Deshaun Watson wasn't great, but he was good enough to lead the Cleveland Browns to a Week 1 win

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Deshaun Watson's debut wasn't what anyone was hoping it would be for a multitude of reasons, but the Cleveland Browns quarterback's performance left clues that better things are ahead.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson had a relatively poor performance against the Cincinnati Bengals in awful conditions and while there are some issues to improve, there were positive signs that Watson is poised to play at a higher level quickly.

The weather had an impact on both quarterbacks and there were times when the waterlogged ball came out of Watson's hand like a cinder block, but he saw the field far better than he did last season.

At the start of the game, Watson dropped his eyes a few times and was either late or missed some opportunities early in the game, but once he got into the flow of things, his eyes were consistently in the right spot and he found open receivers. One would like to believe that if the weather were slightly better, Watson would have been able to pick the defense apart.

That's part of what made Watson's game so frustrating. He found the right target in the right spot and then short-hopped the target. The fact the Browns kept prodding the Bengals defense with shot plays throughout the game was a positive, something they should keep doing throughout the season and may have provided some breathing room underneath.

Full article: https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/positive-signs-in-deshaun-watsons-debut

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