Cleveland Browns
Season Preview
2022
Season Preview 2022
Returning stars
RB Nick Chubb, RB Kareem Hunt
Key veteran adds
QB Deshaun Watson, QB Jacoby Brissett, WR Amari Cooper, DE Chase Winovich
Key veteran losses
QB Baker Mayfield, WR Jarvis Landry, TE Austin Hooper, LB Mack Wilson
Key draft picks
DE Alex Wright (78)
Analysis
The Browns organization signaled its craven hunger for wins by orchestrating a record-setting deal to obtain legally-embattled QB Deshaun Watson from the Texans. Watson is under fire for dozens upon dozens of sexual abuse complaints. A deal that moves him into a starting role on another team, after the Texans had benched him, is an embarrassment for everyone. And who knows if it will even pay off in the W column? An NFL-imposed penalty could cost the QB at least half the season. Once he gets back, Watson will find a competent offense at his disposal and a competent defense. The Browns will contend, but do you really want to sit through 4-hour telecasts of NFL commentators doing verbal acrobatics to avoid not talking about rape?
Prediction: 4th in division. Someone has to come last and it might as well be the team with a monster at QB. When will Watson get on the field and can we really expect him to flip that switch after at minimum 1.5 years away from the game?
