CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The NFL preseason is a joke on so many different levels.
But that's especially true for evaluating quarterbacks.
It's better than practices, where quarterbacks wear red shirts and no one is allowed to do more than simply touch them for a sack.
No hitting. No real stress.
In the preseason games against other teams, quarterbacks are tackled.
But those games really don't prepare young quarterbacks such as DeShone Kizer for what he'll face when the Cleveland Browns open the season on September 10 when the Pittsburgh Steelers come to town.
Yes, Kizer opens the season as the Browns starting quarterback.