Rams vs. Browns: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2014 NFL Preseason

August 24, 2014   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Can Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine have a do-over? The same week he named Brian Hoyer the team's starting quarterback, the Browns labored to a 33-14 defeat at home on Saturday night at the hands of the St. Louis Rams.
Hoyer had both good and bad moments, finishing the game 10-of-16 for 84 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The fans inside FirstEnergy Stadium weren't too pleased with what they saw from the Cleveland offense and let the Browns players know, per ESPN's Josina Anderson:
"I don't want to make a permanent commitment to any starter," Pettine said before the game, per Mary Kay Cabot of The Plain Dealer. "I just don't think you can do that. I think you make more of a commitment to your quarterback because of the unique circumstances that surround that position."
Pettine won't be back-tracking already, but Saturday night might have given him pause about sticking with Hoyer should things start to turn bad early during the regular season.<...

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