The Browns’ preseason QB blunder that doomed Shedeur Sanders and his receivers

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The heated sideline exchange between Shedeur Sanders and Jerry Jeudy captured by CBS cameras during Sunday’s 26-8 loss to San Francisco wasn’t just a momentary flash of frustration — it was the inevitable result of an offseason quarterback plan that one Browns insider called “remiss” and another labeled “the weirdest part of it all.”

The root of the problem? A bizarre four-way quarterback competition that prevented Sanders from building essential chemistry with the team’s top receivers, a deficiency that’s now painfully apparent as he tries to lead the offense in December.

“Fortunately for him, he’s developed sort of an instant chemistry with Harold Fannin Jr., but he doesn’t have much with the other primary pass catchers and that’s not helping this offense at all,”