Analyst Suggests Former Rival For Browns Backup QB

Thanks to the success he had this year as a backup, there’s a good chance that Joe Flacco won’t be rejoining the Cleveland Browns next year.

Instead, he’ll likely seek out a job as a starter, preferably for a team that’s a quarterback away from being a playoff contender.

As such, the hunt is on for another suitable backup who can step in if Deshaun Watson has another injury-riddled season next year

One of the more recent suggestions comes to us courtesy of Browns insider Tony Grossi (via ESPN Cleveland on Twitter.)

Trubisky is a hometown boy out of Mentor, Ohio, although he played his college ball at the University of North Carolina.

He was drafted in 2017 by the Chicago Bears as the number two overall pick, and he spent the first four years of his career with the Bears.

From there, Trubisky spent one year in Buffalo as Josh Allen’s backup before heading to Pittsburgh for two years, again as a backup.

Trubisky saw a decent amount of playing time with the Steelers, as he played in 12 games total in his two years with Pittsburgh.

As a backup, Trubisky threw eight touchdowns and ten interceptions in what was mostly a forgettable tenure with the Steelers.

He was released less than a week ago, and despite Grossi’s advocacy, the Browns have not yet expressed any interest in adding Trubisky to their roste

Currently, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and PJ Walker are serving as backup quarterbacks for the Browns, but thanks to mediocre performances from both players last year, expect Cleveland to add another QB in the coming days.

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Eric Metcalf Takes Issue With Teams Having Better Super Bowl Chances Than Browns

With the 2023 NFL season behind us, people are already starting to talk about who has the best chance to make a splash next year.

Much of the hubbub is due to Las Vegas coming out with their projections for next year for who has the best chance to win the Super Bowl.

While some might agree with their projections, there are certainly some angry and confused fans and bettors, especially in regard to the expectations for the Cleveland Browns.

Former Browns legend Eric Metcalf, for one, is shocked at some of the teams that Vegas thinks have a better chance of making the Super Bowl than the Browns (via The Dawg Check Podcast on Twitter.)

The Chicago Bears have to be at the top of the list in terms of the team that shouldn’t be ahead of the Browns when it comes to who’s going to make the Super Bowl next year.

As Metcalf mentioned, they don’t even know for sure who their quarterback is going to be.

If it’s Justin Fields, as is the expectation right now, he hasn’t exactly given off Super Bowl contender vibes based on his first several years in the league.

The Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars were also listed ahead of the Browns as having a better chance to win it all next year.

If Kirk Cousins and Trevor Lawrence are healthy and playing their best ball, these predictions may not be too far-fetched.

However, as the only team of these four to make the playoffs this year, the Browns should be getting more respect than they are.