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Good morning, Cleveland Browns fans!
You know about football fans? They love hearing about quarterbacks! With the Browns' four-way quarterback battle this year, the usual obsession has been pumped up like a third-tier pro wrestler on steroids screaming madly for attention.
And the media gives in, looking for clicks and engagement.
The OBR led off this morning with Jack Duffin's piece on safety contracts, so we're weird here in that other positions can be discussed without punishment for the writers. We haven't gone all quarterback 24/7 - yet.
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski was sent out to talk to the sports talk radio stations yesterday. Can you guess what was discussed? The only position that exists in football, of course! There are a dozen stories in today's Newswire about his interviews with the local sportsyappers, and every single damn one of them is focusing on quarterbacks.
You gotta give the people what they want.
THE DAILY SHEDEUR: In today's edition, head coach Kevin Stefanski was peppered with questions about quarterbacks, and he had nice things to say about Shedeur Sanders, the fifth round quarterback who intrigues everyone despite currently being at the fourth on the quarterback totem pole (right above XXXXXXX XXXXXX). He said he likes "everything there is about" Sanders, making his feelings clear (a frequent clickbait phrase). "He's working really, really hard", Stefanski said, which I guess is something you should do if you're being paid millions of dollars for the effort.
Elsewhere:
MORE FROM STEFANSKI ABOUT QUARTERBACKS: One of the key statements from Stefanski when talking with sportsyappers was that he doesn't see an even split of reps for all four QBs coming into camp. All of which makes total sense because the Browns know most of what they need to know about, say, Joe Flacco, but will later need to tune him up if he's going to be the starter. Stefanski tells the media to calm down about who gets which snaps at which time.
An interesting aside from Tony Grossi's rare free article is that the Browns would get "reps" via virtual reality technology in a special VR room. Sounds cool. They've got a whole VR set-up where quarterbacks can practice throwing, and Greg Newsome can practice dancing after making a play.
Virtual Reality
Fashionable! (Photo: Unsplash.com)
NATIONAL LISTICLE OF THE DAY: Contract extension candidate for every NFL team: Micah Parsons awaits new Cowboys deal; Patrick Mahomes raise? - (cbssports.com)
ROCKS AND GARBAGE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR: The relationship between the Browns and the City of Cleveland / Cuyahoga County is so bad right now that the team is looking for potential damages from the City. The issue is related to the Browns lawsuit about the city's "Modell Law" lawsuit and who has to pay for the lawyers and such. A judge approved the team's attempt to seek damages. That's because it makes sense that the City should give to the uber-rich Browns. Somehow.
Signal Cleveland, for its part, just seems disgusted with the whole mess, while the Cavs and Guardians worry about it means to them.
My advice: keep your head on a swivel while watching out for rocks and garbage flying through the air in Northeast Ohio.
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!
Have a good one! GO BROWNS!
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