Browns HC Todd Monken taking an old school approach to QB battle
New Browns head coach Todd Monken seemingly is bringing an old-school approach to the quarterback room and the roster as a whole this offseason.
Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken is bringing an old-school approach to his very first NFL roster, specifically at the quarterback position. Solving the quarterback position is a perpetual issue in Cleveland and will, unfortunately, continue to be. Until someone can wave a magic wand and a top-tier quarterback walks through the front doors in Berea, Cleveland will continue to be in limbo at the position.
For the 2026 season and Todd Monken's first time as an NFL coach, he is going to solve it in a very old-school way. Throughout the past week, he has mentioned it several times on different media platforms that this year's "quarterback competition" is going to be nothing like we are used to. There isn't a possible way to give even reps, so he is going to split it between a starter and a backup and not wait three weeks into camp to figure out who is who.
In Monken's perfect world, the players will have solved the competition before fall camp even starts. A novel thought. Now, how will he decide who the guy is?
Whoever gets the early lead at the position is going to have to earn it through work. One fascinating trend in Monken's messaging is that he has mentioned on several occasions and on different mediums who has been in the building and who hasn't. It's at the point that he is absolutely making a statement with what he is saying.