It is going to be another long season at the Factory of Sadness. Deshaun Watson’s stats weren’t bad in a blowout loss to the Jaguars, but his lone touchdown throw came in garbage time and for most of the game the Browns had no vertical passing attack. That let the NFL’s best run defense from a year ago tee off on running back Quinshon Judkins, who averaged less than three yards per carry.
The even bigger disappointment was a Browns defense that ranked inside the top-five last year. Sure, Myles Garrett is gone. But the Jaguars did whatever they wanted offensively in Week 1, whether it was on the ground or through the air. It was an ugly performance all the way around. And the Browns are the NFL’s worst team. Again.