{"id":212203,"date":"2025-07-16T18:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/212203\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:27:10","slug":"the-steep-path-dillon-gabriel-must-navigate-to-win-browns-qb1-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/212203\/","title":{"rendered":"The steep path Dillon Gabriel must navigate to win Browns\u2019 QB1 spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2014 The Browns<\/a>\u2019 quarterback competition is heating up, and rookie Dillon Gabriel finds himself firmly in the mix \u2014 but with substantial obstacles standing between him and the Week 1 starting job. The third-round pick from Oregon may have captured the organization\u2019s imagination with his football intelligence, but translating that into an immediate starting role presents a formidable challenge.<\/p>\n

According to Browns beat reporter Mary Kay Cabot on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast<\/a>, Gabriel faces an uphill battle against experienced veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. When asked about Gabriel\u2019s chances of starting Week 1, Cabot was blunt: \u201cI don\u2019t think the chances are great because he\u2019s a third round pick, he\u2019s a rookie, he\u2019s got things to learn. Why would you start a rookie ahead of two very, very experienced veterans, you\u2019d have to have a really darn good reason to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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