The first five starts of Dillon Gabriel's career with the Cleveland Browns have been a mixed bag so far. There are some good moments – like the 22-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Jeudy in the team's moss to the New York Jets this past weekened – but also a concerning number of bad ones – like the screen pass too Malchi Corley from the same game that sailed 10-feet over his head and into the sideline.

Those inconsistencies have plagued Gabriel every week he's started under center. So much so, that the only thing consistent about the third-round pick's play, is that his accuracy is wildly inconsistent.

"It's always something you're continue to work on and want to get good at," said Gabriel of his sporadic passing. "I think it's striving for every inch and being able to catch runners and allow them to get more receiving yards after the catch. So being accurate in that way and then giving guys a chance. So it's something that you want to pride yourself on and continue to get better at."

No one should question the Oregon's products desire to be great. There is an obvious desire from him to get better, but so far it's been difficult to see. That's why many outside the organization believe strongly that it's time to turn things over to fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski isn't quite ready to make that move yet, though. He wants to give Gabriel more time to develop.

"I think with any young player, you're constantly coaching and teaching and you're teaching off of some mistakes until film and you're also saying, 'hey, this is really good' [or] 'we're going to lean into this,'" Stefanski said of Gabriel's development. "So that's a constant dialogue that you're having with Dillon, with Coach [Bill] Musgrave, with Coach [Tommy] Reese in terms of, 'hey, this is exactly how it's done, this is where the read is.' 

"I think there's some really good things that continue to go on and then we just as an offense, obviously have to do our job all around that position to have success as an offense."

Gabriel knows there are certainly throws he wants back from the Jets game. As he put it, "that's every week." He understands that the good and bad come with the territory when you're a young quarterback. 

"I don't think growth is ever linear, and there's regression and there's progression," Gabriel admitted. "So there's things that get better and things that you got to continue to work on. But I want to continue to get better. And that's what you strive for every single day."