Despite Deshaun Watson's horrid start, the Cleveland Browns' loss was a team-wide failure

There's plenty of blame to lay at the feet of the Cleveland Browns following their disastrous 34-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Deshaun Watson, the club's starting quarterback, bears his fair share, as he looked atrocious all day. Passes were hurried, off-target, and at times lacking any real zip. He was forcing passes into coverage and holding onto the ball so long he was left scrambling for his life for what felt like most of the game. 

There's obviously a debate as to how long the team rides with Watson at quarterback, and while he was anything but good, what we saw on Sunday was bigger than just a bad quarterback playing poorly. 

Speaking to the media on Sunday, via ESPN, Browns head coach Todd Monken was asked about Watson. While he didn't make excuses for Watson, Monken did make sure to focus on the entire team and not just his current starting quarterback

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"I'd rather just talk about today, because I haven't had time to even look at the tape," Monken told the media. "I'm sure as hell not firing me. I'm not firing our staff. I'm not getting rid of all of our players. So he happens to be one of 53, and however many practice squad guys we got and our staff, he's one of them. So we'll evaluate everything. But to just say that emotionally here at the end -- when we didn't play good enough and didn't coach well enough."

There's plenty of blame to go around for the Cleveland Browns

It's easy to just blame Watson, but he was just a symptom of a much larger issue. The entire team just looked out of sorts. In the closing moments of the half, the Browns were poised to cut the lead from 24-0 to 24-7. They were carving their way down the field in a more up-tempo offense. Then starting left guard Zion Johnson, almost single-handedly, killed the drive and kept the Browns to zero points. The new starting left guard, replacing possible Hall of Famer Joel Bitonio, had two holding penalties against him in the same drive. Those two bad plays cost the Browns 20 yards on his own, kneecapping any chance to walk away with points. 

Johnson wasn't the only one who struggled on that one drive, as Watson and new starting right tackle Tytus Howard also had penalties against them, further reducing their chances to score any points. On that final drive of the half, the team had four penalties in five attempts from the line of scrimmage. A truly awful series of plays. 

It wasn't just the offense that let everyone down, as the Browns' defense looked lost all game. The secondary was arguably the biggest culprit, with the Jags tossing four touchdowns against them. The club didn't have any reliable coverage all day. They also lacked a pass-rush who could help force the Jags into bad coverage or early throws.

While not a great outing, the Browns defensed faired better against the run, but just barely. They ended the night giving up just 3.9 yards per carry, but the Jags were still effective on the ground, as they amassed 126 yards total. Second-year running back Bhayshul Tuten was the standout performer on the night. He contributed 66 yards on 15 carries for a 4.4 YPC average, which made the Browns play the run honestly. 

Watson's performance was bad, but it wasn't the only bad performance. Monken and the club are going to have to figure out what's next, because they can ill afford another blowout loss like this in Week 2. 

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