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DeShone Kizer - QB - Browns
Coach Hue Jackson named DeShone Kizer the starter for the Browns' third preseason game.

Aug 23 - 8:50 AM

DeShone Kizer - QB - Browns

Coach Hue Jackson named DeShone Kizer the starter for the Browns' third preseason game.
The third preseason game is the dress rehearsal for Week 1, so it's Kizer's job to lose. "He has made a lot of progress by investing the time necessary to learn our offense, working hard to improve on his fundamentals while also effectively moving the offense in preseason games," Jackson said. "Development is so important for a young quarterback, this is the next step he needs to take and he deserves this opportunity. He is certainly positioning himself well to earn the starting job heading into the regular season." Through two preseason games, Kizer is 19-of-31 passing for 258 yards and a touchdown, adding 47 yards and a touchdown as a rusher. Brock Osweiler started the previous two exhibitions, but threw an interception and no touchdowns.

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Aug 23 - 8:50 AM

Its not.what i wanted to see .... if thats the decision, theres no looking back ... ready or not here it comes .... good luck kid ...

Its gonna be a rollercoaster with this kid ... lots of WOWS ... good and bad ... *L* ....

Take care of him Hue ...

It's who I would have picked and the guy I thought Hue was going to pick, but I still don't feel great about it. Would have been nice to give him more time. Let's hope the resiliency he learned at ND serves him well. At least he should start the season with a solid OL in front of him, instead of last year's MASH unit.

Well, Hue isn't calling it as Kizer for the opener against the Steelers. This could be something where he wants to see him with the 1's to see if this is something he can live with.

We'll see. Can't wait.

I don't "like" it either...but I saw no path for Hue to name Oz the starter after his two performances. I think he would risk losing the locker room if he trotted Oz out there again as the starter.

CK looked better than Oz...while simultaneously looking very limited.

I think the decision makes sense...I just wish we had another option for awhile.

Please tell me Joe Thomas is playing.

If Kiser is our best chance, this means that both Brock and Cody are horrible.

Hue said the person starting the third preseason game will likely start the opener, so great. We're paying Brock a ton of money to be useless, and we moved up to draft Cody that obviously is barely backup material now.

Our QB situation is always so freaking depressing.

Well, here we go!! Kizer is the man, the era begins!!so let's support the kid and see what he gots!!!!

Good luck, kid!

Insert "This was a FO decision" comments now.

not really a shock with anyone with a pair of eyes...even given his issues, he still moved the offense better. Sink or swim time

If he starts the 3rd preseason game isn't he for all intents and purposes the starting QB?

Once he's named the starter for this game wouldnt that create a controversy if you went to Brock week 1?

Or at least make the statement that DK failed in his dress rehearsal?

Or am I seeing this wrong....

btw- these are real questions

Gave us the best chance to win. And Hue obviously feels Comfortable too. Should be fun!

I agree. It will be interesting next week, because teams like to rest their starters for game four, but Kizer and really the whole offensive units needs work.

IMO there's no looking back now. Let him have the season ... or until he gets injured

I thought I read that Joe would only be playing on the third preseason game.

I expected this. After watching the games he was the best one out there. Now this is the next step in his progression. Let us all hope he continues to put in the work and become our qb for years to come.

there's no question he's the best ... it's just if this is the best for him

WOW, did not see this coming, I thought he was to slow out of huddle, etc,etc, shows how much I know....Hope he doesn't get hurt....he better slide every damn time.

He shouldn't play fourth exhibition. Guess Hue will tailor the game play for his STARTER,,,,,WOW....Go Browns!!!!

I hope the staff really chooses to scheme up 'wins' in the playcalling to give DK easy throws that make him comfortable, confident and successful. Even to the extent of gameplanning specific match-ups even if it is showing their hand a bit....making him look good and feel good is THAT important next game.

DK must look good.

that's the key ed. we MUST tailor things to his strengths. Literally dont make him do anything tough right now. Stress simplicity

This is no surprise to me. Osweiller stunk and Kessler regressed badly from last year. Kizer was really the only choice.

all Brock had to do was be below average ... he was WAY below average. never seen someone so inaccurate

IF our running game is what it's suppose to be...

and IF our defense is as legit as we're thinking it can be...

then the expectations for Kizer don't have to be too terribly high. All he has to do is execute the offense competently. In my mind if we can count on him to guide the offense to around 20 points by middle of the 4th quarter (which shouldn't be too hard... 1 passing TD, 1 from the ground game, 2 FG's from a 50+ yrd FG kicker in Zane...) we ought to see ourselves in positions of opportunities to pull out a W here and there.

I hadn't seen this when I just commentd in another thread...a bit surprised, but not shocked or mad.

My only concern if in fact Kizer starts the season, it's going to be hard to take him out if he struggles, but Hue did a good job with Kessler last season. Kessler wasn't horrible, and Kizer is better than him.

Good luck Mr. Kizer. I hope you keep the job for many years.

Here is a perfect example of stats not telling the whole truth.
Kessler has thrown for a high % and hasn't thrown a pick iirc, but he just hasn't moved the offense and put up the points.

Anyway it's like déjà vu.

At least this time Kizer has the size and running ability, that others have lacked and a cannon to boot, so teams will have to respect is deep ball.

Makes sense. I never understood wasting time with Osweiler when this is a 2-3 win team either way.

This year is about evaluating Kizer.

I'll send him flowers in the hospital.

Not surprised in the slightest. Kizer moved the ball and put points on the board. The others didn't. Kizer may not be ready but, he has outperformed Brock and Kess. So, that says a lot about the others.

The adversity and physical toll of being a 21 y/o rookie QB on 2-3 team is high, dangerously so....and thats if the media is on your side

Considering Brock and Kessler was a stretch to begin with. The biggest problem with the Browns has been putting points on the board. Brock may bring some trade value now but if not he can continue his backup career here.

j/c:

Good luck, Kizer. Seize the opportunity.

It's a moot point now by there is huge difference between going against 1-2s and 2-3s.

Time to prove them all wrong. I'm excited to see we may have our future franchise QB and he's not sitting on the bench watching and learning from a less talented QB or a career Backup. He'll be scoring points and learning from experience on the field game 1.

That's the spirit!

Indeed, but Derek Carr, Marcus Mariota and others have survived.

If he has the support of the organization he'll survive.

If it's too much for him to handle, the Browns will be drafting a QB high next year.