"Deshaun has never played well for the Browns" is another ridiculous lie that the Cleveland sports media thought police/adult babysitters keep repeating. Just another reminder that on Nov. 13, 2023, more than halfway through the season, the Browns had the third best record in the AFC and were one game back for the top seed despite having played 4 of their games with bad backup QBs; Deshaun had just dissected the Ravens defense for a comeback win in Baltimore (the same Ravens who went on to lose by a TD in the AFC championship game) to put his record to 5-1 as the starter that season. The week before that the Browns, with PJ Walker playing QB, had beaten the Niners who lost the Super Bowl that year by 3 points in overtime. The Browns were legit Super Bowl contenders before Watson was sidelined by an injury sustained in that Ravens game, and he showed his elite playmaking ability before that injury. He hasn't had a chance to play healthy again, with a decent supporting cast, since.
There was never a chance Deshaun wouldn't be named the starter, but the paid hacks have been foaming at the mouth since Saturday saying otherwise. Yesterday's show with
@RuiterWrongFAN and
@NickPedone12 on 92.3 was some of the most deranged radio you will ever hear.