Kevin Stefanski has changed his tune.
The Cleveland Browns' head coach has been asked countless times since the draft about his starting quarterback situation.
Pretty much every time, he has stayed committed to Joe Flacco, the 40-year old who has now started each of the first four weeks for the Browns in a 1-3 start.
But on Monday, Stefanski wouldn't commit.
"Browns coach Kevin Stefanski declined to commit to Joe Flacco for Sunday’s game against the Vikings in London, and a switch to rookie Dillon Gabriel appears likely," writes Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot. "He would only say several times that that’s not his focus right now, and that it’s not about one person. Pressed on the matter several times, he wouldn’t say he’s moving forward with Flacco, like he has in previous weeks."
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It'd be quite the week for Gabriel to take over.
The Browns get to take the long flight to London to take on the Minnesota Vikings.
The Vikings have already been across the Atlantic for a week, as they just lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in Dublin, Ireland.
Minnesota is also led defensively by coordinator Brian Flores, who will gladly fire up some intense blitzes and disguised coverages to test a rookie QB.
But the Browns simply may not have a choice.
Flacco leads the NFL in giveaways, and Cleveland has to see if its QB of the future is on the roster.
Gabriel will be next up, whenever that time comes, with Shedeur Sanders waiting in the wings. And the time is getting very close.
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