After Deshaun Watson started against the Bears on Saturday, Browns head coach Todd Monken detailed how he'll divide the QB reps between Watson and second-year signal-caller Shedeur Sanders on Sunday.

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Monken said Cleveland will have a joint practice with Buffalo on Thursday before the two clubs face off in a preseason game on Saturday. Sanders is slated to start that game.

“I think we’re going to go Shedeur on Monday and Wednesday, and Deshaun [on] Tuesday and Thursday, but Thursday is really both,” Monken said in his Sunday video conference, via transcript from the team. “I’m meeting with [Bills head coach] Joe Brady here, at four, we’re trying to get blocks set up and run-downs so we can get 16 plays where maybe we go five with the ones, three with the twos, five with the ones, three with the twos, which means both quarterbacks get five reps in each block. Run-downs, pass-downs, red zone, two-minute, those kinds of things we’re going to work through in 27 minutes.”

With Sanders in particular, Monken said the quarterback has “improved so much,” but there still is room to get better.

“I mean he really has in terms of climbing the pocket and working through his progressions. Even on the one he threw to 81 [Luke Floriea] in the slot, like he drifted too deep,” Monken said. “We caught him in the blitz, but they weren’t even close. He created some of his own pressure. There are things, and operational, it’s still a part of it: getting in the huddle, getting lined up, getting the call. So does Deshaun. They’re both in the same manner, so we can stack plays together. We did a good job. Maybe the most positive thing we did was we overcame some penalties — we overcame a first-and-25, we overcame a couple other penalties, and we hit that big third-and-13 that Shedeur did. So how can we play cleaner at all positions, and certainly with him, how can he play cleaner?”

The Browns will look to see that against the Blls next Saturday.

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Hardly anything went right for Manchester City yesterday as they were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Arsenal in the FA Community Shield. Goals from Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Ødegaard saw Enzo Maresca’s side well beaten at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Looking at the match and how it transpired, there is one area of the pitch that City must strengthen before the transfer window closes. That is the midfield. It looks like Manchester City are about to step up the process of fortifying their engine room. It is exactly what must be done to help give Enzo Maresca the midfielders he needs to fully implement his system.

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The Manchester City midfield is in desperate need of quality reinforcement which stood out yesterday.

Enzo Maresca started Elliot Anderson, Mateo Kovacic and Phil Foden in midfield yesterday against Arsenal. Anderson made his City debut, Mateo Kovacic played in a role that he isn’t ideally suited to and Phil Foden started as the number ten. Manchester City weren’t necessarily swamped in midfield by Mikel Arteta’s side. What stood out was how disjointed Enzo Maresca’s side were and how easy they were to play through in the opening half-hour of the game.

Elliot Anderson was by no means poor in his City debut. He did put himself about in the hour he was on the pitch. Anderson also needs time to grow into life as a Manchester City player. Mateo Kovacic and Phil Foden had moments but overall the necessary quality wasn’t there in the engine room for Manchester City. The midfield trio that Maresca opted to start with played like a lineup that had never played together before, and they were. But there is a desperate need for City to add the quality they need to fortify their midfield.

Rodri won’t be a part of the solution to Manchester City’s midfield issue. Fabrizio Romano reported yesterday that he is on the verge of completing a move to Barcelona. Rodri’s departure, alongside that of Tijjani Reijnders opens up space in Manchester City’s midfield. It must be filled with quality players. Now, City must shop from the top shelf to bolster their midfield. They have done this when they signed Elliot Anderson. Now they need more quality in midfield to add the options that Enzo Maresca needs.

Help does look to be on the way, but as Enzo Maresca pointed out,

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca was asked about Manchester City’s prospects of completing a move for Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi. Maresca reminded everyone that Bouaddi remains a Lille player, but he added that the sooner that City complete any new signings the better. He explained: “He’s still a Lille player, but any new signings, any new players, for sure the sooner they arrive it’s better because we’re going to start the Premier League in one week. And if they start to work with us as soon as possible, it’s better because they can also understand the way we want to play.”

Manchester City must add quality to their midfield. Rodri’s impending departure, alongside that of Bernardo Silva, does mean that Manchester City’s midfield needs bolstering. Also, City’s performance against Arsenal yesterday showed that City need to strengthen their midfield with quality performers. The time for Manchester City to make their move to bolster their midfield is now and it does seem like they will make the necessary moves in the coming days.

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