The Cleveland Browns and head coach Kevin Stefanski are faced with some of the worst quarterback play in the NFL coming from the arm of Deshaun Watson.
Watson is dead last in Expected Points Added per game, dead last in success rate, 27th in completion percentage, dead last in sacks taken by a country mile, and dead last in QBR.
Yet when asked about the possibility of turning the football over to Jameis Winston, Stefanski reiterated his commitment to Watson:
“I think Deshaun (Watson) gives us the best chance to win, continues to give us the best chance to win, and we need to play really good offensive football at his position and really at every position to be successful on Sunday.”
Stefanski also made a point to reiterate that any football decision made is his to make after being asked if the ownership group was forcing him to play their $230 million quarterback. Could Stefanski be bonded to secrecy? Perhaps.
But if he’s not, and he is truly deciding to play Watson week in and week out despite bottom-three quarterback play, then the two-time NFL Coach of the Year has tied his anchor to a sinking ship.