Before Sunday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reports surfaced indicating that the Browns were planning to “evaluate” Deshaun Watson during the game as the team considered whether or not to make a change at the position. After the game, it seems that the team has made up its mind.
Watson played well in the 23-19 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday, and it seems that it was enough for him to continue on as the team’s starter for at least another week.
Browns planned to ‘evaluate’ Watson
Ahead of Watson’s second start of the season on Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL insider Ian Rapoport of ESPN reported that the Browns were planning to “evaluate” Watson on his performance through the first two games before making a decision on his status as the team’s starter.
“While no firm decision has been made for Week 3, the belief is that the first two games would serve as a natural evaluation point. In other words, the Browns could use the return to Cleveland for their Week 3 home opener and a two-game sample size as the impetus for a quarterback change,” Rapoport wrote for ESPN.
This news came after the Browns struggled on offense during the f...