Week 2: Fact or Fiction
Fact or fiction with the Week 2 narratives surrounding the Cleveland Browns performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
In the world of professional football, the line between imagination and reality can easily get blurry, often creating false narratives around players, teams, or specific games. Personal biases and the limited view from the game feed can also contribute to these distorted views. But rest easy, Browns fans, each week we’ll get to the truth of the matter through film analysis and game data in a series we’re calling “Fact or Fiction.”
Let’s get this going.
“Deshaun Watson performed better in Week 2 than in Week 1.”
“Give me something for the pain and let me die.” Those words from King Baratheon in Season 1 of HBO’s Game of Thrones rang true for many Browns fans after Deshaun Watson’s dreadful Week 1 performance against the Dallas Cowboys. It felt like it was time to bulldoze the stadium and turn it into a parking lot with no hope of the quarterback playing winning football (no, I am not talking about a tentative move to Brook Park). Fortunately, a player’s performance isn’t judged on just one game.
Fast-forward a week, and Watson’s performance was much improved. He was more poised in the pocket, more accurate with the football, and even made a couple of vintage Houdini-style plays outside of structure.
Here is a comparison of some metrics and rankings for the quarterback week-over-week:
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