FS1 host ‘sons’ Oregon Ducks football legend Dillon Gabriel, pumps Joe Flacco in Browns QB competition

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Xaiver Aguiar
FS1 host ‘sons’ Oregon Ducks football legend Dillon Gabriel, pumps Joe Flacco in Browns QB competition image

Although it might be difficult to believe, the Cleveland Browns have four quarterbacks battling for the starting job, but since Shedeur Sanders entered the fold, the entire team media cycle has revolved around the 23-year-old.

Despite not even getting consistent reps with starters, all of his public OTA throws have been micro-analyzed with the persisting notion that he's rapidly coming along.

The reality is Sanders is at the bottom of the depth chart and likely has a long road just to make the roster, let alone get the keys to the offense.

Fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel has a better chance to be under center, already getting the brunt of the offensive install alongside Kenny Pickett.

One FOX Sports analyst isn't convinced Gabriel belongs and put the Oregon product on blast.

During a recent appearance on "The Herd," Nick Wright poked fun at Gabriel, brutally dismissing the recent Heisman finalist.

"If you go to the Browns' official Twitter account, there's a short video from their photo shoot, and Dillon Gabriel and Joe Flacco are both in it at the beginning before they take their picture," Wright said. “And when you say Dillon Gabriel is small—I know Joe Flacco is a big guy, but he's not six feet, eight inches—the way he towers over Dillon Gabriel makes it look like it's 'bring your son to work day.' I've never seen anything like it. It's startling how tiny Dillon Gabriel looks compared to Joe Flacco."

Flacco is one of the tallest quarterbacks in the league and has seven inches on Gabriel, so naturally, the difference is staggering.

At just five-foot-11, Gabriel would be on the shorter side of successful NFL slingers, but that stature isn't unprecedented either.

Cleveland clearly saw something in the collegiate journeyman to take him in the third round, ahead of Shedeur, and an unflattering picture isn't going to change that fact.