The Cleveland Browns put together what felt like a patchwork offensive line over the offseason, which also currently starts two rookies, but the new grouping worked (for the most part) until traveling to New York in Week 5 to play the Jets.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered through eight sacks in that five-point loss and put the football on the ground three times, losing one of those fumbles. Head coach Todd Monken spoke to those issues on Thursday, October 15 with a direct message to his QB about trying to run around too frequently in an attempt to make plays with his legs.
“I think that’s always the case. That’s not a Deshaun issue. That’s an athletic quarterback issue and trying to make plays,” Monken said, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “They’re so used to being able to escape and make plays, and you do see it, you see it weekly. So that’s the hardest part, is when you’ve got to get the ball out. You’ve got to mitigate the loss. Because for every big play that you make, it can’t be offset with a sack.”
Browns QB Deshaun Watson Taking too Long to Throw Football
Watson’s statistic of 19 sacks taken leads the NFL through five weeks, while he ranks 28th in the league in time to throw at 3.04 seconds, per the SleeperBrowns X account…