Could Deshaun Watson get a two-game audition for the starting job?
Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken is expected to announce his starting quarterback on Monday. Speculation suggests Deshaun Watson may receive a short-term opportunity to prove himself despite recent controversy.
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Browns coach Todd Monken surely knows which quarterback he’ll name as the team’s starter on Monday. Given the extent to which he downplayed Deshaun Watson’s jarring postgame remarks from Saturday about being booed loudly by the home crowd, it’s hard not to wonder whether it will indeed be Watson.
Based on Monken’s belief that quality play will quickly unruffle feathers, it’s possible that Monken is inclined to give Watson the first two games, both on the road at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay, to see if Watson can pull off an upset or two.
If the Browns somehow start 2-0, the vibe could be much different when the Browns open their home schedule in Week 3 against the Panthers.
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