FOX Sports took a brutal shot at Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson.
Cleveland Browns starter Deshaun Watson is ranked the worst QB in the NFL by FOX Sports after his Week 1 outing.
How bad does FOX Sports think Watson is? The outlet has Atlanta Falcons veteran Cooper Rush ahead of him.
The Todd Monken era in Cleveland is off to a bumpy start, as the Browns lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 by a final score of 34-10.
As expected, Watson played inadequately against the Jaguars. The former Houston Texans star went 16/22 through the air. He threw one touchdown and one interception and was sacked five times.
Pundits and Browns fans blamed Watson for Cleveland's Week 1 loss, but Monken said that's "unfair."
"It wasn't all him," Monken said. "It really wasn't all him. That's unfair. Certainly could have called it better, certainly could have played better around him. Certainly there's plays I'm sure he wished he had back. There are certain things operationally that weren't clean enough. Us getting in and out of the huddle, getting our subs in, being up against it and saying that you're on the road or the heat or all that, that's just a bunch of excuses."
The Browns trailed the Jaguars 24-0 at halftime, tying their worst halftime shutout in the past 35 years.
Through two quarters, Cleveland had only five first downs on six drives and was 0-for-4 on third down.
"I think we just got to find a rhythm overall," Watson said. "Of course everyone's going to look at the quarterback in the situation. ... We got to put points on the board, and that's what you got to do in this league. Playing the quarterback position, you're the leader in that role. And we didn't do that today. We only got 10. We left a lot out there. So obviously I take that responsibility full throttle, and we got to look at the tape and see how we can be better and try to attack Tampa Bay next week to be able to get points on the board to be able to get wins."
Monken named Watson his starting QB over Shedeur Sanders.
It was the wrong move since Watson missed all of last season and is loathed by Browns fans.
Nearly every single Cleveland fan wanted Sanders to start because Watson has been awful since being traded to the Browns. He also dealt with off-the-field issues, as more than two dozen women accused him of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct during massage sessions.
The Browns face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2.
Monken will start Watson again.
The Browns' home opener is in Week 3 against the Carolina Panthers.
Watson will be booed by the home fans again if he's starting in that contest.
