​BEREA ― Todd Monken said he was confident Deshaun Watson would be back as the Browns’ starting quarterback after missing a game. Yet, the Browns coach took two days to make it public that Watson was going to be the guy against the Houston Texans.Those two days may have created questions in a lot of places. One of those places wasn’t in Watson’s mind.Watson always expected to be back starting after missing his first game of the season. Why Monken took his time to say it is something he wasn’t pondering?”I have no idea,” Watson said Nov. 11. “I’m not sure. You have to ask Monk about that. My job is to just come in every day and whatever’s required for the day is what I do.”Subscribe to Browns Insider newsletterMonken said there was never a doubt in his mind that Watson was going to be back under center after missing the Browns’ overtime loss at the New Orleans Saints due to the impact of a concussion. The question arose, though, after Shedeur Sanders went out and threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns against the Saints, followed by Monken’s refusal to come out and say Watson was starting when asked directly about it the day after the loss.The reason Monken gave after the decision was finally public Nov. 11 was because he wanted to “run it by the staff.” That led to the a natural follow-up: Is Watson the starter beyond this week or not?”I don’t look at it either way,” Monken said. “I don’t look at it week to week and I don’t look at his long term. I mean, we’re judged each week. I am, he is, our team is. That isn’t surprising to anybody at where we’re at. I anticipate him being our starter. It’s what he’s been. He’s been our starter. But we all control that, right? How we scheme up, what we do offensively, how we play, how we play around him how he plays.”The Browns have a bye week after they play the Texans. They’re currently 5-4, but are on a two-game losing streak.A loss to Houston would drop the Browns to .500, and expand the gap between them and the top of the AFC North. It could also lead to bye-week conversations about whether or not to stick with Watson or just go to Sanders for the rest of the season to get a better idea of what the second-year pro can do.”I mean that’s up to Monk and the front office,” Watson said. “My job is to come in and win today. So today, whatever it’s going to bring, I’m going to continue to do that. That’s up to the front office.”Watson has played a large role in where the Browns are at record-wise with five wins in the fourth quarter, including four in the final two minutes of the game. That was a similar blueprint to how Sanders’ performance against the Saints went.Sanders completed 19-of-31 passes and posted a 114.6 rating for the game. From the 5:33 mark of the fourth quarter until the game ended with a minute left in overtime after the Browns’ two-point try failed, he was 10-of-15 for 187 yards and both touchdown passes.While Watson was inactive for the game, he was able to travel to New Orleans after clear