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DeShone Kizer's current interception percentage one of worst in past decade

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Where is the mentorship for Kizer? (1:58)

After DeShone Kizer apologized for causing a distraction around the winless Browns, Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic wonder who is responsible for guiding the rookie QB. (1:58)

One statistic stands out for Cleveland Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer this season: He has, far and away, the highest interception percentage in the league, at 6.1 percent.

To put that into perspective, ProFootballReference.com shows that only two other players are at over 4 percent, and only nine are at over 3 percent.

In 2016, among those who qualified for official stats, the highest interception percentage was Ryan Fitzpatrick, at 4.2 percent, and nobody else was at over 3.6.

Since the 2000 season, only six quarterbacks have had an interception percentage higher than 6, including Kizer (minimum: 150 passes). Matt Barkley was at 6.48 percent in six total starts last season, and Josh Freeman of the Bucs was at 6.2 percent in 2009.

Three league insiders who are familiar with quarterback play all echoed Hue Jackson's comment that no team can survive with a quarterback throwing that rate of interceptions.

One said that 2 percent is a target figure. Asked what he'd do with a quarterback at 6, he said: "It calls for a benching, at best."

Another said that 6 percent basically equals two per game, which is high. Why does that matter? Since 2010, teams went 183-435-1 in games when they threw two interceptions (.296 won-lost percentage).

Finally, another pointed out that the better quarterbacks have touchdown-to-interception ratios of 2-to-1. Kizer has three touchdowns compared to the 11 interceptions.

The point isn't to get on Kizer, who is going through rookie growing pains and working without a great supporting cast. He cares. He's dedicated. He's learning.

The point is more that Jackson has numbers to back up his strongly held belief that teams can't tolerate this kind of turnover rate.

The other point: When I opined on Kizer being moved in and out of the lineup on Monday, I might have overstated the drama -- and reacted emotionally rather than thinking it through by studying the numbers.

The turnovers clearly are an issue, and Kizer's are seriously out of whack from the norm. They also are the reason that Jackson seems so exasperated, because they keep happening.

As a team, the Browns are on pace to finish with 39 interceptions. That would break the team high since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970; the Browns had 31 as a team in 1977. Kizer is on pace to finish with 25; the team record is 26, held by Brian Sipe in 1979.

Jackson will name his starting quarterback for Sunday's game in London today, and he doesn't have many great options.
 Kizer is throwing interceptions, and Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan both have limitations. The point can be made that Kizer has little help and needs to keep playing, but over time, a player is what he is, and Kizer has to own the numbers.

Jackson has a choice: Let Kizer play his way through the extreme turnover rate and risk damaging his mental well-being if it doesn't improve -- as well as risk the rest of the team seeing what's happening -- or turn to Kessler or Hogan. If it doesn't seem like the Browns have great options, it's because they don't.

The Vikings are 5-2 and in first place in the AFC North. Their defense is 10th in the league overall and fifth in scoring.

To steal one of Jackson's famous phrases: Here we go.