Saturday Dawg Chow (12/13): A dazzling QB review

Today is one of those rare days when football does not exactly dominate the day.

The lone contest of note is the 126th meeting between Army and Navy. The game was relevant in the 1940s and 1950s, but now resides in a space, along with events like The Masters in golf or the U.S. Open in tennis, where people pay attention because they feel as if they are supposed to be invested.

And the Heisman Trophy will be presented to the best player, or most likely the best quarterback, tonight in New York City, with Indiana’s Fernado Mendoza and Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia the favorites to lift the 45-pound trophy.

Other than that, it is a good day to get hustling on Christmas shopping (no one should want to be that cliché of someone waiting until Christmas Eve to shop), holiday baking, and biding time until next weekend, which the College Football Playoffs and the annual slate of Saturday NFL games fill the day.

Let’s kick things off with the latest news and notes about the Cleveland Browns, and the NFL, in today’s edition of the Saturday Dawg Chow.

Dawgs By Nature:

• Browns vs. Bears: Week 15 Need to Know (Thomas Moore) – Cleveland is off to chilly Chicago looking for their first road win over the Bears since 1969. Here is everything to know about the game.
• One of the Browns’ top 2026 NFL Draft targets just officially declared (Matthew Wilson) – Penn State guard Olaivavega Ioane has officially declared for the 2026 NFL Draft.
• Browns’ Shedeur Sanders draws dazzling review from QB coach (Matthew Wilson) – Cleveland QB coach Bill Musgrave gave a glowing review of Shedeur Sanders on Friday.
• Browns rule out 7 for Week 15 vs Bears, another 5 questionable (Jared Mueller) – Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders won’t have a lot of his teammates, or his offensive line, for the Week 15 game against the Chicago Bears.
• Browns Tommy Rees being pursued by another college, could have NFL options (Jared Mueller) – The Cleveland Browns could see offensive coordinator Tommy Rees once again interview for a head coaching job as Michigan rumors fly.
• Browns 2025 NFL draft class: How they can join the historic best ever (Jared Mueller) – When the 2025 NFL draft ended, the Cleveland Browns seven-person draft class earned good grades from many, including ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s top grade and praise. Perhaps drafting two quarterbacks wasn’t the best use of resources, but the Browns draft class has already been better than historical odds for draft picks.
• Browns Kevin Stefanski, Shedeur Sanders could benefit each other (Curtiss Brown) – The Cleveland Browns could build up Shedeur Sanders by keeping head coach Kevin Stefanski, as it would benefit both of them.

Cleveland Browns:

• 5 Questions with Dawgs by Nature: Can the Bears start a new winning streak? (Windy City Gridiron) – The point spread says the Chicago Bears will easily handle the Cleveland Browns, but...