Browns QB Shedeur Sanders comfortably out-played QB Deshaun Watson in Saturday's preseason game vs. the Bills. Sanders got the start and went 9-of-11 for 74 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT across four possessions. He also took 1 sack on his 13 dropbacks. It was far from a flawless performance, but it was a lot better than QB Deshaun Watson's showing. He mustered just 36 yards with 0 TDs and 1 INT on 5-of-12 passing. The INT came on a bad throw and bad decision into traffic.
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Watson has completed 59% of his passes at 6.0 yards per attempt through two preseason games. Those are eerily similar to his regular-season numbers with Cleveland: a 61% completion rate and 6.0 yards per attempt.
It's been painfully obvious for a while now that Watson is no longer an NFL-caliber QB. Sanders might not be either, but he at least has theoretical upside as a 24-year-old, second-year QB.
We'll see who the Browns go with as their Week 1 starter. Sanders seems like the better outcome for the skill-position players, but QB play will clearly be a problem again in Cleveland this year.
