Deshaun Watson can’t stop throwing interceptions at Browns camp

Deshaun Watson is finally back from a torn Achilles, and no one should be less excited than Cleveland Browns fans. That cursed group knows what a bad quarterback looks like, and Watson fits right in with Cleveland’s putrid QB history since the franchise broke the bank to acquire him from the Houston Texans. It’s an indictment on the entire organization that Watson is the likely starter heading into Week 1, especially after a terrible, no-good training camp.

Watson is addicted to throwing interceptions right now, and every off-target is beginning to go viral. Cleveland is 12 practices deep into training camp, and Watson has already thrown nine interceptions. In many of these throws, Watson looks like a has-been who doesn’t understand his new physical limitations. He just can’t fit the ball into tight windows anymore, and so many of these picks just lack the velocity they would need to get to the target.

Here’s Watson’s ninth pick of training camp, and there’s so many more where this comes from.

That throw is way behind his intended target, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Watson’s throwing into double coverage here, and should have gone anywhere else with the football. A QB with declining physicality can’t also be losing the mental game, and it sure seems like that’s the case with Watson right now.

Honestly, Watson has been cutting back the interceptions lately. A few days ago, he had thrown eight picks in nine days. This one just had no chance.

This next one might be the worst yet. The Browns won’t get an easier pick-six all year. Sadly it’s against their own team in training camp.

The play just seems dead on arrival when Watson decides to throw over the middle. Defenses are going to be jumping these routes all season.

This next one is cracking me up. Am I crazy for thinking a good high school QB wouldn’t throw a pass this bad?

Watson is a serial abuser, so it’s impossible to feel bad for him. But man, this was a totally different player back in the day at Clemson, and then with the Houston Texans. The Texans got out at the right time, and the Browns made another bad bet at QB.

The Browns defense should still be pretty sick with Jared Verse in place of Myles Garrett this season, but no one should make them look this good. Watson is just a disaster right now. It’s going to be a long year in Cleveland.