As Pickett's mobility advantage vanishes with injury setback, a rapidly shifting competition may have reached a tipping point.

ESPN's NFL insider Dan Graziano made a prediction in a Monday morning article about who would take the first snap of the season for the Browns, and he chose Pickett.

Back in March, the Browns acquired Pickett in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles in hopes he could make a bid for the starting gig. It seems to be a wide open competition with Pickett and Flacco reportedly taking most of the first-team reps ahead of the two rookies, Gabriel and Sanders.