“He believed that Flacco’s market would be small,” Pluto stated on February 6th on his podcast, “Terry’s Talkin.” Turnovers are the red flag on you in modern football, despite the astounding stats. Guys who turn the ball over are not liked by them. That surprised me because I had thought we wouldn’t have a chance against Flacco. He believes they will.

During the regular season, Flacco ignited the Browns’ offense, finishing 4-1 in his starts and throwing for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns. However, turnovers were a problem. In his five appearances during the regular season, he threw eight interceptions. During a 45-14 wild-card rout of the Houston Texans, he threw two more passes. Each one was brought back for a touchdown.

It wouldn’t be shocking if Flacco didn’t spark any interest. Ultimately, he sat on his sofa until the Browns phoned him in the middle of November to conclude 2023. Even while it might not be enough to secure a starting gig, he did demonstrate that he still has something to provide.

Browns Made “Error” in Using Deshaun Watson’s Bank AccountUnder general manager Andrew Berry, the Browns had never been afraid to spend money on a backup quarterback. Two veterans who earned good wages in Cleveland as dependable backup quarterbacks were Case Keenum and Jacoby Brissett. That was altered the previous season when rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson was named the backup by the Browns after Joshua Dobbs was traded before the season began. Unfortunately, Watson’s two shoulder injuries limited his playing time to only six games, putting the Browns in a worse-case scenario at quarterback.

In the end, the Browns used five different quarterbacks. As the starter, Watson, Thompson-Robinson, PJ Walker, Flacco, and Jeff Driskel all saw action.

Pluto remarked, “Hanging over the Browns is 12 games in three years,” implying that Watson was involved. The major error they committed the previous year was supposing Deshaun would be resilient simply because he had been in the past. They didn’t even keep Dobbs because of this. They simply chose to pick up PJ and went with DTR, who they liked.