LONDON — There was more of a tinge of guilt in Joe Flacco's voice. It had very little to do with losing his starting job to Dillon Gabriel .
It's had everything to do with why Flacco found himself no longer the Browns ' starting quarterback.
"I think the tougher thing is just going through what we've gone through the last four weeks and just not being able to produce the way we wanted to," Flacco said during his availability to reporters in Berea Oct. 1. "When you're in the moment and you're having conversations with people, it is what it is. You look people in the eye and tell them how it is, and that's what it is." Buy Cleveland Browns tickets
Flacco's value as the Browns starting quarterback was his experience. The 40-year-old, 18-year veteran was seen as the ideal bridge quarter