The Cleveland Browns are proving doubters proper.
On Saturday, quarterbacks Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders underwhelmed in a 34-10 preseason Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears.
Watson, coming into the ultimate 12 months of his onerous five-year, fully-guaranteed $230 million contract, was an environment friendly 11-of-15 for 126 yards but additionally misplaced a fumble on his lone sack. Sanders wasn’t any higher, ending 6-of-11 for 79 yards and an interception. You thought Dillon Gabriel would possibly look good towards Bears third-stringers and lower candidates? Suppose once more. He was 6-of-8 for 23 yards and an interception.
The trio of bleak outings goes a protracted strategy to confirming what most suspected in regards to the Browns coming into the preseason: no crew seems to have a worse quarterback state of affairs.
Cleveland Browns QBs Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders fail to encourage confidence
Outdoors of an 81-yard landing drive largely arrange by working again Dylan Sampson, who gained 43 yards on a display screen go 5 yards behind the road of scrimmage, Watson failed to maneuver the offense. The Browns averaged 12.4 yards per drive on his 5 different collection — the longest achieve was 25 yards — and he completed chilly, shedding a fumble and main to 2 three-and-outs on his closing three drives.
