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So let me explain this in a different way. Its not about the game itself its about the fact that the Browns directly asked him to be there.
Lets say big corporations decided to do a job fair type of deal (Apple, Google, Intel , IBM, etc - Big salary companies looking to hire managers (QBs) and you have managerial experience (QB) in your resume. You were the star of your former company and wants to move up to the big leagues with more pay. But you have other guys with better resumes this time around that you would have to go against. So IBM ( The Browns - once great) saw your resume and "The CEO" Hue Jackson personally called you up and asked you to attend the meeting but you tell him " no thanks". How would IBM and CEO- Hue Jackson feel about you?
Its not the game itself but the fact that the Browns asked him "directly" to attend the Senior bowl so they can personally meet him and Hue can see him in practice, design the gameplan with him as the QB and access him " personally", but he declined..
And this type of attitude is good for a team trying to build a culture. This type of attitude is coming from the "potential" leader of the team ?
Our information as fans is always incomplete. My best guess is that Watson would love to play, but his agent broke down the numbers: he is slated as a 1st round pick (for right or wrong), and the difference between the guaranteed money for the last pick of the 1st round and the 1st pick of the 2nd round is substantial (looks to be $1.4M).
He could get hurt.
He could have a bad performance or practices for a number of reasons, damaging his draft stock.
He could play well and improve that draft stock.
He might already have a verbal promise for a pick above 12.
He might not want to play for the Browns (or any bottom-feeding team).
He could have a verbal promise from a team picking later in the draft, but that team might be a better fit or the situation might be better for his long-term future.
At this point in his career, there's a trade-off of risk and reward, and I think it makes sense not to play. I think you're getting offended, on behalf of the Browns, without walking a mile in Watson's shoes.