Here's What's Going On

Their first game of the season was on Sunday, Sept. 13, how lucky.

They lost 10-34 to the Jaguars, getting their only touchdown + point after in the last three minutes of the 4th. The Browns went into the half 0-24, and the Jaguars put in their second string QB in for the fourth quarter, completely letting off the gas. At some point, the Jaguars stopped throwing and just ran.

Xavier reports That was one of the worst games I have ever seen. There was a series of plays where they lost over 30 yards and impressively avoided staying near field goal range.

The Browns defense flung themselves at all or none of their opponents. They looked unsure who was on who, or where things would come from, and mostly weak. Then, Watson ran as much as he did because he ran out of time.

It could have been 0-50. The Coach Monken comes out refusing to say anything about the game until looking at the tape. Except: It was bad, it was not all Deshaun's fault, look it's only one of 17 games, there is no testimony without a test, I'm sure as hell not firing me! He is barely able to get through describing the first plays of his NFL head coaching career - too star-struck. It's freaking awesome, he says, of finally being the coach of an NFL team, in the presser after losing 10-34.

Deshaun Watson sounds worse in his own pitiful presser. It's on me and Coach Monken, there's issues with the clock. He explains how they don't have enough time to work with to switch guys in, to get in and out of the huddles, as if the Jaguars and every other NFL franchise have the privilege of playing beyond the concept of time itself.

What on earth. The franchise is pulling a Ted Lasso situation with a hillbilly coach whose college dream instinct is to Rudy the guy who settled over 24 sexual misconduct accusations out of court. The Jaguars are very kind.

I had a flash of foreshadow that he will play, start, the next game. It will be worse. When the Browns play home, he starts again, and nothing good happens to dissipate the storm cloud above that team and their leadership. Finally, Shedeur Sanders starts in Week 4. The storm cloud dissipates but the team stays damp, getting moldy as more reports harp on how Arch Manning won't play there. Then, at some point, Watson will have a terrible self-inflicted accident. That's how he sounds right now.

Can't wait for September 20!

Can't wait for September 27!

Can't wait for October 1!

Can't wait for October 11!

For the Browns, the matchup is like meeting your second cousin from a storied great-grandparent. The Browns were sold to become the Baltimore Ravens in 1995 with the stipulation that Cleveland would receive a new, and apparently not improved, team four years later.

Can't wait for October 18!

Can't wait for October 25!

Can't wait for November 1!

Can't wait for November 8!

Can't wait for November 15!

On sweet, sweet November 22 they are not assigned a game.

Can't wait for November 29!

Can't wait for December 6!

Can't wait for December 13!

Can't wait for December 20!

Can't wait for December 27!

Can't wait for January 3, 2027!

Can't wait for some undetermined point in January 2027!