Cleveland Browns: 5 bold predictions for the 2016 season

RG3 starts all 16 games

The Browns don’t have a great reputation of consistency at the quarterback position, evidenced by the fact the Browns have had three quarterbacks start a game in each of the last three seasons. This also includes three different players opening the season as starters in that span: Brandon Weeden, Brian Hoyer and Josh McCown.

Robert Griffin III is being given a chance to end the revolving door of starting quarterbacks in Cleveland, and his history of injuries does not bode well for the goal of bringing consistency to the position.

It would be unfair to assume Griffin is going to get hurt, but the several new faces on the offensive line, along with his history of putting himself in harm’s way, makes a full season out of Griffin tough to see happening.

But there is a difference in how Griffin has been playing since joining the Browns. He has embraced the idea of throwing the ball away instead of trying to hold out hope for a big play, while also learning to slide instead of pulling a Josh McCown and diving headfirst into the defense.

That being said, expect to see Griffin start all 16 games this year. He will be the first Browns starter to do so since Tim Couch started the entire season back in 2001.

Griffin will do this by limiting the amount of times he runs the ball, while being more aware in the pocket and getting the ball out before the defense can converge on him. His injury problems plagued him in the past, but he seems to be a different player now. A player who can help the Browns establish some stability on offense.

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