CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here’s a confession from the Orange and Brown Talk podcast: host Dan Labbe keeps a game-day roster spreadsheet. Forty-eight names, organized by position, maintained to make sense of the Browns’ roster construction decisions.

The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback situation was one of the most interesting storylines of training camp, but many fans were surprised when Todd Monken eventually named Deshaun Watson the starting quarterback over Shedeur Sanders .

The Browns decided early in the offseason that only two quarterbacks, Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders, would get a chance to compete for the starting job.

Cleveland spent a week teasing a rookie wrinkle, then chose safety over creativity. Todd Monken settled the Browns ' backup quarterback question Wednesday in Berea, telling reporters he expects Shedeur Sanders to dress as the No. 2 behind Deshaun Watson for Sunday's opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns head coach Todd Monken took questions from reporters on Friday from CrossCountry Mortgage Campus with regard to playing the Jacksonville Jaguars, Austin Barber, Taylen Green,