{"id":272584,"date":"2025-03-19T12:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/id-rather-have-kirk-cousins-at-this-point\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:07","slug":"id-rather-have-kirk-cousins-at-this-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/id-rather-have-kirk-cousins-at-this-point\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019d rather have Kirk Cousins at this point&#8221;\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4820850\" data-slug-id=\"2417471\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns&#8217; plans to bounce back from their dismal 2024 season, where they finished 3-14, suffered a massive blow in the offseason. Quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/deshaun-watson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Deshaun Watson<\/a>, who suffered a season-ending Achilles rupture seven games into the year, aggravated the injury in January while vacationing in Miami. He&#8217;s expected to miss most, if not the entirety, of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>With Watson sidelined, the Browns desperately need a quarterback. They traded for Philadelphia Eagles signal-caller Kenny Pickett, but he&#8217;s expected to be the backup. They are reportedly looking for a veteran to lead the offense, and their hunt could end this week as they are scheduled to host free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/russell-wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Russell Wilson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>According to NFL insider Adam Schefter on Wednesday:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Russell Wilson is scheduled to fly tonight to Cleveland to visit with the Browns on Thursday, before being scheduled to fly to New York on Thursday night to visit Friday with the Giants.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Browns fans weren&#8217;t too thrilled about the update and voiced their concern on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Just what Cleveland needs, another washed up QB. Make sure you overpay him too,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gwehunt22\/status\/1899945193958252660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">@gwehunt22<\/a> wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Dear God, please no, I\u2019d rather have Kirk at this point,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PHDcracker\/status\/1899916009773076691?t=ssvLY9ak7q5MA8MZ2fv8ew&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">@PHDcracker<\/a> posted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A never ending clown show,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gabbgoudy\/status\/1899914001058062345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">@gabbgoudy<\/a> remarked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Browns QB depth chart: Russell Wilson links suggest team unclear about way forward<\/h2>\n<p>If the Browns sign Russell Wilson, he&#8217;ll likely be the starter, with Kenny Pickett serving as his backup. However, Cleveland holds the second pick in the 2025 NFL draft and is expected to pick either Cam Ward or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/shedeur-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a> to be the long-term solution to their quarterback conundrum.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/deshaun-watson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Deshaun Watson<\/a> problem. The quarterback has two years left on his deal with the Browns, and the team cannot afford to cut him as they&#8217;d incur a cap hit of $35.6 million this year and an astonishing $89.4 million in the 2026 offseason. They&#8217;ll likely have to let him see out his contract before letting him leave as a free agent at the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no clear indication of how the Cleveland Browns intend to proceed. They could be hosting Wilson to gauge his interest in signing a short-term deal until Watson is healthy or when Ward or Sanders is ready to take over the offense. It remains to be seen what Cleveland does, but as things stand, it&#8217;s difficult to guess what they are planning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Joseph Schiefelbein<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\nvar pixelID = \"952063904834769\";\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', pixelID); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel);\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel);\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-browns-fans-make-feelings-known-russell-wilson-ahead-qb-s-meeting-free-agency-i-d-rather-kirk-cousins-point\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The Cleveland Browns&#8217; plans to bounce back from their dismal 2024 season, where they finished 3-14, suffered a massive blow in the offseason. Quarterback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":272585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272584"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}