There may be an attention-grabbing dynamic with the Cleveland Browns‘ quarterback scenario, and it actually began to indicate itself on Thursday evening of their preseason finale towards the New England Patriots.
Dillon Gabriel obtained the beginning for the Browns, and put collectively the staff’s most spectacular quarterback exhibiting all preseason by going 12-of-15 for 186 yards, three touchdowns and nil 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 staff’s second-string quarterback behind Deshaun Watson and be the following in line to start out?
Dillon Gabriel makes sturdy case to be Browns backup
All of that is being stated with the plain grain of salt that preseason stats and particular person performances will not be all the time one of the best indicator of what a participant is able to or will do when the actual video games begin.
The extent of competitors just isn’t all the time one of the best, and it actually was not on Thursday because the Patriots largely performed second- and third-stringers (and doubtless a number of fourth-stringers).
However the Browns weren’t taking part in many gamers who’re going to be prime contributors, both.
It additionally runs deeper than only one preseason recreation.
