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@NFL_Convo Why not?

The Raiders planning to start Cousins over Mendoza should tell you exactly how they feel about Mendoza In no world should the 1st Overall pick backup a 37 year old washed QB while they are in rebuild mode

@firstroundmock @joelISAACdiaz Well the nfl would disagree

@joelISAACdiaz Fernando Mendoza is not the #1 on game film. That’s who’s being shoved on the public by people who offer little to no evidence to support their “valuation.” But Mendoza is clearly not the #1 on film as it relates to the NFL in this draft class.

So, Fernando Mendoza threw to receivers he was familiar with at his Pro Day, but he opted out of throwing to receivers he was unfamiliar with at the Combine? *Is he trying to hide something? *Why wouldn't he compete in the throwing drills at the Combine? *Is it that he was in control of the flow and the throwing script at his Pro Day, but he wasn't in control of the throwing drills or the routes at the Combine? *Did he not like throwing the routes they throw at the Combine? *Is he uncomfortable working with receivers he's not familiar with? *Does everyone realize that he's going to be throwing to an ever-changing room of receivers in the NFL? Photo Credit: Getty Images

@firstroundmock Wait wasn’t everyone glazing ty Simpson’s pro day?😂

As a former NFL Scout— Fernando Mendoza’s pro day should be taken with a grain of salt. It represents the exact opposite of what life will be like for him in the NFL. It represents the exact opposite of NFL game conditions. He’s won’t be standing there wearing gym shorts controlling every aspect of everything that’s going on. He won’t be throwing a pre-rehearsed throwing script on every play with no pressure of game situations and no pass rush and nobody in coverage. He won’t even be throwing to the receivers he’s accustomed to throwing to when he gets to his new team. He’s going to have to work on timing with all new receivers and develop trust with them. The same Mendoza that’s in this video is the same Mendoza who went 58.1% vs. Old Dominion, 56.5% vs. Iowa, 53.3% vs. Purdue, and 40.0% in the second half of the National Championship Game this past season in game conditions—and that was at the college level playing on the No. 1 team in the country against college level competition. That wasn’t against NFL level defenses that are faster and more complex.

@CTESPN_Lakers_ @JoeyO70 The coach Haslam kept after years of failure?

New coach that is competent with a new scheme that isn't the worst in the NFL. I want Shedeur to start but its totally understandable to think Deshaun can bounce back to 80% of his old self with competent coaching and teammates around him, but when you factor in the kind of person he is and his age and injuries and money situation it makes more sense to play Shedeur and see if he's got it if not draft another next year

Deshaun Watson didn’t play a snap last year. What the hell has changed in the last year that Jimmy Haslam thinks he can be a home run now? 😭

@PSchrags @ESPNNFL Too bad jimmy is going to force Watson onto the field. He’s probably the worst owner ever. Forced the Watson trade, forced drafting sanders and Gabriel thinking Watson was out for 2026 just to force Watson in now that he might be back

Browns HC Todd Monken notes that Shedeur Sanders has been in the building a bunch the last few months, working out; Dillon Gabriel, as far as he's aware , has not. @ESPNNFL

@LanceReisland There’s a difference between losing a qb completion and having your owner place the qb as the starter. Which is once again what haslam is forcing. He absolutely thought Watson was out for 2026 which is why they drafted the way they did. Now he has to renege

I don’t hate it. I actually think it’s a sign of progress. If Shedeur Sanders plays, it’s because he earned the job, not because it was handed to him. That’s how it should be. Competition brings out the best, and if he wins it, that’s good for him and the future of the #Browns.

@ESPNCleveland @HammerNation19 Because haslam has already told him he’s starting Watson. Another wasted year from Cleveland

"Why is Todd Monken so reluctant to say that 'We will open the offseason program with Shedeur as the first QB in line,'" - @HammerNation19 on the Browns QB situation.

@JoeSalOG @espn He’s not going to wear the floral shirt calm down

Can’t we have just one thing that is sacred and holy ?? I’m a huge Jason Kelce fan (his brother is a diff story) , but this is fucking Augusta National, not the Indy 500. Like for god sakes read the room @espn

@JoeSalOG @Mc_Addison @espn Its a country club with shipped in trees. The only tradition is that of old men

@Mc_Addison @espn It’s supposed to be exclusive dumbass . Lol

@barroyo2374 @thedawgspodcast @BrownsNationcom Watching the Rodgers doc and realized the browns could’ve drafted him in 2005

@thedawgspodcast @BrownsNationcom The Browns problem is they have no confidence in any QB they recruit or draft. They had 42 since 1999. It's the coaching staffs fault. Sanders is a good QB and with great coaching he can be great.

Chris Oldach says if Deshaun Watson wins as the starter, it could silence critics, noting that Browns fans ultimately respond to results rather than past controversies. "Can I say this, though, about Deshaun [Watson]? I don't think it's going to work, but if it somehow does work, great. All Browns fans want is a winner. When Watson was initially brought in five years ago, everybody hated him. There was all this uproar, and guess what? He had that really good half against Baltimore, went 14 of 14, comeback win, and everybody said, 'Okay, we've got our guy.' The point being is ig Watson ends up being the starter and he wins, people aren't going to care. Bottom line, people won't care." (via @ESPNCleveland)

@DDris87709 @PatMcAfeeShow @AdamSchefter Why not? All of the money is already sunk, they waste a year of a rookie with potential, they waste the 1st season of a new coach, and they AGAIN start the season with 3 QBs all of which will play this year and ruin yet another season.

@PatMcAfeeShow @AdamSchefter If he's healthy they gotta play him. You don't pay a dude that kind of money just to sit him.

"I think Deshaun Watson being the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns is absolutely on the table.. It feels like it's moving towards that right now" @AdamSchefter #PMSLive

@JackMcCurry08 This is up there with the jets thinking they were SB contenders. Watson is nothing more than a bill and he shouldn’t even be in the facility

If Watson is the Week 1 starter, it’ll be 693 day span from his last appearance in his NFL game. He was overcoming a shoulder injury at that point and since, he had two ruptured Achilles injuries. Not to mention he had a near 700 day absence from the field from Jan 2021 to December 2022 Seeing him return to the level of play he was at six years ago seems like a very major pipe dream #Browns

@CleRodB2 He’s already taken the money and provided nothing in return so what exactly is Browns ownership looking for?

Nobody cares how much 4 is making this season. We just want it to be over. He hasn’t played well in years. We just want it to be over. It’s nothing personal. I didn’t want the trade anymore than he did. A swing and a miss? It’s been more like a act of God

@NMRBurner @NomannersSRT That’s because they massage each other. Haslam is a typical billionaire who can’t take his medicine. At least we know his ‘swing and miss’ comment was just damage control

@NomannersSRT Only the browns social media intern talks about 2. Front office and owner keeps the door open for Watson to start

He should be more worried about beating out Watson than his number

@Eddie1Fastest @thedawgspodcast @TheKardiac_Kid So browns fans watched a veteran Watson miss easy throws, move worse than Flacco, and pout all over the field and find that more acceptable than a rookie struggling? Y’all realize they were hot trash with Watson right?

@thedawgspodcast @TheKardiac_Kid what fans? shedeur fans? or Browns fans that just watched a guy struggle progressing through reads and blindly hucking and chucking the ball up for whoever to grab ... his team or not. Browns fans deserve a good qb

I think this is how it’s going to go Watson takes control in Spring They draft a mid round guy 2 is traded during or before TC QB room is Watson Gabriel Mid round pick

@BenAxelrod Pretty obvious what they are doing

Pretty wild considering how many No. 12 jerseys the Browns sold last year. Would be a nice gesture if they offered some sort of trade-in special.

@Inglishbanks @big_mike9169 Their duty to us is providing entertainment, repeatedly throwing out the same dead horse for the same fake reason isn’t entertainment. Watson has zero reason to play another snap for the browns. He hasn’t proven anything other than his agent is a Conman

@big_mike9169 Who gives af what the fans want. They're duty to us is playing the best players. Whether you personally like him or not, who gives af.

I have no interest in seeing Deshaun Watson take another snap in a Browns uniform. But ownership is preparing fans for that to happen. So tone deaf. 🤡

@shadowreply1 @AdamSchefter @DanielOyefusi Every browns fans I know wants him out of the building as of last year. But also as a browns fan he’ll start, go 7-10, and get a new deal because that’s just what they do

@AdamSchefter @DanielOyefusi Great chance” 👀 are Browns fans buying into this or still skeptical?

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam told reporters that Deshaun Watson has a “great chance” to be Cleveland’s starting quarterback. More via @DanielOyefusi: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

@AdamSchefter @DanielOyefusi Then what? Regress sanders and cut Watson next year? Even if Watson plays well there’s zero logical reason to resign him so what’s the goal?

@ESPNCleveland @MikeGarafolo This is Dan-O level delusion

NFL Network’s @MikeGarafolo believes QB Deshaun Watson is in the “pole position” to be the Browns week 1 starter. Who do you think should start for the Browns week 1?