Four Burning Browns Questions, Including The Browns Pursuing Tee Higgins

The Cleveland Browns have already begun to make changes this offseason, but there will be many more questions in the coming months. With a new offensive coordinator apparently on board, these are four major questions on the Browns radar this week.

The Browns offseason is off and running and their first act was parting ways with and replacing several offensive assistants. There is still plenty of work to be done though as free agency looms large in a few months. Each week we’ll answer the burning questions that face the franchise as they build for 2024. Let’s tackle four right now!

First and foremost, I believe Kevin Stefanski will continue to call plays. Between his adamant desire to accomplish it over the last four years and the support of GM Andrew Berry, who just last week stated that it was one of his best assets as a coach, I just don’t see it.

Having said that, I believe Stefanski enjoys the concept of Dorsey adding a new viewpoint to the offensive game plan. His experience working with other mobile quarterbacks such as Josh Allen and Cam Newton could help as they frantically want to return Deshaun Watson to the top ten. Dorsey’s role will most likely be to create plays for the offense and fine-tune the game plan as they learn how opposing defenses approach them. During his tenure as offensive coordinator in Buffalo, his offenses produced some excellent results. He appeared adamant in the way he called things, but I didn’t expect that to be his job in Cleveland.

Well, one thing is certain: Watson hopes so. He asked his Clemson teammate to join him in Cleveland on the QB Unplugged Podcast last week. Watson’s opinion is definitely valued at the Browns facilities, but he also made a case for his old colleague DeAndre Hopkins last offseason, which did not materialize.

Nonetheless, the Browns discovered this year that they require more from their wide receiver corps. Amari Cooper is a consistent and dependable target, but behind him, they find little to rely on. Cleveland is also mindful that Cooper will turn 30 next season, which is often a difficult age in the NFL. That is not to say he shouldn’t or won’t return next season; in fact, I believe Berry will restructure the remaining year of Cooper’s contract (which is set to cost the Browns $23 million next year) in order to free up cap room this offseason.