The Cleveland Browns made the controversial decision to name Deshaun Watson their starting quarterback over Shedeur Sanders last week. Fans hoped the dawn of a new era was on the horizon with the hiring of Todd Monken, but they will instead have to watch Watson begin the season under center. Monken evaluated this quarterback battle with fresh eyes.
In fact, the first-year head coach said that he didn't and still hasn't watched any film on Watson from his disastrous stint with Cleveland. "I really, to be honest, haven't looked at it," Monken said. "To be honest, only from afar.
People say, 'Well, you had to look at it.' Well, not really. I looked at it from afar when I was down the road in crossover film or something, but I try to take everything at face value. It doesn't matter what the player is; I think we owe that to our players, guys that are on the roster.
"I want to go into it thinking every player we have is elite. And all they have to do is prove me right. That's all they have to do.
They are on an NFL roster, I expect them to play well, and I just want them to prove me right. So I haven't really looked at that. Different staff, different system.
We'll see where it goes..." Good news: Todd Monken hasn’t watched Deshaun Watson’s tape from the 19 games he’s played for #Browns. Bad news: Todd Monken hasn’t watched Deshaun Watson’s tape from the 19 games he’s played for #Browns. pic.twitter.com/jryMwyPp3P Since the Browns' fateful trade with the Houston Texans back in 2022, Watson has statistically been one of the worst starting quarterbacks in the NFL. He ranks last in completion percentage, yards per attempt and TD-INT ratio over the last four years, and he has played in just 19 games over those four seasons.
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