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The home crowd at Huntington Bank Field didn\u2019t waste any time making their feelings on Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel very clear.<\/p>\n
Gabriel entered the game with a 1-4 record as the starter and ranking near the bottom of the league in every major passing category. The Browns\u2019 offense has struggled as a whole this season, averaging just 16.2 points and 265.1 yards per game.<\/p>\n
There have been multiple issues with the Browns\u2019 offense, leading to the shift to Tommy Rees as play-caller in Week 10. But Gabriel, the team\u2019s third-round pick, has not provided any kind of spark for the unit.<\/p>\n
Against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, it was more of the same from Gabriel early with short, conservative throws. On the team\u2019s second drive, he missed running back Dylan Sampson on what should have been an easy toss. The incompletion immediately drew boos from the Browns fans in the stands.<\/p>\n
The boos resurfaced several more times in the first half. After a muffed punt set the Browns up inside the Ravens\u2019 10-yard line, they couldn\u2019t capitalize, settling for a 24-yard field goal instead of a touchdown.<\/p>\n
Gabriel later dirted a routine throw late in the half on third down, drawing another wave of frustration from the home crowd. Chants of \u201cwe want Sanders\u201d\u00a0could also be heard. Gabriel finished the first half with 68 yards on 7-of-10 passing.<\/p>\n
UPDATE<\/strong><\/em>: Gabriel is in concussion protocol.\u00a0Shedeur Sanders took over to begin the second half.<\/p>\n The criticism of Gabriel is warranted but also amplified because of who is sitting behind him on the depth chart. Calls have\u00a0grown in recent weeks\u00a0for the Browns to replace Gabriel with Sanders.<\/p>\n However, the Browns have shown very little interest in going down that road \u2014 at least right now.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair to speculate,\u201d\u00a0Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said this week. \u201cWe\u2019re committed to getting better as an offense. Dillon is certainly committed to improving every which way he can. And all the while, all of our players, young players, are developing and working so hard behind the scenes to make sure that they\u2019re getting better on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n Stefanski did offer some rare praise and insight on Sanders in the latter half of the week.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s doing a really nice job, including just now coming off the field with the red zone drill that we did,\u201d\u00a0Stefanski said. \u201cSo, continues to work very hard, doing a nice job in meetings, doing a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n The Browns aren\u2019t ready to turn the reins over to Sanders yet. But if Gabriel continues to struggle, the team will get a shot, per Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com.<\/p>\n \u201cDepending on how Gabriel comes along, Sanders is still likely to start some games this season, based in part on the fact that the Browns have the two first-round picks in the 2026 draft in a strong quarterback class, and need to know what they already have,\u201d\u00a0Cabot said.<\/p>\n After Sunday, the Browns have seven games left. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said during training camp that there\u2019s urgency for Cleveland to see if either Gabriel or Sanders can be their long-term solution at quarterback.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely. Absolutely,\u201d\u00a0Haslam said. \u201cBut, I mean, Kevin is aware of that. He knows how important quarterback is, and he and (Browns GM) Andrew talk about those kinds of things all the time. It\u2019s a daily ongoing conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n Sanders hasn\u2019t spoken publicly in recent weeks, but he made it clear after the\u00a0Joe Flacco\u00a0trade that\u00a0he\u2019d be ready when his number is called. That moment may be approaching quickly for Cleveland.<\/p>\n As the Baltimore Ravens<\/strong> continue their pursuit of an elite defense in the 2025 season, <\/p>\n \u201cThe Ravens want a championship-caliber defense? Then they need someone who can bring the pressure in the middle. I\u2019m ready to come in, wreck plays, and elevate this defense to another level.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n