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The quarterback play for the Cleveland Browns during the 2023 NFL season was subpar, but overall the season was successful. Last season, the five starting quarterbacks combined for just 56.9% of passes completed. The individual figures convey a story:

Deshaun Watson: 171 tries, 61.4%
Joe Flacco: 204 attempts, 60.3%

Dorian Thompson-Robinson: 112 tries, 53.6%
Jeff Driskel: 26 attempts, 50%
PJ Walker: 111 attempts, 48.6%
When all of them were combined, the quarterbacks for the Browns attempted 624 passes, only completing 355 of them.

For comparison, no other team’s passing percentage was lower than 61%, and the pitiful offenses of the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets completed at least 59% of their throws.

It would be an understatement to say that Cleveland’s passing offense was out of rhythm.

The list above serves as a brief explanation. The Browns not only had five starting quarterbacks, but only two of them—Flacco and Watson—are talented enough to start in the NFL, and none of them has shown consistency over the previous three seasons.

Nonetheless, the quarterback is not solely to blame.

The pass catchers for Cleveland were in the lower half of the league when it came to incomplete passes:

Drops are annoying, but last season Puka Nacua, a superb rookie receiver, topped the NFL with 13.

Pro Football Reference reports that 11 Cleveland pass catchers dropped 42 passes in all during the previous season. The majority of the blame for incompletions was placed on the Browns’ struggling set of quarterbacks, as highlighted in the social media post above, where a lot of teams had receivers contribute a higher percentage.

Cleveland is looking forward to Watson and, if necessary, Jameis Winston having much stronger seasons in 2024. The Browns passing offense might see a dramatic improvement with a boost at the quarterback position and better pass catchers.