The Cleveland Browns had a clear plan for how to handle their quartet of quarterbacks once the preseason schedule got underway.

Veteran Joe Flacco, the presumptive starter who is entering his 18th season in the NFL, would play as little as possible to avoid injury. In his place, the Browns would trot out Kenny Pickett just enough to get a team interested in making a trade, but not so much that teams would remember that he is Kenny Pickett.

From there, it would be left to give rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders playing time so that they could get acclimated to the NFL game for their inevitable regular-season appearances this fall.

Well, we all know about the best-laid plans.

Everything is cool with Flacco, who will be safely on the sidelines tonight when the Browns open the pres

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