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Cleveland Browns: The QB position remains the team’s biggest question

By Steven Kubitza

May 24, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer (7) throws a pass during organized team activities at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 24, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer (7) throws a pass during organized team activities at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Cleveland Browns enter 2017 with another quarterback competition, which has become a common theme for the organization since 1999.

Cleveland Browns fans are well-aware that the quarterback position is still not solidified. The front office knows this as well, but fans are hoping 2017 is the final year in which there is yet another competition to decide the starting job.

Cody Kessler enters the year as the favorite, but the job is still not definitively his just yet. With Brock Osweiler‘s experience and DeShone Kizer’s potential, it may be another year of a quarterback carousel in Cleveland.

The position was determined to be the team’s biggest question heading into the season in a recent post on FanSided.

From the article:

"Now it’s possible we could see starting quarterbacks Nos. 27-29. The team orchestrated a trade with the Houston Texans to take Brock Osweiler off their hands. After passing on a young signal-caller in the first round of April’s draft, the team used a second-round choice on Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer. And while Hogan completed 14-of-26 passes for 104 yards and two interceptions in 2016, he did not start a game."

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Talking about all the starting quarterbacks since 1999 seems to be a favorite thing to do for people outside of Cleveland, although the context behind each start is often left out of the old joke.

Regardless, the lack of certainty at the position means there may once again be several starting quarterbacks in 2017, and this is alright if it means the team is trying to find the right fit.

Perhaps Kizer comes in for a struggling or injured Kessler, or Osweiler gets a shot to start and brings some victories to his temporary home.

There is also the possibility that Kessler starts all 16 games, which would be a miracle in itself, yet certainly not impossible.

This talk has become an annual event, but the current direction of the team is providing more optimism than the doomed campaigns of the past. The hope now is that the team will follow through with wins on the field.

Next: 3 takeaways on the QBs after OTAs

But for that to happen, the team needs some competent play at the quarterback position. It doesn’t matter who provides it, but it must happen for the team to have any chance of being successful in 2017.

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