{"id":5355,"date":"2024-12-04T02:34:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T02:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2024-12-04T02:34:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T02:34:44","slug":"breaking-troy-aikman-rips-browns-qb-deshaun-watson-during-loss-to-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5355","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Troy Aikman Rips Browns QB Deshaun Watson During Loss to Broncos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Browns-Deshaun-Aikman.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Browns-Deshaun-Aikman.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Browns-Deshaun-Aikman.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Browns-Deshaun-Aikman.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Troy Aikman Rips Browns QB Deshaun Watson During Loss to Broncos\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Heavy on Browns<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson got called out by Troy Aikman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Troy Aikman said what all Cleveland Browns fans have been thinking about Deshaun Watson during Monday\u2019s loss to the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>Watson is currently recovering from a\u00a0season-ending Achilles rupture. It\u2019s his second consecutive season-ending injury and he\u2019s been limited to just 17 games through three seasons in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>However, even when healthy, Watson\u2019s play on the field had been rough, and there were calls for his benching before the Achilles injury. During the Monday Night Football broadcast, Aikman pondered the question of what the Browns season could have been if Cleveland yanked Watson as the starter earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, this year hasn\u2019t been what people thought coming in but the albatross is Deshaun Watson. If you go to Jameis Winston earlier in the year, does this look different?\u201d Aikman said. \u201cBecause I would say the defensive struggles, in at least a small part, have had to do with how inept the offense has been moving the football. I think it\u2019s affected the defensive play, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Watson as the starter, the Browns failed to score 20 points and he never surpassed 200 yards through the air. Cleveland went 1-6 in the games Watson started.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02223922\/%E2%80%98The-Albatross-Is-Deshaun-Watson-%E2%80%93-Troy-Aikman-Decimates-230000000-QB-for-Browns-Failures-in-2024-NFL-Season-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"The Albatross Is Deshaun Watson' -- Troy Aikman Decimates $230,000,000 QB  for Browns' Failures in 2024 NFL Season\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Not Committed to Deshaun Watson as Starter<\/h2>\n<p>The major issue with Watson lies in his fully guaranteed $230 million contract, which runs through 2026. The Browns also sacrificed significant draft capital, including three first-round picks and additional assets, to acquire him in 2022. The heavy investment has granted Watson a much longer leash than he might otherwise deserve.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Browns did not commit to Watson as their starting quarterback moving forward following the Achilles injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus with Deshaun I would say for any player with a season-ending injury and a major injury is first and foremost with the recovery and to make sure that he gets healthy from the Achilles injury,\u201d\u00a0Browns general manager Andrew Berry said on Wednesday, November 6. \u201cEverything else we\u2019ll deal with at a later moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a Browns uniform, Watson has passed for 3,365 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. That doesn\u2019t stack up to his final season in Houston in 2020, where he led the league with 4,823 yards, 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Looking to Add Competition to QB Room<\/h2>\n<p>The Browns are in a tough spot at the quarterback position moving forward. But the team wants to add some competition to the QB room, whether that be through the draft or free agency, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plan, going forward, isn\u2019t the same as it has been,\u201d Breer said. \u201cUntil now, the Browns have built a quarterback room to support Watson. This year, they\u2019ll look, through the draft and\/or the veteran market, to add competition to the room. So while the likelihood\u2014because of the injury and the contract\u2014 is Watson will be back, the Browns are going to look to do more than just stop-gap the backup spot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Browns may also opt to keep Winston around moving forward, using the final games of the season as a proving ground for the former No. 1 overall pick. His playmaking ability has brought energy to the offense, and his willingness to take shots downfield keeps defenses on edge. However, his tendency for turnovers \u2014 highlighted against the Broncos \u2014 remains a concern that could influence the team\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>Winston set the single-game franchise record with 497 passing yards against Denver. But he also tossed a pair of interceptions that were returned for touchdowns in the 41-32 loss.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troy Aikman said what all Cleveland Browns fans have been thinking about Deshaun Watson during Monday&#8217;s loss to the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Troy Aikman Rips Browns QB Deshaun Watson During Loss to Broncos - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5355\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Troy Aikman Rips Browns QB Deshaun Watson During Loss to Broncos - 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