DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Gameday vs Minnesota Gabriel Named Starter

Ari Meirov
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#Browns are benching QB Joe Flacco and rookie Dillon Gabriel will become the starter.

His first start will be in London vs the #Vikings and the Brian Flores defense.

Adam Schefter
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Joe Flacco will serve as Dillon Gabriel’s backup and Shedeur Sanders will remain Cleveland’s third-string QB.

My initial reaction to this news was concerning that he'd be facing a Flores D in his first start ever but, after thinking about it more, we might be going up against Wentz and our D should be able to handle him. Plus, Minnesota has three OL injured. This is probably a low scoring game and perhaps Gabriel's legs might be able to make a few plays for us that might ultimately be the difference.

I think this is a winnable game, especially if Wentz starts.

and I don't think we wanted to wait two more weeks to pull the trigger. Joe has been that bad

Expect a lot of play action and rolling out of the pocket. I’m excited to see this kid but I do wish it wasn’t against such a good defense in such a novel environment. Oh well, sink or swim, here ya go kid.

This might end up being a 6-3 type game.

Derek Anderson v Trent Edwards!

Disappointing that the Browns have to turn to a 3rd round reach at QB in a season the AFC North is actually winnable.

I get it... I don't hate it, but I don't like it. I'm curious if Cam Robinson will make his debut (I think that has a higher possibility of benefiting the offense).

It really is trial by fire. Playing that defense in London without OTs or any legit weapons lol ... good luck

Looks like he's living on the edge... seems like he'll be a fringe starter.

I think playing on a neutral site is a benefit to Gabriel. No hostility from the home or away crowd. He can throw INTs in peace!

I'm excited. I don't know if he'll pay well this weekend because (1) it's the 5th game of his rookie year, (2) it's against a really good defense in a totally foreign environment, (3) the OL is in shambles and (4) our receiver room just turned over two (very underwhelming) starters for two relative unknowns.

But it's my belief that if "the guy" is on our roster, it's very likely Gabriel. He's got literally every aspects I prize in a starting QB except maybe 4-5 inches of height and 20lbs. If he had the exact same numbers coming out of college but was 6'2", he'd have been the #1 pick. Literally the entire "weaknesses" section of every scouting report was entirely about height, weight, & arm length. His strengths were all about his processing, read skills, awareness, smarts, resiliency, deep experience and winners attitude. This might be the best field test for physical attributes relating to field success in memory.

I expect we'll be in play action a lot, rolling him out of the pocket. Lots of rushing (hopefully), screen passes and multiple TE sets, quick outs to the sidelines. Can our guys get open? Can the OL hold long enough for anything to develop beyond 10 yards before he has to run for his life? Is it just too early for him? Is he just too short and he can't see the reads to make them? Will balls get batted? Will his tiny body just get crumpled by Cashman or Greenard? Or... will he shock the world and once again prove that what's between the ears matters way more than physical measurements? Inquiring minds want to know!

Shedeur weighs in on the QB change. What a clown.

I think if DG is able to keep the offense moving, then he'll be fine. This team was never going further than where the defense could take it on its own... so as long as we don't put the D in bad positions with turnovers and can at least sustain drives then the game could turn in our favor. If get behind and are forced to throw then we're in trouble.

It stands to reason that if he gets cut, teams aren't exactly going to be fighting to claim him.

Every clown show needs a midget.

I'm excited to see him play for more than a few minutes. I don't believe this is the ideal (?) game/place to start him though. I would have thought that a home game (with the crowd behind you) against a less elite team would have been preferable. Simply my own opinion of course....

I'm as excited for Dillon Gabriel as I was for Charlie Frye, Cody Kessler, and DeShone Kizer!!!

His only hope is if Conklin plays and even then it's not looking good.

He wasn't a reach in round 3. Most pre-draft sites listed him as a 3rd or 4th round pick. Some had him as round 5, but very few compared to those ranking 3 & 4. The Browns drafted him towards the end of the 3rd round, the pick we received from Buffalo. Hardly a reach.

Does the "Sanders Team" not have anyone to council this kid on how to improve his chances to play by how to act professionally? No one to show him how to make a positive impression on other teams that may need a QB and have a remote interest in acquiring him by trade or pickup if released?

Just stoopid. Leave him home. USA Today lives for this crap. Ripe for more hype.

For some context

This is right on time, actually. With our terrible tackles and poor receiver play, we need a game manager type. Flacco only made sense if you were going to protect him and ride his big arm. Having him dink and dunk from an ever-collapsing pocket was never going to work.

that's one of the weirdest things I've seen a QB do

So this is the simpleton some people want to be our QB??

He didn't drop 4 key passes that were perfectly thrown.

The 3rd string QB prioritizing what Rex Ryan says on a show nobody watches. Maturity!

Most teams do not want the backup to be a distraction. The Browns managed to roster a 3rd string QB that is distraction.

*Not shooting the messenger SPFM*

I'm excited too. He gives us some hope. We need hope. I think Gabriel will turn out to be a decent NFL QB. We'll see soon enough if that is so or if he is just Colt McCoy 2.0.

P.S. Can't he just wear lifts in his shoes or is that frowned upon in the NFL? Asking for a friend.

So if we put him on stilts then he would own the NFL? Height question taken to its logical extreme.

Just a question; why did Shadeur act the way he did? I like the kid, and I would love to see him develop into a high-end QB for us. Just answer the questions like a gentleman and be done with it. JMO

Not to this extreme, but kind of like signing Tom Brady to be our third string QB, then wondering why the media was making our third string QB a main storyline. SS and his marketing team are a walking roadshow.