Sashi Brown Comments on Browns Offense, Robert Griffin III and Cody Kessler

The Cleveland Browns' never-ending search for a franchise quarterback brought Robert Griffin III and Cody Kessler to town before the start of the 2016 season, but the team's woes under center haven't been remedied during an 0-10 start to the season. 

As a result, Browns vice president of football operations Sashi Brown admitted on Monday that the team is still in search of a quarterback whom the Browns can count on week in and week out. 

"This is a hard challenge that we are faced with to really rebuild this roster, to find a quarterback that we can rely on as move forward," Brown said, according to the Akron Beacon Journal's Nate Ulrich. "We do not shy away from that challenge at all."

Griffin was brought aboard as a low-risk, high-reward signing for a team that passed on the chance to draft Carson Wentz when it traded out of the No. 2 spot in the 2016 NFL draft, but the former Rookie of the Year couldn't make it through the first game without suffering a broken bone in his non-throwing shoulder. 

"His durability obviously has been something that’s followed him and unfortunately reared its head here again as well for him," Brown said, per Ulrich. "We’re all disappointed. He worked his tail off to understand the offense and to position himself to start for us and gets hurt."

However, Brown disclosed that Griffin could reclaim his starting gig if head coach Hue Jackson deems he's worth another shot, according to Ulrich. 

But in order to slide back in under center, Griffin would need to supplant Kessler—who has acquitted himself nicely in seven starts. Ever since he was thrust into action following a Josh McCown shoulder injury, Kessler has completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 1,241 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. 

Brown said he's "really pleased about what he’s done," but he also noted Kessler—who's averaging seven yards per pass attempt—will need to become a savvier downfield thrower in order to make a leap. 

Despite Kessler's solid overall numbers, the Browns still rank 27th in passing yards per game (222.3) and tied for 19th with 11 scores through the air. 

However, help may soon be on the way.

The Browns not only have the Philadelphia Eagles' first-round pick in 2017, but their own first-round selection may very well wind up being No. 1 overall. 

"We like the guys we have here in terms of development of prospects, and we’ll continue to look in the draft and every other rock under which we can look," Brown said, per Ulrich. 

With prospects like Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer, North Carolina's Mitch Trubisky and Clemson's Deshaun Watson all grading out among the top 13 players on Matt Miller's latest big board, the Browns should have plenty of compelling prospects to choose from as they seek to break out of a cycle of offensive ineptitude.