Todd Monken, head coach for the Browns, had a truly wild message for the entire league after his squad got absolutely embarrassed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. His postgame declaration? A bold, four-word challenge: “You better get us now.” Seriously, the man channeled his inner Dan Hurley, trying to project this image of a sleeping giant just waiting to wake up. But after what went down on the field, that’s a tough statement to swallow, even for a coach trying to inject some much-needed confidence into a locker room that looks completely lost.
“Zero Percent Competitive” Isn’t Even The Half of It
Look, I’m all for a coach having confidence and backing their guys, but the timing here was just… off. The Browns were, and this is a direct quote from the source, “zero percent competitive” against the Jaguars. Think about that for a second in the NFL. Zero percent! That’s not just a loss; that’s a full-blown surrender, a complete meltdown. They showed “a little bit of life for four plays on offense” before completely falling apart, becoming “totally incompetent on that side of the football.” And then there was the defense, which delivered a “horrific performance to boot.” The article is brutal, saying if they played that game 100 times, the Jaguars would win 99. You don’t get much more non-competitive than that, and it leaves “not all that much to be optimistic about going forward” after such a lopsided defeat.
The Anchor That’s Dragging Everything Down
The biggest problem, the absolute core reason nobody’s taking Monken’s “get us now” seriously, is staring everyone right in the face: Deshaun Watson. The blunt truth, according to the report, is that his “good days of playing the position have completely passed him by.” It’s gotten so bad that “completing a 10-yard pass is a chore for him.” A chore! Imagine that for an NFL quarterback. He’s not just struggling; he’s an “anchor” on a team that apparently has “some exciting pieces” that will “never get to flourish” as long as he’s under center. The article makes it crystal clear: the Browns “will be this bad for as long as Deshaun Watson is the team’s quarterback.” That’s a devastating reality check for a coach trying to talk tough about the future.
Monken’s Clock Is Already Ticking
While Monken believes things “can’t be this bad forever,” and sure, the NFL can see quick changes week to week, he’s got way bigger fish to fry than making grand, unsubstantiated statements. His “biggest concern is keeping this team together and not letting it fall apart.” And let’s be real, it won’t take many more “horrific performances” like this one before things completely unravel at an alarming rate. If they do, Monken “won’t be around much longer to see it all the way through.” He needs to fix a ton of stuff, and it has to start “with the quarterback.” Until he does that, the rest of the league is going to keep “getting the Browns, and get them pretty easily,” making Monken’s warning sound less like a threat and more like a desperate plea for help.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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