Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald discuss whether the Browns can get over 8.5 wins this year and if Deshaun Watson is really the answer at QB for Cleveland. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Cleveland Browns.
Where are you at?
With the Browns right now, Charles, are they ever going to get anything out of that quarterback?
They just, they paid like a quarter billion dollars to fully guaranteed.
If not, like, dude, if not, then who cares the defense is going to be good?
They have way too many good player players on defense and not at least be like top five again.
But until Deshaun Watson plays well, it doesn’t matter.
And we’ve talked about a bunch offline but he’s only played in 12 games as a Browns quarterback, 150 g snap.
So she’s made, I really want to keep an eye on this here is like, when are they pulling the rip record on this or what is the next step of the Deshaun Watson ordeal?
Like when is, when do, is it more than just us here on a podcast going?
Like, really we’re doing this as opposed to them going like, hey, we have to figure out an exit plan because it’s such a crazy contract.
And this season’s right.
This is the, this is the crossroads season.
It has to be, it’s funny, they built a final four roster like a roster that I would say if they had like, I know this is different but like, say like a guy like Jordan Love was the quarterback here where you just go like holy Super Bowl around and we’re saying, I, I’m gonna pick over under 8.5.
I am saying that they’re gonna hit the over, but I think it’s a nine and eight team, but that’s the, that’s the difference of what the quarterback play because I don’t even think it’s average.
I think it’s a below average quarterback at best and that’s II I get it.
He’s only played 12 games.
That’s the problem when you’re paying a guy like this, you know, it, when you see it, you know what a guy looks like they’re cushioning him and trying to make it as easy as possible for him and it’s still up and down.
So, yeah, we’ll see it.
It’s such a unique situation with it all because they have so many nice pieces on that team.
So, yeah, so, but we’re still over 8.5 ways, don’t we both have the Browns as number one defense or I am.
Number one, I think you have number two, number three, I know we’re still optimistic about it.
So I know you got, you got a defense, the O line is good enough.
We’ll see what happens with Nick Chub, but I got some ok, play callers like you got like a lot here.
I know it, but that’s how bad he’s been.
Whatever, whatever.
It’s almost like quarterbacks important.