{"id":78440,"date":"2024-01-08T03:56:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T03:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=78440"},"modified":"2024-01-08T03:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T03:56:14","slug":"deshaun-watson-sends-message-to-browns-on-postseason-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/deshaun-watson-sends-message-to-browns-on-postseason-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Deshaun Watson Sends Message to Browns on Postseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deshaun Watson\u00a0won\u2019t be available to play in the postseason but the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0quarterback had some advice for his team ahead of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1891219698-1-e1704654315990.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Deshaun Watson had some advice for the Cleveland Browns ahead of the playoffs.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watson went to the postseason twice with the\u00a0Houston Texans. He went 1-2 in three games, passing for 870 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns will play either the Texans in their Wild Card matchup. Watson is very familiar with the Texans and the AFC South as a whole, spending the first five years of his career with Houston. He gave some advice to the Browns on the latest episode of his\u00a0<em>QB Unplugged<\/em> podcast with Quincy Avery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing from the AFC South, you got to lock in, you know what I\u2019m saying? Because those guys gonna be ready to go,\u201d Watson said on Friday, January 5. \u201cEspecially when you go on the road in any playoff game \u2014 I don\u2019t care what division you go to. If you are on the road for a playoff game you have to lock in because it\u2019s a hostile environment. You might have played them earlier in the year and it might not been as popping or lit or whatnot. This game, everybody is going to show up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite having a better record, the Browns will hit the road for the game against the AFC South division winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, none of that record stuff matters. It\u2019s win or go home,\u201d Watson said. \u201cEverybody is fighting for that spot and everything counts.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Deshaun Watson Clears Up Feelings on Browns\u2019 Success<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4659004\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4659004 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1776909834-e1704656426185.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Deshaun Watson cleared up his feelings on the Browns having success in his absence.\" width=\"782\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4659004\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1776909834-e1704656426185.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Browns have been\u00a0able to find success despite Watson missing the majority of the season. He\u2019s dealt with two different shoulder injuries, the latest a season-ending fracture to the glenoid in his right shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Through two seasons, Watson will have appeared in just 12 games for Cleveland. He missed all but one quarter of play during a\u00a0four-game stretch\u00a0earlier this season with a rotator cuff strain. He also served an\u00a011-game suspension\u00a0last season after a settlement with the NFL over violating the league\u2019s personal conduct policy.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Flacco\u00a0has been especially sharp as a fill-in for Watson at quarterback. The 38-year-old has gone\u00a04-1 as the Browns starter, passing for over 300 yards in four consecutive games. Flacco sat out Sunday\u2019s meaningless game against the Bengals.<\/p>\n<p>Flacco needs no advice when it comes to the postseason. He\u2019s 10-5 in the playoffs and won Super Bowl XLVII with the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens. He was named the MVP of that game.<\/p>\n<p>Watson cleared up that although he\u2019s not able to participate on the field, he\u2019s happy to see the\u00a0Browns winning without him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey win and go to the Bowl, I\u2019m going to the Bowl. They get a ring, I\u2019m getting a ring,\u201d said Watson, who is on a\u00a0$230 million fully guaranteed contract. \u201cI ain\u2019t tripping on none of that. I\u2019m hurt so I can\u2019t do nothing. People just want something to say and talk about. It\u2019s all personal for them. This s**t entertaining for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Browns Likely to Roll With Joe Flacco, PJ Walker for Playoffs<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4659009\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4659009 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1815525185-1-e1704656582511.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns quarterback PJ Walker will likely be the backup for Joe Flacco in the postseason.\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4659009\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1815525185-1-e1704656582511.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Browns started freshly signed\u00a0veteran\u00a0Jeff Driskel\u00a0for the Week 18 matchup against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals. It did not go well for Driskel, who was the Browns\u2019 fifth different starting quarterback this season.<\/p>\n<p>Driskel was just 4-of-10 in the first half for 37 yards with a pair of interceptions. In his defense, the Browns were sitting the majority of their starters, looking content to run out the clock and get to next week.<\/p>\n<p>PJ Walker\u00a0has served as the backup to Flacco. Walker took over the role when rookie\u00a0Dorian Thompson-Robinson\u00a0was ruled out for the season\u00a0with a hip injury.<\/p>\n<p>There was a thought that if Driskel played well against the Bengals he could snag that backup role for the playoffs. It appears more likely that Driskel will be let go from the active roster and perhaps stick around on the practice squad for the postseason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-7 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMmq77vyzIMDFdJSwgUdGoUJ8g\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deshaun Watson\u00a0won\u2019t be available to play in the postseason but the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0quarterback had some advice for his team ahead of the playoffs. Watson went to the postseason&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}