Watson gets the Browns job back. Sanders goes to the bench

Shedeur Sanders went 19 of 31 for 297 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-22 overtime loss at New Orleans. That's more yards than Watson has averaged by about 70. On Sunday he'll be holding a clipboard. Todd Monken said Sanders did plenty of good things, then went back to Deshaun Watson as soon as Watson was cleared. NFL.com confirmed the plan on Wednesday.

Why Watson, and what he's worth

Watson won the job in camp and the Browns were 5-3 with him. He has an NFL-high five game-winning drives. That's the case for him. The case against is everything else: 225.8 passing yards a game, 33 sacks in eight starts, and a QBR that ranked 28th of 30 starters going into Week 9.

Against Houston he's a QB2 in superflex and nothing more. Start him if your other option is a backup. In one-quarterback leagues he isn't on the radar.

Sanders: hold, don't sell

On Monday we said the open question with Sanders was whether the job would be his. Two days later Cleveland answered it. His price just fell, which makes this the worst week to sell him. Nothing about Sunday's tape got worse. He's a second-year quarterback who played well in his only start, behind a starter who gets sacked four times a game and is coming off a concussion. That's a quarterback one bad half away from playing again.

In superflex, keep him on your bench. In one-QB redraft leagues you can let him go.

The rest of the offence

Quinshon Judkins doesn't care who's under center. He's an RB2 every week. The receivers lose a little: Watson's sacks end drives before KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston get their looks. Boston missed Wednesday's practice, but the Browns expect him back on Thursday. Both stay in flex range. Harold Fannin Jr. is a touchdown-or-bust tight end with either quarterback.