The Browns’ offseason enters Super Bowl week as new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey meets with the media for the first time Monday. With free agency quickly approaching, many questions arise, from the play-calling to the Browns’ biggest needs. Each week, we’ll answer the franchise’s most pressing questions as it prepares for 2024. Now try to solve 4 of them!Who should call Cleveland’s offensive plays in 2024? I stand by my words: Kevin Stefanski should continue to play through 2024. As for Ken Dorsey, his offense led the league in certain categories for Buffalo, but he was more involved in his game. Hacking reveals several contradictions.
His offense ignored tight ends, and Bills running back James Cook improved after Dorsey left. Josh Allen was also a midfielder. I think Dorsey brings a lot of insight to offensive matchups to get the most out of Deshaun Watson, but I think that’s where his role should begin and end. The devil knows the situation. Stefanski has proven to be a great player in this league, and his Berea teammates continue to say this is one of his biggest strengths. So why refuse? What are the Browns’ biggest needs this offseason? There are a few different options here. The organization might think it’s the defensive line, as many players from last year’s squad were in free agency. Personally, I think he’s a wide receiver. Elijah Moore’s experiment was not very successful last year. He can still have a role in this offense, but Cleveland will likely have to prioritize adding another non-Watson weapon behind Amari Cooper. Additionally, Cooper is entering his age-30 season and is in the final year of his contract. It would make sense to bring in someone who can fill the No. 1 wide receiver role at some point. Can the Browns enter next season without restructuring Deshaun Watson’s contract? That question came up during an interview between The Athletic’s Zach Jackson and Browns GM Andrew Berry at this weekend’s Senior Bowl.
Berry has restructured Watson’s business and said there is no need to invest more money in the downtime after the deal closes. Berry could certainly find another way to move money and free up cap space to make a big move and grab something next season as well. If that’s the case, I think it’s highly unlikely that he won’t do the same with Watson’s contract.The Browns QB will make over $63 million next year. That’s more hits than Joe Burroughs, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen combined in 2024. The irony is that the Browns are entering dangerous territory with the Watson deal. Because they naturally thought he would stay here. The original offer. Five years, including the year you were initially ineligible. That could still happen, but if he doesn’t turn the corner next season, Cleveland may be asking some tough questions about how long they want to invest in Watson. With that in mind, it makes sense for him to take as much cap space as possible this season to avoid taking a bigger hit in the years he may not be with the team. Which Senior Bowl players could be of interest to the Browns? Based on the needs and trends of the Browns over the years under Berry, a few names come to mind. One Cleveland fan who should be well aware of Ohio State is DT Mike Hall Jr. Berry always seems to be looking to add depth to the defensive line, and Hall could be a natural fit considering he could end up being a player for two days.
There. Another position Berry always targets is defensive end, especially corner, so I think Penn State’s Johnny Dixon would be a good fit in one of the middle rounds. BYU offensive tackle Kingsley Suamathaya could also draw the Browns’ interest, but they may have to trade up to get him. This wrestling class is stacked and could advance as early as the second round if Suamathaya isn’t a first round pick.
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