In a segment on Sirius XM NFL Radio, host James Lofton was asked by a caller about the potential for Kirk Cousins to sign with the Cleveland Browns. Lofton answered the question in a roundabout way, bringing up the incumbent Browns starter, DeShone Kizer, as an example why it’s not necessarily a good idea.

Lofton also works for CBS and covered some Browns games last fall. He has seen Kizer up close in both practice and during games, and the former NFL wideout said he speaks with the Notre Dame product often. He related a story about Kizer which speaks to the young QB’s mindset and character.

Lofton said he asked Kizer if he wanted to take any of his ill-fated throws back. “No I don’t,” Lofton quoted the young quarterback.

“I’m learning,” he continued. “If I don’t make that mistake, maybe I don’t learn.”

Lofton went on to discuss how the lack of receiving talent around Kizer didn’t help his development either. The intimation was that Cousins would see the same thing and follow the money elsewhere, where he has more around him to work with.

The comment on Kizer is a nice window into the kind of player No. 7 is and why it’s hard to conceive of the Browns giving up on him so quickly.