There’s an attention-grabbing dynamic with the Cleveland Browns‘ quarterback scenario, and it actually began to indicate itself on Thursday evening of their preseason finale in opposition to the New England Patriots.
Dillon Gabriel received the beginning for the Browns, and put collectively the group’s most spectacular quarterback displaying all preseason by going 12-of-15 for 186 yards, three touchdowns and 0 interceptions in his one half of labor.
It brings up what ought to be a really related query — why should not he enter the season because the group’s second-string quarterback behind Deshaun Watson and be the following in line to begin?
Dillon Gabriel makes robust case to be Browns backup
All of that is being stated with the plain grain of salt that preseason stats and particular person performances are usually not all the time the very best indicator of what a participant is able to or will do when the actual video games begin.
The extent of competitors isn’t all the time the very best, and it actually was not on Thursday because the Patriots principally performed second- and third-stringers (and doubtless a number of fourth-stringers).
However the Browns weren’t enjoying many gamers who’re going to be high contributors, both.
It additionally runs deeper than only one preseason recreation.
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