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Is Cleveland Browns 'Earned Toughness' Approach to Training Camp Working?

The result has been the Browns, at times, using two fields at once, repping two groups at the same time. They also tried to practice faster.

Especially as it related to fifth-round selection Shedeur Sanders, virtually everyone had an opinion on how the Browns should be handling him, handling their practices in general. To the point where some talking heads have suggested the Browns are actively sabotaging Sanders. Even when fans of Sanders got exactly what they wanted, starting the first preseason game, it was met with criticism that he was being set up to fail.

Then Sanders went out and threw for 138 yards and a pair of touchdowns, complete with a handful of the pinpoint passes that he was known for coming out of college. There are still lingering issues that need to be improved upon. Sanders was own harshest critic. There were some hints of growth, especially in how he maneuvered in the pocket on a few plays, including his second touchdown pass to Kaden Davis.

Regardless, there hasn't been a peep about the Browns sabotaging Sanders or setting him up to fail since the game has ended. Reps are still going to be at a premium, but there are other ways for a quarterback to get work and improve. Positional meetings and individual work.

Seemingly, Sanders had been pushing himself outside of practice since he had to miss a day of practice due to shoulder soreness despite not throwing a ton of passes in practice. That might be an indication of the work he was doing on the month away from the team before the start of training camp combined with working outside of the team's practices in training camp.

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