Dorian Thompson-Robinson didn’t exactly shine in his first start of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals this week, and he did not hold back his true assessment of his own performance.
Before the game, Thompson-Robinson expressed that he viewed the start as an opportunity to prove he deserved to be the team’s starting quarterback next season.
That “audition” did not go as planned.
Thompson-Robinson completed 20 of 34 passes for 157 yards and two interceptions in the 24-6 loss, while also being sacked five times.
After the game, Thompson-Robinson did not hold back his thoughts on his own performance, offering a pretty sharp criticism of his own play.
“It wasn’t a good day. I know we had good moments, but good moments don’t win football games,” Thompson-Robinson said according to the Cleveland Browns team website.
“Good moments are not the definition of a quarterback,” he continued. “A quarterback is there to play a complete full game and to lead his team to victory. I did not do that today.”
Despite the rough outing, it seems the young quarterback will get another opportunity to start next week.
After the game, head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed that the team plans to start Thompson-Robinson against the Dolphins in Week 17.
We’ll have to see whether or not Thompson-Robinson can bounce back next week.
