Even though Dillon Gabriel and the Cleveland Browns came up short in a 21-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London during Week 5, his first career start showed plenty of promise. Now, with Joe Flacco traded to the Cincinnati Bengals , it’s clear the team feels confident letting their third-round pick take the reins under center.
The rookie learned behind the 40-year-old for the first four weeks before replacing him as the QB1 in Week 5. Now, if you ask Gabriel himself about what he learned from Flacco before he was traded, he’d just say that it’s not just one thing.
“I don’t think it’s one thing,” Gabriel told reporters after the Browns traded Flaco on Tuesday. “I wouldn’t want to limit it to that. But I think just overall his (Flacco’s) process, how he’s been about his