Let's start this topic by looking at a few important points
- As bad as the perception is of the Deshaun Watson project, Watson is 9-10 as Browns QB. He gives us the best chance to have a good season in a year in which the strength of schedule is weak.
- I will never understand how fans could boo Watson when he was hurt. I wrote this the day after it happened. Watson is a warrior and unfortunately too many Browns fans disrespected him in a terrible moment. We should support our QB. Pittsburgh fans forgave Ben Rothlisberger for alleged acts FAR worse than anything Watson was ever accused of. Grow up folks!
- The play that ruined Watson's right shoulder was a designed run between the tackles called by Kevin Stefanski in a game vs Tennessee. On that play, Donovan Peoples-Jones decided to take the play off instead of blocking his man Tennessee safety #37 Amani Hooker. Peoples-Jones was traded a few weeks later which was no coincidence but Kevin Stefanski's play call to run his $230M QB between the tackles has to be one of the worst play calling decisions in NFL history
Watch the play that ruined Deshaun Watson for 2 years click right here to go to the play
Watson kept playing that day, but mark my words, THAT was the play that tore Watson's shoulder up and it is 100% on Kevin Stefanski and #11 DPJ
All of the above adds up to one thing in my mind. Watson was basically a .500 QB playing hurt and playing with a playcaller who consistently called plays that Watson was not suited to. Todd Monken won't repeat those mistakes.
Watson is clearly 100% now and he's going to put up a good season under Todd Monken.
