If you ask former NFL executive Mark Tannenbaum, there should be no question: Deshaun Watson should not be considered as the Browns' QB1. What in the world are the Cleveland Browns doing? The current consensus is that veteran Deshaun Watson and sophomore Shedeur Sanders are competing for the starter role. However, if you ask one former NFL executive, there should be no question: Watson should not even be considered as the Browns' QB1. Mike Tannenbaum Doesn’t Understand Why Deshaun Watson Would Be The Starting Quarterback For The Browns: “For me, I’m just hard pressed to understand, what’s the upside in Deshaun Watson being the Cleveland Brown quarterback.”