Shedeur Sanders Gets the Week 9 Start, and the Browns Are Finally Out of Excuses
Jeremy Fowler reported: 'This is not a trade showcase. The Browns have no plans to deal Sanders at the deadline.'
The are finally making a quarterback change, though it took a medical protocol to force their hand. is officially getting the start in Week 9.
Deshaun Watson is in the protocol, meaning will take the snaps when travels to play the . And before the rumor mill starts spinning, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports this is not a trade showcase. The Browns are keeping Sanders past the deadline.
Watson's tenure in has been a masterclass in sunk-cost fallacy. The handed him a fully guaranteed $230 million contract, and in return, they have gotten historically bad quarterback play and a completely stagnant offense.
is coming off an ugly 27-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers where the offense looked entirely lifeless. For anyone looking at the betting lines for this upcoming Saints matchup, stepping in might actually inject some much-needed energy into a unit that has been painful to watch.
The funniest part of Fowler's report is the clarification that will not trade . Of course they will not. You do not trade the only guy on the roster who might be able to throw a forward pass just because you are financially handcuffed to a quarter-billion-dollar mistake.
gets his shot against on November 8. If he lights up the , the are going to have a very uncomfortable decision to make when Watson is finally cleared to return.