{"id":30868,"date":"2025-08-20T11:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30868"},"modified":"2025-08-20T11:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:28:39","slug":"breaking-joe-flacco-named-qb1-but-browns-still-have-questions-to-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30868","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Joe Flacco named QB1, but Browns still have questions to answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/EiLdfPu4Oz07BnuMrpYuBSOCxMY=\/0x289:3000x1977\/1920x1080\/2025\/08\/19\/1755618781382.jpeg?w=3840\" alt=\"Two football players in orange jerseys numbered 15 and 12 kneel on green field, smiling during practice. Orange helmets rest on ground beside them with blurred teammates and signage in background.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The biggest question of the\u00a0Browns&#8217; offseason\u00a0was answered this week with 40-year-old Joe Flacco\u00a0named\u00a0the starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong>\u00a0Cleveland has the second-oldest starting quarterback in the NFL. 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Their record will be 1-3 and they will take a shot on a rookie!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Paulton Jr. predicts, &#8220;[Flacco will] be the starter until the bye week when one of the rookies separates themselves from the other.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s next:<\/strong>\u00a0The Browns have five healthy quarterbacks on their roster, including\u00a0Tyler Huntley\u00a0signed this preseason. They will likely\u00a0cut at least one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cleveland starts the regular season at home against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals, before a\u00a0brutal stretch\u00a0against five teams that made the playoffs last season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest question of the\u00a0Browns&#8217; offseason\u00a0was answered this week with 40-year-old Joe Flacco\u00a0named\u00a0the starting quarterback. Why it matters:\u00a0Cleveland has the second-oldest starting quarterback in the NFL. 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