In Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco, the Browns have two former first-round picks of divisional rivals at quarterback, but who has the edge? According to Zac Jackson, Browns beat writer for The Athletic, it’s Joe Cool, the elite of the two. The Browns pried him off the couch with promises of Fig Newtons and prune juice, but he can still throw.
And throw with velocity, Jackson observed during the Browns’ OTAs thus far. “Flacco throws the ball in a practice setting better than any of them”, he said, comparing him not only to Pickett but also rookies Dillon Gabriel and obscure fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders.