The first two seasons of Deshaun Watson’s tenure with the Cleveland Browns haven’t gone to plan.
I’m the first season, he severed an 11-game suspension and they made the playoffs. This past season, he played in just six games before fracturing his shoulder.
Now heading into his third season with the team, the hope is that it can all come together for both sides. One person who will have a key role in making that happen is Ken Dorsey, who the Browns recently hired to take over for Alex Van Pelt.
Watson has not had any media availability since the offseason move, so he has been pretty quiet on the hiring. That was until he appeared on QB Unplugged with his quarterback coach Quincy Avery to talk about the topic. QB Unplugged is a podcast that the two host together
"I'm out in LA training with a couple of guys who played in Buffalo and once they heard the news and I asked them about Ken, they were like 'It's super exciting’,” Watson explained. “He wanna score a lot of points, he wanna be the top offense in the league and he wants everybody to be successful."
Dorsey was let go in season with the Buffalo Bills after spending three seasons with the team. Dorsey was able to work with Josh Allen and helped him become one of the best quarterbacks that the NFL has to offer.
"I think he was the quarterback coach for Cam [Newton] when he won the MVP and took them to the Super Bowl. Last couple years with Josh [Allen], everybody knows what Josh has been doing up in Buffalo. I think he came in second and third a couple of times for MVP."
Watson threw seven touchdowns to four interceptions with 1,115 passing yards in six games played, one of those games was two drives against the Indianapolis Colts. Cleveland’s offense needs to be consistently explosive passing the ball to reach their full potential.
"I'm super excited to get up there in Cleveland and get the playbook and just learn from him. I heard his press conference too, that was dope to hear what he said about making me one of those types of quarterbacks again.”
Browns and Watson both hope that he can become that level player again, a level he hasn’t been at since 2020 with the Houston Texans. The 2024 season is set to be now or never for Watson in Cleveland, it seems.
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