NFL: The Insiders on Deshaun Watson

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the way he's playing now is a guy that you would extend. So it's kind of sort of where we're heading here. But for now, the Browns is hoping that everything keeps moving in the right direction with Watson, the offense, with Todd Munkin and his team, and they make the gas playoffs.

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STACKED’s take

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Watson's current play merits extension consideration despite initial swing-and-miss narrative.

The source notes that Deshaun Watson is playing at a level that would warrant an extension; despite the Browns' initial "big swing and a miss" characterization, Watson's current performance has made the quarterback situation complicated in a positive way, with the team hoping everything keeps moving in the right direction with Watson and the offense as they pursue a playoff berth.

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