(Prediction)Cleveland Browns Replace Deshaun Watson With Another Frustrating Quarterback

The Cleveland Browns will have to have a long conversation this offseason about what they want to do at quarterback moving forward, and if the answer is Desahaun Watson, then the team is in trouble.

Cleveland can’t roll out Watson for another season because Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry will be fired since the team will most likely be worse than they are right now, and that’s saying a lot since the Browns have three wins heading into the last full month of the season.

Cleveland Browns Take Deshaun Watson’s Replacement

Oct 6, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throws a pass against Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jer'Zhan Newton (95) during the second quarter at NorthWest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images — Oct 6, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throws a pass against Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton (95) during the second quarter at NorthWest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images

There will be many routes for the Browns to take in deciding their next quarterback, but the most logical one is drafting one in the first round next April, and a new mock draft has Cleveland getting its new signal caller.

Gordon McGuinness from Pro Football Focus published a new three-round mock draft, and the Browns are taking Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and had a lot of high praise for the second-year starter.

The reality that the Browns face is that they simply have to do something at the quarterback position if Deshaun Watson continues to play like this.

Through six weeks of the season, he has earned a PFF grade below 60.0 in four of six games, all while averaging $46 million per year. Is there a quarterback you would love to draft with the second overall pick in this draft? Maybe not yet. However, waiting until Round 2 isn’t a great strategy, either.

Milroe will compete with Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and MIami’s Cam Ward to be the first quarterback off the board, but as things stand, he is the highest-ranked player at the position on PFF’s Big Board. He’s not making many mistakes, having posted just a 1.8% turnover-worthy play rate through seven weeks.

USATSI 24535998 scaled — Oct 19, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) scrambles against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images

Millroe has the chance to be the best quarterback in this class, but many people won’t want him after his frustrating three-interception performance against Oklahoma this past weekend.

One game doesn’t define a player, and by the time April comes, everyone will have forgotten about it, but since it is fresh in everyone’s mind now, many Cleveland Browns fans don’t want the Crimson Tide quarterback.

Milroe is an elite athlete, but if he can sit for a season or half of one and develop into a better passer, he could be a legit star in this league.