Also, if Joe Flacco gets hurt in Week 1, which QB should come in to save the day?
During the offseason, Cleveland Browns fans vote in SB Nation Reacts to express their confidence level in the team or their thoughts on other topics.
Our first question asked if the Browns’ offseason and preseason performance affected fan confidence. Despite the four-way quarterback battle, the team letting Nick Chubb go and having their top drafted running back still be unsigned, and not really upgrading the wide receiver room, 50% of fans are more confident in what the team can bring to the table in 2025. I think there is definitely a case for that, but I ended up voting with the 37% crowd that said my confidence was unchanged. That’s because I already kind of dismissed last year as a bad season that we can look past, and with some of the very early known changes (Deshaun Watson being out and a return to Kevin Stefanski’s offense), my expectation was immediately that Cleveland would be better this season; the preseason itself didn’t alter that, per se, but confirmed it for me.
Our other question asked, if QB Joe Flacco goes down with an injury in Week 1, who would you want to see come in for relief to help spark the team to (hopefully) a victory? Would it be Dillon Gabriel or Shedeur Sanders? I think it would have been a toss-up if that third preseason game didn’t happen, which goes to show you how perception can change in an instant: a landslide 86% of fans are going with Gabriel now.
On a national scale, poll questions were asked about the league MVP, offensive MVP, defensive MVP, and rookies of the year. The only category that had Cleveland represented was the defensive MVP, where Myles Garrett was neck-in-neck with Aiden Hutchinson for the projected honor. Although maybe that poll would have changed if the Micah Parsons trade had happened before it.
Over at FanDuel Sportsbook, you can currently bet on whether the Browns will have over/under 2.5 wins, 3.5 wins, or 4.5 wins.
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