The Cleveland Browns have had an unusual quarterback battle all offseason.
While veteran Joe Flacco was recently announced as the team’s Week 1 starter against the Cincinnati Bengals, trade acquisition Kenny Pickett and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders were all in the running for some playing time.
With the preseason in the books and a lackluster Week 3 performance against the Los Angeles Rams (3-of-6, 14 yards) from Sanders, former Detroit Lions QB and current ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky does not see the fifth-round pick making a start this season.
“I don’t think he’s gonna start unless Joe Flacco falls flat on his face and gets hurt. And then, I think Dillon Gabriel should be the No. 2 quarterback unless he falls flat on his face and/or gets hurt,” Orlovsky said on Monday’s edition of “First Take.” “And then, what they do with Kenny Pickett, I would imagine they have him as the third and Shedeur as like that fourth that they’re trying to develop. Unless someone gets hurt or there’s just complete disaster performance-wise from the other three, I don’t think he gets on the field.”
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