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Head coach Todd Monken naming Deshaun Watson the Week 1 starter after Watson played horribly and alienated the fanbase in the preseason
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Watson named Week 1 starter after poor preseason; $230M albatross.

Watson is named the Browns' Week 1 starter after playing horribly and alienating the fanbase in the preseason; a $230m albatross coming off multiple achilles tears would have been a risky first choice even if he'd been playing well before getting hurt; the Browns' decision to roster three other quarterbacks, including Dillon Gabriel on injured reserve, feels prescient.

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