stylish, taking in the game with his girl. If this were on an ESPN Debate show segment called "Something Or Nothing", I will admit that I would answer with Something. I hate that we scrutinize things like this closely, but you can't tell me this doesn't further push the narrative that Dehsaun doesn't mind taking in the guaranteed $230,000,000 to sit out.

The responses to this tweet have been very polarizing to say the least. Of course because you have Deshaun Watson involved, you're always going to get a few massage jokes, but the seriousness in the amount of people saying this is a perfect visual to describe "For the love of the game vs. For the love of the check" makes me chuckle. You've got half the crowd saying find a new slant, but half the crowd saying THIS IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM WITH DESHAUN.

Can we find some middle ground here? I think the fact that Joe Burrow is on the field mentoring his replacement speaks volumes about who he is and what he's about. I think Deshaun Watson being up in the stands without a Browns shirt on isn't a huge deal, but it doesn't thrill me either. However when you pair the two facts together, it does look kinda bad for Deshaun. 

If I'm taking sides, I would like to be on the Anti-Twitter-Doctor side. Spare me the idea that these clowns are spewing out here that Deshaun Watson would be in grave danger on the sidelines due to the fact that he could get touched. I think Deshaun would be able to avoid contact sitting back by 10 feet from the sideline as easily as he would walking down the street. Either both can happen or he needs to be in a bubble. And the other popular argument I hate is that each has a different replacement. "Why would Deshaun need to mentor Joe Flacco?". Ummm, maybe because Deshaun's been here two years and Joe has been here two seconds? At the end of the day, the correct take is:

End of the world? No.

Bad look for Deshaun? Unfortunately, Yes.

Good look for Joe Burrow? Absolutely.