# The Browns quarterback math still doesn't add up

> Dillon Gabriel's back injury paused a roster crunch in Cleveland, and GM Andrew Berry says the reckoning is only delayed.
- Title: The Browns quarterback math still doesn't add up · Newsweek
- Summary: Dillon Gabriel's back injury paused a roster crunch in Cleveland, and GM Andrew Berry says the reckoning is only delayed. Gabriel's IR stint bought the…
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- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/sports/nfl/browns-gm-hints-dillon-gabriel-could-shakeup-qb-plans-when-he-comes-off-ir-12435590
- Author: Matthew Couden
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- Topics: nfl, cleveland browns, quarterbacks, roster moves, dillon gabriel
## A decision they postponed
Cleveland settled its starter in the offseason, but the quarterback room never really got sorted. Dillon Gabriel is the loose thread.
## Good preseason, bad back
Gabriel impressed in the Browns' final preseason game, then hurt his back. He went to injured reserve instead of taking a roster spot.
## Four deep at one position
Cleveland already had Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and sixth-round pick Taylen Green. Berry said the plan was to carry all four quarterbacks.

> were expecting to carry four
## Berry keeps it open
The GM would not commit to what happens when Gabriel is healthy. He tied it to how players perform over the course of the season.

> So we'll make that decision when that time comes
## Why a young QB is worth a spot
Berry called quarterback the most important position in sports, and said a developmental spot spent on one beats spending it anywhere else.

> If you have a promising young quarterback or a quarterback you want to find out about, you know that's higher leverage
## The trade talk that stalled
Jacksonville, Indianapolis and Atlanta had all been floated as landing spots before the injury. Gabriel went 1-5 in six starts last year and lost the job to Sanders after a concussion.
## Key takeaway

Gabriel's IR stint bought the Browns time on a four-quarterback problem they still have to solve, and his 1-5 record as a starter means his spot is far from safe.