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Emerging tight end Noah Gray gives Mahomes and the Chiefs another option in passing gameCLEVELAND, Ohio — Should Dorian Thompson-Robinson start the Browns ’ season finale next week in Baltimore? Coach Kevin Stefanski declined to answer after Sunday’s 20-3 loss to the Dolphins , but third-stringer Bailey Zappe should get the nod against the 11-5 Ravens, who are already installed as 18 1/2-point favorites at home next weekend. The Browns have seen what they need to see from Thompson-Robinson, who went 24 of 47 for 170 yards with no touchdowns and one interception en route to a 50.8 rating. He also gave the ball away on a strip-sack, turned it over on downs four times by going 0-for-4 on fourth down, and was flagged three times for intentional grounding. “Ultimately, I’m the one with the ball in my hand,” Thompson-Robinson said. “I have to make better decisions. I can’t have those two turnovers.” More Cleveland Browns coverage Why Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy left Sunday’s game frustrated, even after career high in targets Dorian Thompson-Robinson on loss to Dolphins, Jerry Jeudy, Tyler Huntley, and more: Transcript Kevin Stefanski on loss to Dolphins, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, injuries, and more: Transcript Week 18 NFL Preview: Find everything you need to know with our Week 18 NFL preview. The turnovers on downs certainly weren’t all his fault, but the interception in the second quarter was an ill-advised throw, and he failed to secure the ball on the strip-sack by Emmanuel Ogbah in the third quarter. That’s four turnovers in his two starts, including two fourth-quarter interceptions in last week’s 24-6 loss to the Bengals with the Browns trailing only 17-6. All told, he’s thrown 0 TDs and 6 INTs on the season, and only 1 TD and 10 INTs in his five career starts, including 1-4 last season. “Can’t remember the last game we had where we didn’t have a turnover,” Thompson-Robinson said. “So that’s really frustrating, especially on my part after harping on ball security all week and Coach has been harping on ball security all year. So, it’s definitely a point of emphasis and it didn’t get done today.” Jameis Winston had already been benched two games ago for throwing interceptions, 12 in his seven starts, and Thompson-Robinson knew that ball security was paramount. But it’s easier said than done without a full complement of skill players. Thompson-Robinson didn’t have starting tight end David Njoku (knee) or receiver Cedric Tillman (concussion) on hand, and had to rely far too much Jerry Jeudy, who was targeted a game-high 18 times and caught 12 for 94 yards. Jeudy also dropped three passes, including a crucial short third down pass in the third quarter with the Browns trailing only 6-3. “DT threw some great balls today,” Jeudy said. “I’ve just got to make a play on it, I’ve got to catch it. I thought he did a great job, I’ve just got to play better for him.” Jeudy was the only receiver with more than one catch in the game, and that’s a problem. It will be a problem again next week in Baltimore if Njoku and Tillman don’t play, regardless of who starts at quarterback. It was an issue at times for Winston, and for Deshaun Watson before him. But most of Thompson-Robinson’s interceptions have been poor decisions or throws, including the one Sunday when he failed to see linebacker Tyrel Dodson dropping to the middle right in front of Jeudy. “Our running back didn’t get out,” Thompson-Robinson said. “He got caught up in the line coming through the middle of the line and one of the D-linemen grabbed him so he wasn’t able to occupy that backer. Again, that falls on me and decision making. They were playing two-high shell, l snapped my eyes back and really just locked in on Jerry instead of seeing out in front of him.” After the pick, Thompson-Robinson got coached up on the sidelines by Stefanski, but once again, he never considered replacing him with Zappe, who served as the No. 2 with Jameis Winston still suffering from a sore right shoulder. “Obviously every play, you’re looking at it and thinking about the decision and the accuracy and all those things and just making sure that he’s understanding in those roles when you have to locate defenders,” Stefanski said. “That was really the biggest thing there on that play.” The Browns could certainly let Thompson-Robinson, who lost his first career start to the Ravens 28-3 last season, finish out the season and see if he can make some progress. He certainly wants the chance. “Obviously this year isn’t where we wanted it to be but for me personally, I love this game of football,” he said. “I love being out there with that group of men in the locker room, coaches and players and everybody else included. So for me to be able to get another shot, it’s going to click eventually and that’s all I can say.” He also never thought about getting benched, and thought he made progress from last week. “Ultimately I thought I executed for the most part in terms of doing my job. Yes,” he said. But the Browns have decisions to make in their quarterback room for next season, and it can’t hurt to see what Zappe can do. Winston won’t start because of the shoulder, and because, like he said after his last start, “the leadership said my time was up.” He’s not only likely taken his last snap of the season, but possibly for his career here. Thompson-Robinson, the Browns’ fifth-round pick last season out of UCLA, on the other hand, has enough physical traits that the Browns might want to bring him back next season and continue to develop him. He viewed these starts as a chance to compete with Deshaun Watson and whoever else for the starting job, and he wasn’t able to show enough to be under serious consideration. It doesn’t mean, however, that the Browns are ready to give up on him. But with another quarterback in the house in Zappe, it can’t hurt to give him a shot and see if he can generate some offense. The Browns have decreased in points in each of the past three weeks, from 7 to 6 to 3, and Zappe can’t do any worse. Sunday was the first time all season the Browns failed to score a touchdown. With starting running back Jerome Ford suffering an ankle injury against the Dolphins, the Browns might not have much of a running game. With nothing at stake except for draft position, starting Zappe makes sense. At 3-13, the Browns currently have the No. 3 pick in the draft behind the Patriots and Titans because of strength of schedule tiebreakers. Needing a new QB1, there’s a good chance they’ll draft a quarterback with their first-round pick, and the higher the selection, the better. Beside, Zappe, a fourth-round pick of the Patriots in 2022 out of Western Kentucky, has gone 4-4 in career, meaning he has three more victories than Thompson-Robinson and three more career starts, including a 300-yard win over the Browns as a rookie in New England. He also knows the Browns offense well from having spent the offseason with former Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt in New England. The Browns had high hopes for Thompson-Robinson heading into the season, even making him the co-backup with Winston coming out of training camp. But this dysfunctional offense has been hard on quarterbacks this season, and a start in Baltimore might be too much of a confidence-buster for a young QB like him. He looked glum as he left the podium, but showed he still has plenty of fight in him. “Go Browns,” he said. That should be the end of his story for this season. Football Insider newsletter free trial: Take a minute and sign up for a free trial of our Football Insider newsletter, featuring exclusive content from cleveland.com's Browns reporters.
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