Browns try something new, fully invest in a QB

In their first game under new head coach Matt Patricia, Detroit was so thoroughly outcoached opposing players appeared to know the playbook.

The test for Jimmy Garoppolo as he enters his first full campaign as a starting quarterback will be adjusting to defenses that spent their offseasons adjusting to him. It’s why playing quarterback in the NFL is so hard. Once you play well, opposing coaches and players use the time between February and August to dissect your flaws. That’s why year-to-year consistency is what separates the great quarterbacks from the rest. It’s also why some are skeptical of Garoppolo given his small seven-game sample as a starter during his four seasons. “That’s the NFL for you in a nutshell,� Garoppolo said. “Everybody has tape on everybody. You’re studying for an entire week. You go years and years back on some