While the C leveland Browns’ offense continues to sink deeper into chaos, Joe Flacco is lighting it up just a few hours south in the Queen City. In his debut, the veteran quarterback tore apart the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense and walked out with a win. And now, as the trade details trickle out, the frustration across Cleveland feels heavier than ever.

Turns out, there was more calculation behind that decision than emotion. While talking to Rich Eisen, Tom Pelissero revealed why GM Andrew Berry decided to make that trade.

“Barry wanted to evaluate rookie QBs. ‘they wanted to see the rookie quarterbacks once they benched Joe Flacco sooner than they had planned to bench Joe Flacco It was obvious that he was not going back in the lineup And if at some point Dylan Gabriel had see

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