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Todd Monken announced that Deshaun Watson will remain the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns despite a poor performance in their Week 1 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Watson completed just 16 out of 22 passes for 205 yards, threw an interception, and had minimal impact until late in the game when Cleveland was trailing significantly. Monken emphasized that while Watson needs to improve, he believes in giving him another opportunity to start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-15,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Sunday, Deshaun Watson made his long-awaited return to the NFL after nearly two years out due to multiple Achilles injuries. However, his comeback for the Cleveland Browns was underwhelming, as he threw an interception on their opening drive and finished with a touchdown in garbage time during a 34-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Despite the poor performance, Browns coach Todd Monken expressed support for Watson, stating that he will remain the starter for Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Monken acknowledged areas needing improvement but emphasized shared responsibility, noting issues with play-calling and defensive support. Watson himself defended his mistakes by highlighting similar errors across the league, though his performance did not alleviate fans' concerns.
Written for “Deshaun Watson Criticism” on 2026-09-15,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
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Browns head coach Todd Monken gave embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson as good a 31st birthday present as he could have asked for after Cleveland was decimated in its season opener against the Jaguars on Sunday, while Watson struggled.
uncertain
Watson → give → Sunday
Monken gave his QB the gift of another chance to start in Week 2 when the Browns face the Buccaneers in Tampa.
asserted
Browns → give → Tampa
“I anticipate Deshaun will be our starter,” the Browns coach told reporters on Monday, 24 hours after the ugly 34-10 loss to the Jaguars.
Monken reiterated that it wasn’t squarely on the shoulders of Watson, who completed just 16 of 22 passes for 205 yards, as well as a garbage-time touchdown and an interception.
“We got to play better around him, we got to call it better, and he’s got to play better,” the Browns coach said.
asserted
coach → anticipate → it
“It wasn’t just our inability to function consistently as an offense was a byproduct of ‘we’ coaching and playing.
asserted
we → function → offense
Still, Watson’s performance on Sunday was far from what the Browns had hoped for in his first game since Oct. 20, 2024.
asserted
Browns → hop → Oct.
Through the first three quarters, Watson only completed 11 passes for 100 yards and had an interception to his name, while the Jaguars had a 34-3 lead over the Browns.
asserted
Jaguars → complete → Browns
Monken noted how long its been since Watson had started as part of why he wants to see him in the starter role again in Week 2.
asserted
he → note → Week
“It’s only been two weeks he’s gotten all the reps, and there were some really good things on film, some things that you can build on, and there were some others that, operationally, we got to get better at,” Monken said.
asserted
Monken → get → that
”There’s concepts, there’s only so many looks you get from week to week, be it red zone concepts or third-down concepts.
asserted
it → ’ → week
And I did think that when he had time, when he understood the concepts, he didn’t play tentative, that he let it rip.
asserted
it → think → concepts
Otherwise, we wouldn’t have scored as few of points as we did.
asserted
we → score → points
But I’d like to see how we can build on that.
asserted
we → like → that
I liked his week of practice last week, and I think he’s only going to continue to get better.”
asserted
he → like → practice
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