The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback room is complicated this offseason.
The Cleveland Browns are working with a crowded quarterback room this offseason.
With Deshaun Watson shelved due to a second Achilles tear in three months back in January, general manager Andrew Berry signed a couple of veterans to fight for the starting role.
Berry also drafted two young players to make things interesting.
The 40-year-old Joe Flacco is the most experienced in the room, followed by Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh’s first-round pick in 2022.
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Berry selected Dillon Gabriel in the third round this season and Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round. They’re all fighting for the starting job in Week 1.
But former Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones has it all figured out, as he described on a recent episode of “The Facility.”
“Pickett is still extremely young,” Jones said. “If he goes out here and plays well, that’s a bonus for your football team, and then you have two young dudes behind them that you are developing. Joe Flacco going out there, I absolutely disagree with that because he’s older. You’re not going to win a lot. But with Kenny Pickett going out there, he’s young. He was a first-rounder.”
“If it’s not Kenny Pickett, the only other option is Shedeur because I believe he’s the most-talented quarterback on that roster.”.
Flacco is clearly the favorite to start due to his experience both in the NFL and in Kevin Stefanski’s offense when he subbed for five games back in 2023. But Jones thinks that’s a terrible idea.
Training camp and the preseason should be fun in Cleveland this season.