Josh Cribbs Not Confident In Dorian Thompson-Robinson Yet, Gotta Prove Himself!

Cleveland Browns legend Josh Cribbs is a bit uneasy along with his former workforce’s present quarterback scenario after Deshaun Watson went down for the season … telling TMZ Sports activities he does not trust in backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson till he proves he can deal with the gig.

After all, the 6-3 Browns are with out their $230 million man for the remainder of the 2023-24 marketing campaign on account of a shoulder injury … which suggests they will attempt to maintain their hopes alive with DTR underneath heart.

The previous UCLA signal-caller noticed the sector in Week 4 in opposition to the Ravens … and it wasn’t nice — he threw for under 121 yards, tossed three interceptions and was sacked 4 occasions.

With that being stated, Cribbs is considerably cautious going into Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Steelers … saying he will not be too excessive on DTR but, however he has religion within the workforce as a complete.

“I rely on action, on stats — as of now I don’t have confidence into DTR until he goes out there and proves it,” Cribbs says. “He has a great opportunity to redeem himself in the eyes of his fanbase and the eyes of his teammates.”

“His teammates are charged to believe in him wholeheartedly and go out there and win, but the fans are not,” he provides. “So, I have faith in the Browns team that they can get the job done.”

“So, if we can put it all off of DTR’s hands, to say I don’t just believe in DTR. I believe in the team because it’s gonna take more than DTR. Even if he just simply hands the ball off every single play, it’s gonna be up to the team to dictate how this game goes, as well as Coach Kevin Stefanski.”

Cribbs commends the Browns and Stefanski for arising with new methods to get the job carried out regardless of coping with quite a few accidents this season — together with Nick Chubb and Jack Conklin to call just a few — and he isn’t prepared to attract the curtains on their Tremendous Bowl possibilities … even making a Jurassic Park reference to get his level throughout.

As for the gamers, Cribbs tells us he is bought an excellent pulse on how the vibes are within the locker room … saying he spoke with cornerback Greg Newsome II not too long ago, and he defined how the blokes are capable of keep level-headed it doesn’t matter what occurs on the sector.

There’s extra — Cribbs additionally spoke extremely of Watson … praising the previous Professional Bowler for placing his “heart and soul” into the workforce earlier than the harm.