The Browns Might Have One thing in Dorian Thompson-Robinson

4 months ago 3 min read

With the Tremendous Bowl practically six months up to now, followers of the Nationwide Soccer League are determined to get their soccer repair in any method, form or type. Therefore, Thursday evening’s Corridor of Fame sport between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns.

With beginning quarterbacks Deshaun Watson and Aaron Rodgers — and all the opposite stars on each groups — on the sidelines, the Browns and Jets largely had rookies, reserves and gamers who’re on the roster bubble on the sphere final evening in Canton.

Kellen Mond began at quarterback for the Browns and performed the primary half, going 7-of-12 for 49 yards with a TD cross and an interception. His counterpart for the Jets, former first-round choose Zach Wilson, was 3-of-5 passing for 65 yards and arrange a rating with a 57-yard completion to wide receiver Malik Taylor. Largely thought of a bust, Wilson had the Jets staked to a 16-7 lead at halftime.

Because of Mond’s substitute at quarterback for the Browns, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, that lead didn’t maintain up.

Drafted in April out of UCLA, the rookie fifth-rounder performed the second half for Cleveland and accomplished 8-of-11 passes for 82 yards and a landing. Thompson-Robinson additionally ran for 36 yards on six carries and threw a block that sprung Demetric Felton Jr., his former UCLA teammate, for a landing because the Browns rallied for a 21-16 win over the Jets.

“All instincts,” Thompson-Robinson mentioned of the block. “I’m on the market enjoying as laborious as I can for my teammates. I seen Felt was going to chop again and form of how the opening was going to open up and all he had was one individual to be again sideways was the nook. So I figured I’d stick my nostril up there actual fast.”

Helluva debut for #Browns fifth spherical rookie QB out of UCLA Dorian Thompson-Robinson:

8-11 (72.7%), 82 passing yards, 1 passing TD, 38 speeding yards and a TD springing block on one other TD drive (one of many drives went for 93 yards).

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Whereas there’s no method that Thompson-Robinson will unseat Watson because the starter in Cleveland given the treasure trove of belongings that the Browns surrendered to accumulate the controversial ex-Texan, there’s a chance he’ll cross Mond on the staff’s depth chart and transfer right into a backup function. There’s additionally an opportunity that Cleveland might design some particular performs and packages to get Thompson-Robinson on the sphere concurrently Watson so as to make the most of his playmaking potential. A 3rd chance? It’s August and everyone seems to be overreacting as a result of nobody has seen professional soccer in months and Thompson-Robinson doesn’t make it out of camp.

Right here’s what NFL.com has to say on the matter: “If we’re basing the ultimate name between Mond and Thompson-Robinson solely on the Corridor of Fame Recreation, the latter wins it by a large margin. DTR brings juice and improvisational expertise that Mond merely doesn’t have, and he took the Browns from a sleepy, listless unit to 1 that marched down the sphere for 2 touchdowns with relative ease. We’ll see if he can stick with it and earn a roster spot.”

It’s solely August, however we hope so.