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Windy City Gridiron fantasy football takes on Deshaun Watson
Every source-backed article insight STACKED has extracted from Windy City Gridiron about Deshaun Watson.
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All Windy City Gridiron insights about Deshaun Watson
NegativeBustSep 15, 2026
Deshaun Watson was thoroughly dominated by the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1, prompting the source to declare 'this guy STINKS.' Despite counting stats of 205 yards on 72% completions with 1 TD and 1 INT, the source dismisses these numbers and views Watson's performance as genuinely poor. The source originally expected Watson to get five games before being replaced by Shedeur Sanders for financial reasons, but the clock is now ticking after this drubbing. Browns head coach Todd Monken has committed to Watson for Week 2 against Tampa Bay.NegativeBustSep 15, 2026
Deshaun Watson's Week 1 season-opening performance was one to forget; while his final numbers might suggest he played OK, he was at his worst when the game got closer. The source notes there is plenty of young talent on the Browns roster, but until they have a viable option at quarterback, it's hard to imagine the team being a fun watch.NegativeProjectionSep 15, 2026
Browns quarterback's overall numbers in Week 1 loss to Jaguars were underwhelming; the game was well out of hand before the Browns offense did anything of note, suggesting offensive struggles despite his statistical output.NegativeProjectionSep 12, 2026
The source characterizes Deshaun Watson's contract as 'the worst in the history of sports. Not the NFL. Sports.' and identifies the Cleveland Browns as having 'the worst QB situation in the league by far.' The source ranks Cleveland 28th, indicating severe concern about Watson's performance and contract value.NegativeProjectionSep 11, 2026
Ranked #41 overall; Declan Doyle expresses strong skepticism, noting he didn't rank Watson in the top 50 last year and questions whether Watson is even one of Cleveland's two best QBs, yet Cleveland will start him; Doyle does not expect the season to go well.NegativeBustSep 9, 2026
The source predicts Deshaun Watson will be benched for Shedeur Sanders before 5.5 games are played, citing financial reasons for his continued starting role; the source is confident Watson's future in football is 'cooked' and advocates for benching him immediately to accelerate the transition.NegativeRoleAug 15, 2026
The returning Deshaun Watson, who hasn't played in a regular-season game since October 20, 2024, will start and play the first half of the preseason opener against Chicago, marking his first action in extended time.NegativeRoleAug 15, 2026
Browns plan to play Deshaun Watson the entire first half of the preseason game against the Bears on December 14, 2025, giving the starting quarterback extended playing time in the opening half before transitioning to backup quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the second half.NegativeMatchupAug 13, 2026
Deshaun Watson will start the Browns' preseason opener against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Saturday, putting the Browns' quarterback competition on display for Bears fans and providing preseason evaluation context.