Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders Set to Start This Season
Cleveland Browns insider Zac Jackson has provided insights into the team's quarterback situation, indicating that Shedeur Sanders is likely to start at some point during the season. This prediction is based on the franchise's history of frequently changing quarterbacks, with the team having utilized at least three different starters in each of the last three seasons.
Deshaun Watson is set to begin the year as the starter after winning the training camp competition. However, Jackson notes that the Browns have a pattern of needing to switch quarterbacks, as evidenced by the fact that a backup has taken the field before November in seven of the last ten years. Sanders, who finished last season as the starting quarterback for the final seven games, now has the advantage of a full offseason to prepare under offensive coordinator Todd Monken.
The current quarterback room is further complicated by injuries, with second-year quarterback Dillon Gabriel on injured reserve and rookie Taylen Green seen as a long-term project. Jackson suggests that the Browns may only retain Green by next summer, indicating a temporary situation for the other quarterbacks. While Watson's performance will ultimately determine if a change is necessary, the Browns' history suggests that Sanders could be called upon sooner rather than later.
