Pockets of Cleveland Browns followers stay downright baffled that first-year Browns head coach Todd Monken named veteran Deshaun Watson the staff’s Week 1 beginning quarterback over second-year professional Shedeur Sanders again in August.
Monken confirmed that call shortly after Watson failed to impress in Cleveland’s 31-7 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 22. Whereas talking with reporters on Thursday, first-year Browns offensive coordinator Travis Switzer defined why he’s assured that Watson’s finest days within the present Cleveland offense are forward of him.
Browns assured Deshaun Watson will get “extra comfy” as QB1
Per the Browns’ website, Switzer mentioned that Watson has proven “extra consolation with the fellows that he’s on the market with, after which additionally with what we’re doing” all through the summer season.
“He repeats issues in conferences, and it’s like, ‘Hey, you bear in mind this?’ And there’s extra recall now, which is sweet,” Switzer mentioned about Watson. “That’s a very good feeling. You’re feeling like everyone’s sort of selecting up what you’re placing down, so far as what you’re making an attempt to do and the place you’re attacking folks. However yeah, the longer that he’s with us, he’s simply going to maintain getting increasingly comfy and extra accustomed to what we’re doing, and that’s going to be good for the entire operation.”
Whether or not or not Watson feeling a sure degree of “consolation” will end result within the 30-year-old being more willing to push the ball downfield may decide how lengthy he stays within the lineup. Browns followers who’re displeased with Monken anticipate this experiment to finish poorly, and a few suppose Watson is on a comparatively quick leash.
Watson is predicted to begin Cleveland’s recreation on the Jacksonville Jaguars this coming Sunday and the Week 2 matchup on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 20. Nonetheless, some are satisfied Monken will flip to Sanders for Cleveland’s dwelling opener, a Week 3 recreation in opposition to the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 27, if the Browns fall to 0-2 in Tampa.
Browns banking on Deshaun Watson’s expertise
Watson hasn’t performed in a aggressive NFL recreation since he suffered the primary of what turned two Achilles accidents in October 2024. That mentioned, he has been within the league for the reason that Houston Texans chosen him within the first spherical of the 2017 draft, and he earned three Professional Bowl picks throughout his Houston tenure.
“He’s been round a very long time,” Switzer added about Watson. “He’s seen quite a lot of issues. [The Jaguars’ defense is] most likely not going to point out an entire lot of issues that he hasn’t seen, or at the least it’s in a world that he’s seen. So yeah, that’s an enormous piece of it, and we be ok with that.”
As of Friday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Browns as 8.5-point street underdogs in opposition to the Jaguars.
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