Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and senior NFL writer Frank Schwab call for Cleveland to bench its struggling starting quarterback and offer reasons why the Browns haven’t done so yet. Hear the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Frank at this point, I think it is coaching malpractice for Kevin Stefanski to not change quarterbacks.
I don’t care about the money.
I don’t care about the money that’s there.
If Kevin Stefanski is the coach that we are giving him credit for being, then one of two things has to happen.
He either has to step up and admit that he can’t get this offense on track with this quarterback or he needs to step up and make a change at quarterback.
I think Stefanski is and can be a very good coach in this league, but in order to do that at this level, he is going to have to have the, you know, whats to put the financials aside.
Sit Deshaun and start Jame, what does Deshaun Watson have to do to get benched?
Like at what point?
Like what would he have?
Like would he have to go like over 60 in a game or something like he has not played well for you at all?
He does not deserve that starting job.
He does.
Deshaun Watson does not deserve to continue playing for the Cleveland Browns right now, I assume anyway, Kevin Savan knows this, right?
Like we have to assume that he understands.
Yes, there are protection issues with the offensive line.
There are other things going on other than quarterback, but a quarterback is doing nothing to help you in football games.
Absolutely nothing.
And you’re one in four at this point and all of a sudden your locker room’s gonna start to turn on you.
I understand.
I, I think Kevin Stefanski gets all that.
It’s gotta be an ownership thing, right?
Jimmy Hassle’s gotta be saying, nope, we got this guy, we’re starting him every game.
Kevin, sorry.
So at what point does Ken Stefanski just say if I get fired, I get fired.
I don’t care.
Jameis is starting this week like it’s, it’s that bad in Cleveland like where just a revolt needs to happen for Deshaun Watson to get out of the starting lineup.
He, he has been the worst quarterback at preferred starting quarterback in football.
I believe they were down 24 3 and Deshaun Watson had like 37 yards passing and you’re just like, is jam coming in or they can at least see what they got and James came in where the game was completely out of hand, but it should have happened a long time before that Deshaun Watson is just done as an NFL quarterback.
Everybody can see it.
But Kevin Stefanski gets up in front of the microphone every time he’s asked and he just kind of is condescending to the people asking if she should make a quarterback change.
The entire world’s asking if you should make a quarterback change.
He’s like, nope, we’re not changing quarterbacks.
Like, what, what, what are we even doing here in Cleveland anymore?