Sunday Dawg Chow (11/10): The rise of Cedric Tillman, whither Deshaun Watson, draft talk, and more!

The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow.

The Cleveland Browns are on their bye week, which means that Browns fans get a reprieve from a day filled with anger and angst.

Enjoy the break, Browns fans. Spend time with the family, watch some other NFL games, maybe do some yard work. Everyone needs the break because the final eight weeks of the season are going to be a tiring slog to the finish of a season that went off the rails in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys and never found its way back.

The Browns will be back at it soon enough as they open the second half of the season with a road game against the equally woeful New Orleans Saints followed by a home game just four days later against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

So take advantage of the bye week to rest, reset, and prepare for the runup to the latest offseason filled with questions and the latest, greatest search for the answer at quarterback.

In other words, rest up, because you are going to need to be prepared for what is coming down the road.

Until then, let’s get everyone caught up with the latest news about the Browns and the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow.

Dawgs By Nature:

• Browns Deshaun Watson’s future: The answer is either simple or complicated (Barry Shuck) - The Cleveland Browns traded with the Houston Texans for Deshaun Watson in 2020 to solve their quarterback problems. Throughout the years, the franchise had spent a lot of time, effort, scouting, and money on getting a dependable signal caller to lead the team and failed numerous times.
• Browns Cedric Tillman starting to prove Hall of Famer Randy Moss might have been right (Jared Mueller) - Looking ahead, the Cleveland Browns hope that the future looks much better than the present. The Browns have a number of young players who should get more snaps as the 2024 season winds down with nothing to play for. We’ve seen a couple of very good games from WR Cedric Tillman and two young defenders starting to break out.
• Browns Week 10 rooting guide: Top of the NFL draft is up in the air (Jared Mueller) - The Cleveland Browns sit at home in Week 10 of the 2024 NFL preparing for what is basically pointless games the rest of the season. The Browns are 2-7 and are tied with eight other teams for just two victories so far this season. It is important to note that Strength of Schedule is the primary tiebreaker for the draft order. Simplified, the worse teams you played the better your draft spot will be.
• Lions Za’Darius Smith shares his appreciation for Browns GM Andrew Berry (Jared Mueller) - The trade of defensive end Za’Darious Smith to the Detroit Lions had been rumored for weeks. Speaking to the media in Detroit, Smith shared that Cleveland Browns general manager...