{"id":9989,"date":"2024-10-07T20:38:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9989"},"modified":"2024-10-07T20:38:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:38:28","slug":"report-nfl-owner-accused-of-creating-the-worst-situation-in-pro-sports-by-giving-his-head-coach-no-say-over-whos-playing-on-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9989","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: NFL Owner Accused Of Creating \u201cThe Worst Situation In Pro Sports\u201d By Giving His Head Coach \u201cNo Say Over Who\u2019s Playing On The Field\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The owner of the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>\u00a0has been accused of telling his head coach who he should play in games this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns, who managed to reach the playoffs on the wave of stand-in quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/joe-flacco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Flacco<\/a>\u2019s form, have gotten off to an awful start in 2024. And it doesn\u2019t seem like there\u2019s an end in sight where this rut is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland was on the wrong end of a blowout on Sunday, losing 34-13 to the Washington Commanders, with starting QB\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/deshaun-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deshaun Watson<\/a>\u00a0throwing up another stinker as he completed just 50 percent of his passes for 125 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland is languishing in the AFC North, with both them and their neighbors, the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, dropping to 1-4 following the weekend\u2019s slate of fixtures. However, they remain intent on sticking with Watson despite the calls to bench him, which one could argue is understandable when you consider his fully-guaranteed $230 million contract.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1843075356124938726&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Freport-nfl-owner-accused-of-creating-the-worst-situation-in-pro-sports-by-giving-his-head-coach-no-say-over-whos-playing-on-the-field%2F&amp;sessionId=278941c587ea4d72b948eb4bf643e3223d0dcbc3&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1843075356124938726\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re not changing quarterbacks. We need to play better. I need to coach better,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/41648487\/kevin-stefanski-1-4-browns-sticking-deshaun-watson-qb1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said<\/a>\u00a0in a press conference after Sunday\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-espn-analyst-thinks-the-cleveland-browns-are-forcing-their-coach-to-stick-with-deshaun-watson\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">ESPN Analyst Thinks The Cleveland Browns Are Forcing Their Coach To Stick With Deshaun Watson<\/h2>\n<p>Stefanski\u2019s intransigence has prompted ESPN\u2019s Dan Orlovsky to make claims of the team\u2019s ownership forcing the coach to keep playing Watson.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Cleveland Browns are in the worst situation in pro sports. They\u2019re done and so is Deshaun Watson. If you want to see a situation where the head coach has absolutely no say over who\u2019s playing on the field, it\u2019s happening in Cleveland,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Orlovksy said on \u2018Get Up\u2019 this Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1843285024843653183&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Freport-nfl-owner-accused-of-creating-the-worst-situation-in-pro-sports-by-giving-his-head-coach-no-say-over-whos-playing-on-the-field%2F&amp;sessionId=278941c587ea4d72b948eb4bf643e3223d0dcbc3&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1843285024843653183\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Of course, there\u2019s no way of knowing for sure, but Orlovsky and anyone else who believes this can be forgiven for thinking as much, given the absurdity of it all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The owner of the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0has been accused of telling his head coach who he should play in games this season. 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