Joe Flacco is out and Dillon Gabriel is in at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns . The swap is notable but wholly unsurprising , given Flacco was always destined to serve as a placeholder for Kevin Stefanski's offense.

It's basically the same thing that was said about the New York Giants when they turned to rookie Jaxson Dart , demoting veteran Russell Wilson after the latter proved a bit too sluggish in his role as the season-opening starter.

Both teams elevated their youngsters not only for an immediate boost but for a chance to evaluate their long-term prospects at the game's most important position. And they may not be the last clubs to make such a switch.

A handful of other organizations are still enduring uneven quarterback play roughly a quarter of the way into

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