Why?

Why?!

Indeed, why was no “Why?” as a follow-up question to Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski saying simply, “No,” when asked following his team’s humiliating 38-15 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium if he would consider a change at quarterback considering Jacoby Brissett’s interception problems in recent games. He had two more against the Pats.

OK, Coach, “Why?” Why would you not at least think about giving backup Joshua Dobbs a chance? That’s the question that begged to be asked at that moment, and, for some reason I can’t fathom, was not.

The offense was miserable Sunday and was not great, either, in the weeks before that. The Browns have lost three straight to fall to 2-4. It can’t get much worse. The team needs a spark. One good way to try to do that is by making a change at quarterback, the most important position in team sports. It may or may not work, but Stefanski has to try something — anything — to affect change.

The NFL is an entertainment business, and the product the Browns have been putting forth this season overall, and especially in recent weeks, is hardly entertaining. It’s difficult to watch, to be blunt. In this modern age of offense, offense and more offense, to score just 15 points — one measly late touchdown and three field goals — and lose by 23 points to a mediocre team — at home, no less— is a real turn-off.

The fans — the best fans in all of sports, the ones who fought and beat city hall to get their team
back a quarter-century ago — deserve so much better than that.

So, again, considering all this, then, why was the question about a quarterback change not asked of Kevin Stefanski to make him explain his “No”?

Steve King