Given how things have transpired, you're probably right.
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Shedeur Sanders - 2023-25 Tracking History Thread - Drafted by the Cleveland Browns (NFL)
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I think he knows he’s getting fired and he wanted nothing to do with Shedeur soooo. Shedeur will get his chance, just not until the HC is fired
This is how I see it playing out as well.
If SS demonstrates he's the best QB on the team (even if it happens next year), I would think Stefanski refusing to play him this season would reflect poorly on the coach and damage future opportunities as either a HC or OC.
Your take implies he has a motivation stronger than career self interest.
What Pate is saying is (I think) that Stefanski isn't a believer in SS, never wanted him, and thinks if he ever plays him it will affect his career worse than just getting fired. He'd rather ride DG into the sunset of this job. Who knows why; it could be influenced by his peers, his agent, whatever.
That's just based on observations on how he's managed the depth chart since the draft.
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We’ll see if he can sustain it. Gabriel was always going to get 4-5 starts no matter how he looked. The tape will be out on him after today and other teams will be able to gameplan.
Decent game from Gabriel in his first start. Nothing too bad but no wow factor at any point. Some errant throws on what should have been easy completions and ultimately a Loss. I just don’t see how they can view him as anything more than a solid backup QB
Played well enough to win.
And played poorly enough to lose. And the Vikings aren't exactly a dominant team right now.
He was better than Flacco but that isn't a high bar.
It took Nix 5 weeks of playing to get a similar stat line and he had only first team reps in camp. It was a fantastic first start for Gabriel.
Right. That’s why I said he played fine. But he will get worse as more film is available imo
Scoreboard!
They can’t run their offense with max protect for every play.
In fairness to Gabriel it sounds like he was adequate and mistake free, which is all you can ask for from a rookie in his first start. Most NFL rookie QBs don't do well in their first regular season start. Stefanski will likely stick with him for at least a few games if not more unless he starting doing really bad.
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He didn't screw up, but I wasn't impressed. 1 dropped interception, another close. A pass batted at the line and caught out of bounds. So-so on scrambles. His height is a killer.
They were in max protection for most of the game on passing downs. The run game was cooking. Once they had to open up the offense further, he was serviceable but not good.
I'm not sold on Gabriel yet. The Browns had the ball twice in the 4th quarter when up by 3 and a chance to ice the game and Gabriel was unable to do much. Some of it was conservative play calling, but some of it was him. He overthrew the 3rd down pass with around 3 minutes left which would have probably sealed the game. Instead it stopped the clock.
I think the Steelers coming off a bye week might really tee off on Gabriel and bat down a lot of passes.
I think the Steelers coming off a bye week might really tee off on Gabriel and bat down a lot of passes.
I think that the Flacco trade says as much about their confidence in Gabriel/Shedeur as much as it does about how shot they perceive Flacco to be by trading in the division.
They saw that they can lose with Gabriel playing the same way they can with Flacco and this way, they can focus on DG and SS getting the reps. Having a vet in the room was conventional wisdom, but they probably should have just done this 6 weeks ago