I cannot understand how Kevin Stefanski cannot see that an NFL QB must have the ability to stretch the field vertically.
If you are Jimmy Haslam you have to evaluate at the end of the 2025 season if the Dillon Gabriel gamble was indicative of a massive hole in Stefanski's understanding of the NFL or simply a risky bet that didn't work out. I saw Rex Ryan recently comment that Dillon Gabriel has NONE of the physical traits needed by an NFL QB. Jimmy Haslam’s contact list is full of NFL experts, he must’ve heard this comment over and over again. He most certainly heard this after Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft and that's most likely why he mandated that Andrew Berry pick Shedeur Sanders on Day 3 and I say in this case, Haslam nailed it. Thank you Jimmy!
Sunday is going to be another game that adds color to the narrative running through Jimmy Haslam's mind. And I predict the outcome of Sunday's game vs the 49ers is going to be a very bad one for Stefanski.
How bad? Really, really bad - I believe the Browns are going to win.
Why is a Browns win bad for Stefanski? Because it's going to further reinforce in Jimmy Haslam's mind that all the losing in 2025 was unnecessary and could have been avoided by simply approaching the offense with a Jim Schwartz mentality. It's simple, a conservative offense capable however of attacking at any time that is led by a QB who can reach any part of the field is better than Kevin Stefanski's overly complicated approach. Stefanski’s playbook is apparently so complicated that he and Andrew Berry decided to experiment by seeing if a QB with computer processing speed, high IQ and great interviewing skills could execute exactly what Stefanski designs and win in the NFL in spite of sub par physical attributes.
Jim Schwartz has a defense where every defender knows his role and plays super fast because they do not have to think too much
Kevin Stefanski has an offense where a 3 year veteran who has a college degree, Cedric Tillman, still lines up on the wrong side of the field at a critical moment. This Browns offense makes mistakes every week. I assume it's because they must consume energy trying to remember what their assignment is on any given play. And they play slow as molasses, like they’re wearing cement shoes. That stands in contrast to the rocket speed with which Jim Schwartz’s crew plays.
Because the Browns ignored Shedeur most of the season Shedeur has to have a simple game plan Sunday. Using a simple game plan Sunday against the Raiders resulted in the Browns offense actually looking fast much of the game, scoring more than 20 points, and oh yeah, winning!! Of course the Browns defense was the key, but the Browns defense was good against the Jets too, and the Browns lost to the Jets. The difference was Shedeur! Just one example- Shedeur put a screen pass in Dylan Sampson‘s hands and Sampson took it to the house to effectively end the game. Dillon Gabriel threw a screen pass into the stands on a similar play against the Jets. I’m sorry, but there’s zero question in my mind that with Dillon Gabriel at the controls last Sunday against the Raiders, the Browns would have lost.
Because Tommy Rees is calling the plays and is ambitious, he is going to make sure Sanders has a good game plan. The Browns are going to keep it simple Sunday against the Niners. What will be the result? A few big plays and another win against a good 49ers team.
A win against the 49ers Sunday only serves to reinforce in our owners mind that drafting Shedeur Sanders was a very good idea (and it was in fact a very good idea) and that his coach and GM did not agree with him.
The Brown BLog Predicts
Browns 27
49ers 20
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