... but Stefanski has had a golden opportunity for multiple weeks to sit Baker for a game just for being ineffective and use the excuse that they are giving him a week to heal up... thus avoiding the media storm of Baker being pulled for poor play.... take that week and see how your very expensive back-up does who has had success with you in the past. If Keenum comes in and looks good, give him a second week.... We've seen Keenum 1 time against the Broncos who do not have a bad defense.. we scored 17 points and he didn't look spectacular but he certainly looked efficient...
I believe the issue with this approach, most importantly, would be that Baker, Stefanski, the FO, the medical staff and lastly the locker room would know this was a ruse and Baker was benched due to poor play. That creates doubt and mistrust within the organization. Worrying about a media firestorm is the mistake every other regime would concern themselves with, not this one. They do not allow the media or fan fervor to dictate the moves they make, which is a positive.
Berry laid out the organization's three part approach on evaluating if player is capable of playing and playing at winning level. The Browns are going to give their full support to Baker until he is no longer in the future plans. A starting QB needs full organizational support, otherwise, cut-bait and move on.
Camryn Justice
@camijustice
#Browns Andrew Berry said there are 3 things to determine if an injured player can play:
1. Medically cleared & won't hurt themselves further.
2. Medically cleared to allow them to play at a wining level.
3. Player shows in practice they can perform all requirements on game day.
Camryn Justice
@camijustice
#Browns Andrew Berry: "Baker's our quarterback. He's healthy enough to win games for us...if he's ready to go he's going to be our starter."
