Not even the Cleveland Browns expected this level of production out of career journeyman quarterback Jacoby Brissett when they signed him to a one-year deal this offseason. As Brissett leaves the starting gig off of a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he has won over more than one believer that he can do it elsewhere beyond 2022. Adding to his list of believers is ESPN’s Mina Kimes as well.
Speaking on Brissett today, Kimes had this to say:
“I just want to take stock in what he has accomplished there. Walking into the most chaotic situation in the NFL… and has played some of the best football of his career… He has not just been a game manager, he has been accurate, tough, decisive. And I believe [he] is actually better than a number of starters in this league and I hope he gets that opportunity again based on what he put on tape this season.”
Brissett finishes his time as the starting quarterback in Cleveland falling second in completion percentage over expected, sixth in QBR, and fifth in DVOA as he performed to an extremely efficient level.
While it would be lovely for Brissett to return to Cleveland as a backup quarterback beyond 2022, the journeyman has earned the right to earn bridge quarterback money and a starting gig elsewhere based on his play for the Browns this season.
After an up and down start, Jacoby Brissett’s been super solid—ranked 2nd in completion percentage over expected over the last month. He’s been more than a game manager for Cleveland and deserves another shot at starting somewhere. pic.twitter.com/y6W2zQf7qI
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) November 28, 2022
