The Browns lost to the Patriots on Sunday to drop to 2-6 on the season. Dillon Gabriel struggled and the world wants to know, when will Shedeur Sanders finally play? If not now, when? And if not at all, why?

Sanders, whose spot on the depth chart has been a true curiosity this season, was inactive on Sunday as Gabriel struggled against the Patriots. The rookie out of Oregon completed 21 of 35 passes for 156 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions and what 92.3 The Fan's Ken Carmen called the worst safety in NFL history.

ESPN Cleveland's Tony Rizzo was left wondering what the team was waiting for before saying the team needed to clear out the front office and start over. He also wondered how Sanders could get hurt since they won't even let him play.

On Sunday Robert Griffin III made a similar point saying that Sanders wouldn't get a real chance in Cleveland until Kevin Stefanski was gone.

On ESPN Radio, David Dennis Jr. compared the situation in Cleveland to Tim Tebow.

The consensus is that Sanders needs a chance to play. Gabriel has averaged 170 yards in his four starts. The Browns have won only one game and in that game he threw for 116 yards against the Dolphins. With the poor performance in the latest game, there's not really an argument to not give Sanders a shot.

The Browns are headed to a bye tied for the third-worst record in the AFC. When they come out of the bye they have three of the worst teams in the league waiting in the Jets, Ravens and Raiders. If you wanted to give Sanders a shot, there couldn't possibly be a better scenario than three straight teams with a combined five wins through eight weeks.

If you wanted to give a young quarterback a decent chance to succeed, this is it. If you don't, why did you draft him in the first place? Why did you trade Joe Flacco? Why are you still operating like the Browns?

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