Another day, another quarterback headache in Cleveland.If you thought Todd Monken announcing the Browns QB1 as Deshaun Watson was going to end the debate then you don’t know Cleveland.Dillon Gabriel produced an eyecatching finish to preseasonGettyShedeur Sanders sat out the victory over New England on Thursday nightGettyEarlier this week it was confirmed that Watson had beat out Shedeur Sanders to be the starter for the 2026 season, at least for the first weeks of the campaign.However, in their final game of preseason on Thursday night, presumptive third choice Dillon Gabriel threw his hat into the ring, with a stellar display in a 37-13 win over New England Patriots that featured a classic Al Michaels gag at the expense of Donald Trump.Gabriel completed 12 of his 15 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 157.9.Rookie Taylen Green also took snaps, completing five of his seven passes for just 27 yards, but adding 66 on the ground from eight carries.NFL Weekly Newsletter - SIGN UP!talkSPORT is your home for NFL in the UK as we launch our biggest year of coverage yet!2026 promises to be an epic year for NFL on talkSPORT – and we want you to join us for the ride.MORE INFO & SIGN-UP HERE!This season will be our biggest ever with live commentary of 90+ games, including behind-the-scenes access to international games and all three London fixtures, plus bumper coverage of Super Bowl 61 at SoFi Stadium.Exclusive interviews, hard-hitting opinion, latest front-office drama and top breaking news – all delivered straight to your inbox each week.It’s highly unlikely the Browns will carry four quarterbacks on the roster, and Gabriel’s performance will most likely have given him the chance of moving on via trade.But one former NFL quarterback believes that Gabriel’s performance underlines that the third wheel in the debate hasn’t even been given a chance, with the others in the battle favored.“Dillon Gabriel is making a mockery of the Cleveland Browns QB competition,” former Washington first round pick Robert Griffin III posted to X. “3 TDs in the first half. The competition was never fair to him.“It’s why I said this offseason he needs a fresh start with a team interested in developing him to see if he can be a starter in the NFL.”Gabriel, who will turn 26 in December, was selected before Sanders in the 2025 draft. He started six games, completing 110 of his 185 passes for seven touchdowns and two interceptions.Gabriel started six games in the NFL last seasonGettyThe Browns battle has been won – for now – but Deshaun Watson (4)gettyDeshaun Watson (L) will start the season, while rookie Taylen Green (r) faces a battle to back the rosterGettyWho will start Week 1 for Cleveland?For Sanders and Watson, the debate will rage on and the quarterback conversation was the hot topic in the booth on Thursday night.17-year NFL veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick believes Watson is not long for the position and is fully expecting change – sooner rather than later.“Once Deshaun fails, Shedeur is going to jump into this thing, and he’s going to be the guy,” he said while on the call for Browns win over Patriots.Fitzpatrick doubled down when pushed on his belief that Waston is destined to fail by fellow announcer Kirk Herbstreit.“Yeah, it’s gonna happen.”View Tweet: https://t.co/UjlgGpDXrGCleveland kicks off their season against Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1, the first of two games on the road.Cynics have already claimed it gives Watson a bit more leeway having been booed by his own fans for comments recently.The other side of the coin is that it may give the Browns reason to flip to Sanders in Week 3 when they play the Carolina Panthers at home.In amongst all this is the wild card of the 2027 NFL Draft, when a stellar cast of quarterback prospects have already got scouts and teams hot under the collar.The Browns are once again expected to be picking high, and names like Arch Manning and Dante Moore will be in contention to become a face of the franchise.But once again, drama will not be far away.