Deshaun Watson Addresses Questions About His Confidence

The Cleveland Browns’ 34-10 loss to Jacksonville has fans and analysts questioning whether Deshaun Watson can hold onto the starting job, but Watson himself is not showing any signs of rattled confidence. His interception during Sunday’s opener became one of the more scrutinized plays of the entire game, feeding directly into the growing calls for a change at quarterback.

Watson explained why one turnover is not enough to shake his belief in himself.

“Bad plays are going to happen all the time. Look all around the league, everyone throws interceptions, everyone makes bad plays. You got to give the defense credit.  He made a good play on that. Even though I got knocked off my platform a little bit, I thought I got it over him.  He reached up and grabbed it. You gotta move on to the next play and move forward,” Watson said.

#Browns QB Deshaun Watson on not losing confidence after his interception against the Jaguars:

"Bad plays are going to happen all the time. Look all around the league, everyone throws interceptions, everyone makes bad plays. You got to give the defense credit." pic.twitter.com/W8TNXmWqvj

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Watson is not wrong that interceptions happen across the league every week, even to established quarterbacks having strong seasons. But the interception itself came early in the game and gave the Jaguars momentum that the team never recovered from.

Jacksonville scored off the turnover and built up a commanding lead before the half, and Watson’s overall production, 16 of 22 for 205 yards with a touchdown, came largely after the game had already been decided. Explaining the interception as simply a product of a good defensive play sidesteps the bigger concern about his decision-making since he’s been in Cleveland.

Confidence matters for any quarterback trying to shake off a difficult outing, but words alone will not quiet the questions swirling around his job security. With Tampa Bay next on the schedule, Watson now has to back up his own belief in himself with the kind of performance that makes bad plays look like exceptions rather than a pattern.