(10-15-2018, 02:59 PM)FBT Wrote:

(10-15-2018, 02:31 PM)Upper Wrote: That's all *we've* seen, but Kessler has a half a season sample size starting for a worse Browns team as a rookie and he held his own. There's no authority in an argument behind anyone flatly saying he isn't the solution. There is a not big but not super small sample size of Kessler being a fairly competent QB. And who knows maybe he has gotten better or more mature of the last couple of years.

The people who know exactly where he's at in his development don't seem too interested in making a change at the position.  That speaks volumes considering the way Bortles has been playing this year.

To be fair, you don't just swap QBs mid season all willy nilly. Once Bortles sits, you have to be ready to commit to that decision. There's a possibility that Kessler is a lot better than Bortles at this point, and the coaching staff isn't ready to shake up the whole team. I'm not saying it's likely, but to say he's not starting is evidence that he's a worse option isn't necessarily the best case to make.

Fact of the matter is, if you sit Bortles and start Kessler and STILL lose games, it's going to look worse on the coaching staff than losing games with Bortles.

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