Friday night in Jacksonville, 145, 47 yards. Now, there are
a couple of drops. Yeah. His first throw was like, who
the hell was that too? But there were a couple of drops along
the way after the game,
Kevin stefanski said that
he had some throws, he'd like to have back pain and that many
throws, I mean, I've got something. I'd the thing
I don't like about preseason.
A guy never gets to play enough to really get into a rhythm.
Exactly. Really get comfortable. Should it catch
this here? Slant towards makes them and make some It's based
on what the defense is doing. That's all, that's all, that's
it. The art of the the preseason is false and fake
in that regard. You never get a chance
to develop within the course of a game. No, exact. It is hard.
It is hard and, you know, again, your
your it's your first time out in the field. Some of
the Jacksonville, guys. Got to play last week a little bit, so
they're used to playing
the nerves are there. I don't care who you are. You know?
Again I don't think don't over evaluate it right? Like we
talked about how did he look how do you look as an athlete?
Even that first throw him?
Test on the bootleg to the left
man. I mean the ball popped out of his hand that was the first
thing I went. I went whoa, it was like a vapor trail and then
yes, he has to drop by Schwartz.
He has another playwright, a little later. I think it was
a second series where and ended up being a holding, but he
scrambled to the right and made a really nice throw. I think it
was second and 17 or so
and the ball was dropped by Schwartz again. But
you saw the Sean Watson's Talent is its you you know,
it's easy to see it. Jumps off the screen.
And that's for sure. And you're right. It wasn't perfect
statistic wise, but I don't get too involved in that for
the reasons. You said it's a practice preseason game. Not
all of it. Was his fault. I just look at the guy. Look at
the player.
And how does he look? I know
as this preseason and season goes on, he'll read a defense
better and throw the ball, a hair more accurate and won't be
quite so nervous. Man. That was,
that was a big moment for him. I can't imagine how nervous he
was going out there on the football field and then let
alone like we've discussed a little Just the reaction. He
was getting in pregame warm-ups when he was going on the field,
man. There's a lot to deal with their mentally and he's going
to have to get used to that. If he you know, wants to play
football this year
or talk about that in a moment for now. Let's hear from
Browns. Head coach. Kevin stefanski regarding Deshawn
Watson's performance and his pregame apology.
Yeah, I think he probably wants some throws back obviously
playing football for the first time in a while. I was
important for him to get out there
with His teammates in this scheme,
just hearing a different voice in the helmet, those type of
things. So I'm sure he had the butterflies and the Jitters
early,
but I think he's a he understands there's work to do.
I've been around the Sean now for a few months and
I know he wants to grow.
I know that he does, and
that's personally that's professionally.
And I think he's very, very serious about doing that, and
I think that's part of
part of that next step for him.
Well it's been part of that next step for a long, long
time. And again, it's good. That he's finally realizing you
need to apologize. If it's real, it's accepted and we move
forward and
and look, you still got one pending civil case. I mean,
that's the danger of saying the things he said from a dollars
and cents standpoint, it does make the expectation. The
person who's still suing you though up, when he's finally
acknowledging
that, he did something, that he shouldn't have done, but
he's going to get to play some more in the preseason.
The Browns, accept the fact that week one One
isn't an issue, remember that thing from a couple of weeks
ago, right? People were suggesting that somehow he'd
play week, 1 node, recovery sets to start a week 12 Sean
Watson's missing, the first six games of the season. The
question is, how many more after that? Will he miss?
And they're going to actually back off
on practice reps
this week for Deshaun Watson, Chris
Moore for Jacoby preset, right. More for Josh Dobbs because
they recognize those are the guys who are going to be in
position to be playing. Once a regular season gets started and
Carolina
in 2005. Seven days. Yeah, they that's, that's the formula they
gotta go with that. They gotta get ready for week one. That's
the number one thing
as far as what the Browns organization has to do. And now,
DeShaun Watson, he's gonna take a backseat, he'll get to, would
you get some work after practice?
That's where he's going to catch up, but he's gonna get
treated. As far as reps, are concerned, kind of like
a backup. Now, third Stringer and it'll be on him, and
the coaching staff to kind of just keep him.
You know, sharp as far as the offense, the language the checks,
and all All that but
he's got some good people around them. There's no doubt,
Kevin stefanski. I'm not going to sit here and tell you is
a great coach. He's a good coach so far, he really is. But one
thing I know about Kevin stefanski
with knowing, a lot of people around him
him. Alex Van Pelt, Bryan, Callahan the offense of
run, run game coach, the offensive line coach, they are
good people,
they are really good people. I've been around them
and I you know I think that there are good ways
will rub off on.
Sean Watson and hopefully they can show him the right
leadership to where he can kind of change his life around as
well.
Well,
the question remains, how many weeks will they have to wait
for him? When the season begins, will they have them at
all this season and and what happens when he does
play in a regular season game because
there was a viral video
had over 3.3 million views as of last night of a chant. That
seemed pretty loud coming from one of the end zones in
Jacksonville.
It at Watson and I think that's just a glimpse of what it's
going to be like in Baltimore
in Pittsburgh be worse. They're
in Buffalo, right?
Right. It's going to be a lot worse in a regular season game
with a full stadium with some zealous fans who have
Every reason to look for anything, they can to try to
get under the skin and help your team here. It is right
here, it is on a silver platter. Yeah, anytime DeShaun
Watson comes to town
and I don't think this goes away. I don't think this ever
goes away.
Probably not. This is,
this is one of the
problems of fighting it, tooth and nail for 17 months.
This is so baked in
to how people regard to Sean Watson.
I mean, really, it's like other names that you utter that are
forever tainted. We could rattle off. Names of others
that are forever tainted based upon issues like this.
I don't think that ever goes away. I hear you. It's gonna be
tough. As long as he plays football, he's going to be
hearing it, Chris. Yeah, 100%. He is and it's we're going to
see how mentally strong he is throughout this process. You're
right. We've
seen, you know, I think even like member John Rocker back in
the day, right? One of the best closers and baseball said, all
those stupid racist, things like an idiot. You know, which
he was. He was an agent. It but either way
he heard about it and he melted he just he melted into
into the background. Never ignore never was the same guy
because every time he went on the field, it was just boo you
jerk you jerk. And that's certainly something to watch
here, just the the psychology of all of it and how DeShaun
Watson can handle that,
the three word chant that was used by Jaguars fans was jarring,
and it's the kind of thing that is simple
and easy to get a crowd. To do.
And once they start doing it,
it it's going to, it's going to, it's going to take off.
I think it's going to be a thing. He's due to play week, seven in
Baltimore.
I don't think he'll be there for that one, but if he plays
it all this year you know, where the season ends it ends,
week 18 at Pittsburgh.
I had a ha at look, it's it's just
it's unavoidable at this point. Jumper Tonio
would talked about it yesterday and he said, well, you know, we
always get booed on the road but yeah, it's probably gonna
be a little bit more now, but it's just all the more reason
it's Cleveland against the world. Well, as most people
reacted, when I tweeted his
comments last night,
they're rooting for the world in this one. That's the thing.
This isn't exactly a sympathetic cause for
the Browns to Rally around. It's just, it's just an odd
situation again, the
Pounds
willingly voluntarily. Welcome this, the balance of, we got
a great quarterback and he's going to lead us to great
places
and there are going to be some drawbacks.
One of the drawbacks beyond the length of the suspension is
the fact that you're going to forever. Now have this element
when you travel, and you're going to put your
your team, your players in a bad spot that they have to say
things like it's Cleveland against the world on an issue
like this. This isn't just, you know, we're not
properly respected.
Or nobody believes in us. It's us against the world.
No, it's kind of like us against the world because we're
rallying around a guy that the rest of the world. Really,
really, you know, has no regard for right now. So, it's just,
it just makes an awkward situation even more Awkward
Chris. Yeah, it's awkward.
It is, I got nothing more to say