Baker Mayfield gave the Browns something they hadn’t had since re-entering the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1999: Stability at the quarterback position. Until now, when Mayfield will miss tonight’s game against the Broncos and Case Keenum will start for the Browns.That makes Keenum the Browns’ 31st starting quarterback since this version of the [more]
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Adam Thielen: To take next step, Vikings need to quit talking about it
What do the Vikings need to do to finally get to the next step and compete for a championship? Receiver Adam Thielen made a likely inadvertent Fight Club reference when addressing that topic earlier today.“I think it really comes down to, ‘Quit talking about it,’ right?” Thielen told Bruce Murray and Bruce Gradkowski of SiriusXM [more]
Ben’s backup says he didn’t fumble on purpose
One of the more unusual stories to come out of the NFL in the last week is the allegation that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger fumbled on purpose late in the fourth quarter of a big game in 2014, just to spite offensive coordinator Todd Haley.The story sounds crazy, but it comes from a reputable source: [more]
Report: Rams hire Zac Robinson as assistant QBs coach
The Rams have a replacement for Zac Taylor, who has left to become the Bengals’ new head coach.Sean McVay has hired Zac Robinson as his new assistant quarterbacks coach, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Robinson most recently was a senior analyst at Pro Football Focus while also working as a private quarterbacks coach.Robinson and Bruce [more]
Nick Mullens, 49ers dominating Raiders 17-3 at half
Who is Nick Mullens? He’s the 49ers quarterback on his way to becoming at minimum a one-game wonder. Mullens has made it look easy in his NFL debut, completing 12 of 17 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Richie James Jr., who caught a 53-yard pass, dropped what should have been a 21-yard touchdown [more]
Baker Mayfield will be the Browns’ 30th starting quarterback since 1999
Officially, the Browns have not named Baker Mayfield their new starting quarterback. Realistically, everyone knows Mayfield will start next week after taking over for an injured Tyrod Taylor on Thursday night and leading Cleveland to its first win since 2016.When Mayfield does become the starter officially, he’ll be the 30th starting quarterback for the Browns [more]
Steelers comfortable going without a quarterbacks coach
The Steelers have a relatively old quarterbacks room, so for the moment, they’re not going to bother with having a quarterbacks coach.When former QB coach Randy Fichtner was promoted to offensive coordinator, the Steelers let him keep his old title without hiring another one to replace him. And while they say it’s something they may [more]
Tyrod Taylor would be the Browns’ 29th starting quarterback since 1999
The Browns are trading for Tyrod Taylor, so one more name can be added to the saddest jersey in sports.Taylor, assuming he starts at least one game for the Browns in 2018, is set to become their 29th starting quarterback since returning to the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1999.Here’s the full list of [more]
Browns have started 24 quarterbacks during Eli Manning’s streak
On Sunday, Giants quarterback Eli Manning will end a streak of 210 consecutive starts, after coach Ben McAdoo decided to replace Manning with Geno Smith. During that extraordinary streak, every other team has had to replace its quarterback at least twice.But when we talk about stability at the quarterback position, the most ridiculous comparison is [more]
Kevin Hogan will be Browns’ 28th starting quarterback since 1999
The Browns will turn to Kevin Hogan as their starting quarterback on Sunday, showing once again that there’s no place for quarterback turnover — and turnovers — like Cleveland.With DeShone Kizer leading the NFL in interceptions, he’ll take a seat on Sunday against the Texans after five games as the starter. That means it’s time [more]
DeShone Kizer will be Browns’ 27th starting quarterback since 1999
The news that the Browns have made DeShone Kizer their Week One starting quarterback means Cleveland now has had a whopping 27 starting quarterbacks since the Browns franchise returned to the NFL in 1999.Here’s the full list of Browns quarterbacks since they re-entered the league as an expansion team in 1999: Tim Couch, Ty Detmer, [more]
Plenty of veteran quarterbacks are looking for work
As the curious unemployment of quarterback Colin Kaepernick continues despite a season that compared favorably to Tyrod Taylor’s performance in Buffalo, plenty of other veteran quarterbacks are still looking for work.Following the out-of-the-blue decision of the Vikings to add Case Keenum (reportedly on a one-year, $2 million deal) to back up Sam Bradford, let’s take a [more]
Week 12 injury report roundup
Week 12 kicked off on Thursday with three games and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday.Questionable players are uncertain to play, doubtful players are unlikely to play and out should be self-explanatory. Players who [more]
Week 10 injury report roundup
Week 10 kicked off on Thursday night with a Ravens win and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday.Questionable players are uncertain to play, doubtful players are unlikely to play and out should be self-explanatory. [more]
Kessler will be Browns’ 26th starting quarterback since 1999
Browns starting quarterback Robert Griffin III got hurt in Week One. Browns starting quarterback Josh McCown got hurt in Week Two. And in Week Three, the Browns’ starting quarterback will be rookie Cody Kessler.That makes Kessler the Browns’ 26th starting quarterback since the franchise returned to the NFL in 1999, a preposterous total that shows [more]