BEREA, OHIO – JUNE 11: Deshaun Watson #4 and Shedeur Sanders #2 of the Cleveland Browns run a drill through the Cleveland Browns Obligatory Minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2026 in Berea, Ohio. (Photograph by Nick Cammett/Getty Pictures) | Getty Pictures
Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken has spent the primary 10 days of coaching camp placing the offense via its paces as he ponders what to do with an uninspiring quarterback room.
Monken has the unenviable job of selecting between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders to start out the August 15 preseason recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Area.
It’s not a make-or-break determination by any means; Monken has stated that he expects to present each Watson and Sanders a begin within the preseason. And relying on which day of the week it’s, and which quarterback followers are predisposed to favor, both Watson has flexed his veteran presence to firmly grasp the QB1 position, or Sanders has proven sufficient enchancment and grasp of the offense to be the plain selection.
Fortunately, at the very least because it pertains to the sport in opposition to the Bears, all of us could know quickly sufficient which quarterback can be within the huddle for the primary offensive collection of the preseason, as Monken and the employees will spend the following few days reviewing the candidates after which make the choice public (quotes through The Beacon Journal):
“That’s one thing we’ll discuss tomorrow. I believe tonight, tomorrow, after which Monday, we’ll begin to actually focus in on who’s going to start out, how we’re going to play our guys, and the place we’re at a quarterback’s a chunk of that.
“We’re now done with installs (and have had) a chance to assess. We already talked about it last night and then tomorrow. And now we’re into game week. Closest thing we’ll have to a game is the Bears. And so I will start to put the pieces where we think, again, at that time after another week, we’ll reassess come Monday. But you’ll see that on Monday.”
Monken beforehand said that he would give each Watson and Sanders one begin within the preseason earlier than making the ultimate name about which quarterback will begin the opener in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
However that plan is topic to vary relying on how issues go subsequent week in apply after which within the recreation in opposition to the Bears, based on Monken (quote through Browns Zone):
“That’s still in mind. We’re still on that track of liking to have one start one game and then the other. But everything we do is subject to change. I mean, with every position we have on the field. We’ll see how it goes today. We’ll see how it goes Monday. We’ll see how it goes Tuesday. And then we’ll put our best foot forward next Saturday.”
The excellent news is that by Monday everybody ought to know the plan for the preseason recreation in opposition to the Bears.
The unhealthy information is that it actually doesn’t matter which quarterback Monken picks, as neither has proven sufficient to instill confidence that they are often the reply. And the controversy over which quarterback is the best selection – Watson or Sanders – will proceed lengthy into the upcoming season.
