At long last, the Cleveland Browns have named their starting quarterback. The team is rolling with longtime veteran Joe Flacco to lead the team when Week 1 of the regular season rolls around.

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What makes this decision interesting is what the Browns plan to do regarding the other three quarterbacks on the roster. Kenny Pickett, Shedeur Sanders, and Dillon Gabriel are now battling it out for the second and third-string positions.

Pickett might be the odd man out, considering his hamstring injury has limited his ability to play in preseason. With Sanders and Gabriel, the presumed front-runners for the backup position, a former NFL Pro Bowler has a bold prediction for how the depth chart will shake out.

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Former NFL defensive tackle Gerald McCoy talked about the quarterback situation on the “Rich Eisen Show,” where he dropped a bold prediction on Sanders.

“I think the QB battle has been for No. 2, this entire time … you can’t go with Kenny Pickett, cause he hasn’t played. We don’t know what he’s doing in this offense. Right now, the battle is between Shedeur and Dillon Gabriel. They both did really good things, and they both did some bone-headed rookie things. However, if I’m picking, I’m going with Shedeur. He doesn’t have that antsiness that you seen from Dillon Gabriel,” McCoy stated.

McCoy indicates that Gabriel showcased his antsy style of playing got him into trouble during his preseason start, which led to a costly pick-six. Whereas Sanders was able to keep level-headed when “chaos ensued.”

Sanders did take a sack, but McCoy indicates that taking a sack is better than forcing a play and ending the possession on a costly turnover, and a defensive touchdown in this case.

Sanders did play his preseason game with poise. He picked up chunk yardage with his legs and threw two touchdowns. Gabriel, on the other hand, threw an interception and lost a fumble.

Mistakes are bound to happen, especially in preseason. But those mistakes might point to Gabriel having more immaturity in terms of the big moment.

The Browns have one final preseason game to determine the order of the depth chart beyond Flacco, but McCoy believes what most believe — Sanders should be given the backup quarterback position.

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