2-5 - I think it’s better this way. Let it go early in the season and don’t get caught up in that “if these 3 cellar dwellers win and the Bills lose at home against the surging Jags, we only need to sweep our division to make the playoffs.” I give the Browns credit for inventing new ways to create absolutely crushing levels of disappointment. It’s a clinic.
Relax. Watson will come in without pressure and can knock the rust off without being the guy who made us miss the playoffs. It’ll get fun again when he returns and we see some remarkable plays but don’t have to win.
Our defense can’t be consistently good with this coordinator. It’s not possible. And we don’t have the interior DL to make it complete. We will not get them this year either. Emerson looks good. JOK will have his games. Ward will not end up the worst CB in the league.
Just step back and take it with a grain of salt. We mortgaged the future on Watson, and a casualty of that was the 2022 season. Let’s get him acclimated and see what we got, and enjoy the process and the players who play well and give a damn.