Deshaun Watson may be poised to beat out Shedeur Sanders for the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback position.
Watson has the “inside track” to win the starting job following the team’s voluntary minicamp, according to Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. She added that Watson demonstrated “quicker decision-making, better performance in the pre-snap process, and more efficiency in the passing game” during the three-day minicamp. He has also shown himself to be capable of learning coach Todd Monken’s new offensive system quickly.
Monken is hopeful of naming a quarterback by the end of the team’s June minicamp to ensure that his choice has time to build rapport with the first team offense.
Watson making a comeback and winning the job would be quite something considering he is coming off two Achilles tears. Monken said he would be considered for the starting job, but that was dismissed by some at the time as a cursory comment meant to cover his bases.
The last time Watson got a chance to start for Cleveland, he was downright awful. He has gone 9-10 as the team’s starter since their ill-fated trade for him in 2022 and averaged less than 200 yards a game in his 19 starts. He probably will not last long as starter if those numbers aren’t significantly better this time.
