The Cleveland Browns will remain with Dillon Gabriel as the team’s starting quarterback.
Gabriel is set to start his third straight game, while fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders remains the backup. Yet, the Browns’ offense has been struggling with Gabriel at the helm, so many fans have called for Sanders to start.
However, Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot doesn’t think Sanders would have much success if he played. Instead, the insider believes Sanders would be in for a world of hurt if he starts.
“Question is, would Sanders fare any better? With so many issues on the unit, it would probably be just as tough sledding for him as it’s been for Gabriel, and as it was for Flacco. The one area where Sanders would have Gabriel beat is in accuracy,” Cabot wrote in a piece published on Wednesday.
“But with this offense struggling in almost every aspect — except perhaps the running game when the defense allows it — Sanders might be thrown to the wolves and set up for a world of hurt in his first few starts if he’s not ready…. But it’s turbulent cockpit right now for a Browns rookie quarterback, whether his name is Gabriel or Sanders,” Cabot added.
Cabot believes Sanders would likely get sacked quite often, as that was an issue for him in college. So, she believes the Browns are smart in not starting Sanders, as it wouldn’t be an improvement over Gabriel right now.
Browns’ Dillon Gabriel Learning From Every Start
Although Sanders won’t be starting games anytime soon, he is focused on helping Gabriel.
Gabriel, meanwhile, knows he has to be better than he was against the Pittsburgh Steelers. But the rookie quarterback says he has learned from every start and believes he will be better.
“Just, I think you continue to learn from each start,” Gabriel said. “Each time going in there there’s a lot of details that you want to fine tune and continue to get better at and get more comfortable with that. But, you know, margin for error is small as well. So, I think I knew that but continue to learn that and try to evolve to be better for this team.”
Although Gabriel is still learning on the job, he knows the offense has to get better, and that starts with him.
“There’s solutions that you want to find, to find a better outcome,” Gabriel said. “But like I said, it comes down to a couple plays that could be here or there. And I think you can look at third downs, we can be better at red area, running the football, being more efficient in the pass game. So, I think if you look at it through that, there’s a lot of areas we can be better.”
The Browns will host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
Sanders Focused on Helping Gabriel
With Sanders remaining the backup, he has made his goal clear each week.
Sanders said he plans on making sure Gabriel is as prepared as possible so he and the offense can have success.
“We’re going to make sure we do everything we can to make sure Dillon is ready for the game,” Sanders said. “So each and every day, even when Joe (Flacco) was the starter, everything. Prepare the right way and be ready to know that you could get out there any point in time. So, I’m overly confident within myself. I know when I first got here, I’m ready to play. But it’s up to the coache. And whatever decision they make, then I’m fine with.”
Although Sanders wants to start, his focus is on being the best teammate possible.
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