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Pro ball is waaay different than the college game. Salaries are astronomical, and shelf life is more limited, but current players age, mindset, and number of injuries all play into the decision. Remember the old stock adage, "Buy low, sell high". Is he at the top of his game, yes. What's his next step, stay at that level for a couple of years, or start a decline in output/game etc? Key is, does whatever was received, equate to better/more impact than he'd have for next several years? Dunno, that's what the crystal ball (or 8-ball) tells us. Brownies have not had a very good crystal ball over the decades. Going back to trading Bobby Mitchell for an Ernie Davis, that unfortunately passed from leukemia. And this is more about Browns ability to see the future than it is making a trade today. Baseball has done it all the time, trading a current star for a couple of 'future prospects'. Anyway, it's done, and have to wait and see if worth it or not. A current result is easier to see, than a result that will bear fruit further down the road.
 
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buckeyebri said:
So, according to Moniken Sanders and Watson are neck and neck. Dillon is trade fodder???
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Just sayin': This guy at S/I sure isn't onboard with starting Watson.

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Offseason Good, Bad and Ugly: Rams’ Favorite Status Is Good for the NFL

Having one clear team at the top makes the season more interesting. Plus, the Cowboys are intriguing and the Browns are considering a terrible decision.
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Bad: The Browns even considering Deshaun Watson as their starter ​

There are controversial opinions. There are bad decisions. And there are decisions so dumb, so stunningly idiotic, they deserve immediate renouncement by everyone watching them happen.

If the Browns start Deshaun Watson under center in 2026, that would fall into the latter category.

Watson has proved to be one of the worst acquisitions in NFL history, and that’s without accounting for his hideous off-field behavior which includes being accused by 27 women of sexual misconduct and/or assault. Despite all of it, Cleveland not only traded three first-round picks for Watson but then gave him a five-year, $230 million, fully-guaranteed contract.

Since joining the Browns before the 2022 season, Watson has played 19 games. He’s been suspended and torn his Achilles. On the field, he’s thrown for 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for Cleveland while completing 61.2% of his attempts. He’s won nine games.

Somehow, despite entering the last season of his ill-fated contract, first-year coach Todd Monken is considering starting Watson, saying that Watson and rookie Shedeur Sanders have both “earned the opportunity to continue to compete.”

Unless the Browns are even more inept than the past 30 years would suggest, there’s zero upside to starting Watson. He certainly hasn’t earned the right to compete, as he’s been a disaster his entire tenure with the franchise. Sanders is six years younger and signed for two additional seasons. He’s the clear choice, even if he proves to be a backup-level player. Sanders has potential and upside. Watson does not.

The mere idea of starting Watson is lunacy, and something that should be squashed quickly.
 
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Zurp said:
Two things:
1. I love that he has maintained his "Ohio against the World" mentality.
2. I also love that he isn't referring to Cincinnati as on his side in "Ohio against the World". I don't mind Cincinnati. I like Cincinnati. But I find it funny that Cleveland fans dont see Cincinnati as part of Ohio.
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Why should they? CincinnatIans believe they live in the Capitol of Tri-State, not Ohio.
 
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