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Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders could be a target for the Giants.<\/p>\n
The Cleveland Browns\u2019 push for a playoff spot could keep Shedeur Sanders on the sideline.<\/p>\n
Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com believes the team should stick with Deshaun Watson while a postseason berth remains within reach. Speaking on the \u201cOrange and Brown Talk\u201d podcast<\/a>, Cabot argued against changing quarterbacks to evaluate Cleveland\u2019s younger options.<\/p>\n \u201cThe time that you turn it over to Shedeur Sanders is when you know you\u2019re not going to the playoffs,\u201d Cabot said. \u201cDeshaun Watson has the ability to take this team to the playoffs. He\u2019s a playoff-caliber quarterback on this football team at this point in time.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not saying that he\u2019s necessarily a Pro Bowler or anything like that, but he can get this team to enough victories to flirt with the playoffs. He\u2019s got what it takes to keep winning some football games.\u201d<\/p>\n Deshaun Watson Has Been Uneven as Browns\u2019 Starter<\/p>\n \n The Browns are 3-2 after a 17-12 loss to the New York Jets<\/a> snapped their three-game winning streak. It leaves Cleveland with a winning record despite an uneven start offensively.<\/p>\n \u201cI would not turn it over to Shedeur or Dillon until you know that you\u2019re not making the playoffs, and then you can let those guys go out there and see what they can do,\u201d Cabot said. \u201cBut do not take him off the table right now. There\u2019s still too much at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n Watson hasn\u2019t been the only problem for the offense. But he also has not been a solution<\/a>. Against the Jets, he completed 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown while taking eight sacks. Cleveland struggled to establish its running game and punted on eight possessions.<\/p>\n Head coach Todd Monken\u2019s assessment extended across the offense, with problems running the ball leaving Cleveland in difficult passing situations.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure Deshaun will say he certainly can play better, and we can certainly play better around him,\u201d Monken said. \u201cWe certainly didn\u2019t do enough offensively, running the football, consistently throwing it.\u201d<\/p>\n Watson\u2019s 29-yard touchdown pass to Denzel Boston briefly put Cleveland ahead, but the Browns could not finish the job. A late special teams mistake helped the Jets regain the lead, and Cleveland\u2019s offense could not answer.<\/p>\n Browns Still Face Questions on QB Depth<\/p>\n \n Sanders has already had a chance to run Cleveland\u2019s offense, although his rookie season left plenty to evaluate. The 2025 fifth-round pick appeared in eight games and made seven starts<\/a>, completing 56.6% of his passes for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.<\/p>\n There were flashes, including a 364-yard outing against Tennessee in which Sanders threw three touchdown passes and added a rushing score. But the turnovers and inconsistency left room for improvement.<\/p>\n Sanders has served as Watson\u2019s primary backup this season. Through five games, Sanders has attempted just one pass, completing it for no gain against the Carolina Panthers<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Browns also face a looming decision on Dillon Gabriel, another member of Cleveland\u2019s 2025 draft class. The Browns made Gabriel eligible to return to practice<\/a> on October 6. The Browns have two more weeks to add him to the active roster.<\/p>\n![\"Cleveland](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cleveland-browns-v-new-york-jets-east-rutherford-new-jersey-october-11-e1791848571851.jpg\")
GettyCleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson had a rough game against the New York Jets<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n![\"Pittsburgh](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791972572_101_pittsburgh-steelers-v-cleveland-browns-cleveland-ohio-october-01-shedeur-sanders-e1790908993342.jpg\")
GettyShedeur Sanders remains in the backup role with the Cleveland Browns<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n