The Cleveland Browns have blown two opportunities to jump up the standings in the AFC North. While this loss to the Baltimore Ravens was not nearly as humiliating or embarrassing as their loss to the middling Pittsburgh Steelers, a loss is a loss nonetheless. Sure, it is just Week 4, and starting quarterback Deshaun Watson was inactive in this one as the rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson made his debut, but the Browns were completely incapable of moving the football on the day, mustering up just three points against the Ravens.
This forced the defense to stay on the field for longer as the time of possession skewed extremely heavily in favor of the Ravens. All in all, it was a long day for the Browns and those in attendance at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Here is how Browns Twitter reacted to the rough debut for the rookie quarterback and to the loss to the Ravens.
Browns twitter telling me I was right about DTR, but I didn’t want to be pic.twitter.com/fMPyPAJmOD
— Viva Las Vegan, Baby Deliverer, group chat villain (@BeLikeMike_06) October 1, 2023
people say stuff like – Kevin should of have DTR "easy plays"
Baltimore's defense gets paid to play too and they are very good, what plays do you think were gonna be easy?
they were locked in on screens, play action, and constant pressure https://t.co/m6znnUItpg
— Quincy Carrier (@Kwen_C) October 1, 2023
Browns did a disservice putting DTR on this football field
— year 21 (@johnrivers131) October 1, 2023
DTR played as bad today against the Ravens as Deshaun Watson did against the Steelers when I sent that tweet. https://t.co/D14QqmQ85E
— Colb (@___Colb___) October 1, 2023
There is an alternate timeline where the Browns don't trade Joshua Dobbs, he starts this game, and the team is ridiculed for not starting DTR.
— Cory (@fakecorykinnan) October 1, 2023
DTR is rancid, man.
The NFL is a quarterback league, and the Browns didn’t have one today. It isn’t any deeper than that.
— La Mole (@FranmilsEyebrow) October 1, 2023
No idea why DTR is throwing so much. This is on Kevin so far.
— Cody Suek (@CodySuek) October 1, 2023
Two weeks ago, Browns fans were calling for DTR.
This has been painful.
— Grant Puskar (@grant_puskar_) October 1, 2023
DTR winds up on every throw like he's trying to set a mph record in a pitching booth
— Quinn (@MindOfQuinn) October 1, 2023
DTR about to get the full Cleveland Browns starting QB experience. https://t.co/liCXrJYsDH
— Colb (@___Colb___) October 1, 2023
Had 0 expectations for DTR but oh my lord.
— MoreForYouCleveland (@MoreForYou_CLE) October 1, 2023
I get the logic in trading Dobbs, but he was certainly more prepared for this than DTR. There were national people suggesting DTR could start for 'several' teams.
He's talented. Plenty of tools. Going to take time. https://t.co/vHNmTSx6Uv
— Pete Smith (@_PeteSmith_) October 1, 2023
Alright man DTR is seeing ghosts out there
— Cory (@coryskuza) October 1, 2023
DTR on pace for 35+ attempts today.
— Jake Burns (@jake_burns18) October 1, 2023
DTR already making veteran plays for the Browns (launching inaccurate bombs that the refs immediately reward with DPI calls)
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) October 1, 2023
DTR wearing a Slayer tshirt postgame
There's still hope for him yet pic.twitter.com/Htaj4A65tK
— Nick Wilson (@NickWilsonSays) October 1, 2023
DTR just completely panicking at the first sniff of some pressure
— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) October 1, 2023
The rookie Qb is starting so we're gonna run Jerome Ford today right?
Kevin Stefanski: pic.twitter.com/u5tiUJ9p8w
— Nick Karns (@karnsies817) October 1, 2023
Kevin Stefanski deserves plenty of criticism today for what we are seeing out of this offense. That said some of you only criticize him and never give him credit when the team actually succeeds which is just wrong.
— Tyler Johnson (@T_johnson_TJ) October 1, 2023
Probably the worst coached game that Stefanski has had. He did nothing to help his rookie QB. If you don’t want to believe that, it’s ok, just know you’re wrong.
— Joe B (@JoeB_inCLE) October 1, 2023
I hate the way Stefanski is calling this game.
Way too much empty.
— Andrew Spayde (@AndrewSpayde) October 1, 2023
Kevin Stefanski totally failed this Browns team today. You have a rookie 5th rounder in his 1st start and abandon the run game, no screen plays, nothing. No fire in the team. This is a damn division game! Lack-luster effort from a lack-luster coach! Not a leader of men!
— Vern Thompson (@VernThompson) October 1, 2023
Idk how we can be blaming Stefanski when his QB looks completely overwhelmed and is playing incredibly reckless. A couple more drives of this and they have to go to PJ Walker if they want a chance to win this game.
— Zach (@PhenoMVP) October 1, 2023
Yeah, I am out on Stefanski.
Undisciplined. Unprepared. Out of Sync.
We say it every week and finally 3+ QBs later, I have never seen an offense as anemic as the Browns with regards to gaining 5 offensive yards at a time.
— Marcus Harvey (@MarcusHarvey_) October 1, 2023
I mean, I doubt Stefanski told Elijah Moore to run backwards 13 yards. But yeah, at a certain point the mistakes add up. https://t.co/I3Q1fWFLlt
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) October 1, 2023
There were two weird play calls in this game. You guys act like Stefanski was running double reverses the whole game. They couldn’t run the ball.
— Nick Fink (@finkn23) October 1, 2023
