“7 Games for Dillon Gabriel, 6 for Shedeur Sanders”: Browns Analyst Proposes QB Formula for Kevin Stefanski

If it weren’t for the New York Jets, the Cleveland Browns would be unchallenged for the title of the worst NFL franchise of the modern era. However, despite being the perennial laughing stock of the league for a while now, their fans continue to show up year after year.

At the helm, Kevin Stefanski is doing his best to navigate things, right or wrong. After he found himself with four different quarterbacks on his roster this season, he remained committed to choosing the one who he believed would give them the best chance at winning. The only problem is that they have been losing.

Now, here we are in Week 7 of the regular season. Joe Flacco is gone, Kenny Pickett is gone, Dillon Gabriel seems to be anything but inspiring, and Shedeur Sanders is still on the bench. Needless to say, everyone is frustrated, including Cleveland’s loyal fans.

But, according to the hosts of the Cleveland-based 92.3 The Fan sports radio show, there may be a solution to the Browns’ situation. “Kevin [Stefanski] likes Dillon more, give him eight games and that will still leave, as long as Dillon’s healthy enough to play eight games, that’ll still give Shedeur five games,” suggested Nick Wilson.

“It’s not what maybe what Shedeur fans want. It’s probably not as fair a shake as it should be, but five games are still enough to prove yourself. But after last week, I would say, 7 games for Dillon Gabriel and 6 for Shedeur Sanders,” he added.

Gabriel’s first two starts have been anything but stellar. The Oregon product has completed just 56% of his passes, and while he has yet to turn the ball over, a consistent string of poor decisions has resulted in him averaging a little more than 205 passing yards per game.

But then, he’ll still get the starting nod in Week 7, where Cleveland will take on the sinking ship that is the Miami Dolphins. Seeing as Miami is currently allowing the fourth most points and the 12th most yards of any team in the league, this may be Gabriel’s best chance at convincing the masses that he is worthy of being a QB1.

However, should he begin to falter once again, then the cries for Sanders will only get louder. However, for whatever reason, both the coaching staff and the ownership in Cleveland seem to have zero interest in granting Sanders those reps.

It’s time they asked themselves, what else do they have to lose? The Browns can’t afford to play things conservatively forever.

At some point or another, they are going to have to take a chance. Otherwise, they’ll risk sinking even further into that sea of mediocrity.

Sanders may not prove to be the answer to their problems. But he can at least bring something that the franchise hasn’t seen in quite some time, and that’s both viewers and excitement.