What Questions Should Andrew Berry be Asked During Bye?

Andrew Berry is scheduled to speak with the media on Wednesday morning. I would like him to answer the following questions in regard to the Browns.

Cleveland Browns General Manager Andrew Berry will have his normal press conference held every year during the bye-week on Wednesday morning. What questions should he answer about the team and its performance through the first four weeks of the season?

The early bye may be beneficial for Deshaun Watson's ailing shoulder but for someone who likes to have as much information as possible before making decisions, this bye is coming way too early for Berry. The team has been a mixed bag of results overall with a 2-2 record after the first four weeks.

He will certainly take every chance he can to answer questions about the defensive side of the ball and praise the players and coaching. I want a majority of his time spent answering questions about the offense. 

How would he grade the offensive play after an entire offseason of trying to merge Stefanski's philosophy with what Watson does well?

He will most certainly preach patience here but I expect questions to be asked about play calling duties and whether the overall scheme has been good enough. I would also love a follow up of along the lines of: 

After all the changes on the staff, why wasn't there a hire made on offense to offer a fresh perspective?

He will obviously point to the hire of Bill Musgrave but at this point that move hasn't paid off and we haven't seen the wholesale changes needed. With everything Berry did to upgrade the receiver room it's apparent we are relying on one receiver way too much. Take away Amari Cooper's production and this passing game has been abysmal.

He will certainly be asked about the impact of losing Nick Chubb. 

Which in turn, he will give a lengthy reply about how important Chubb is to the team and how they are looking forward to getting him healthy and having him back next year. The truth is that any options the team had with Chubb and his contract have been taken away by the injury and they now will certainly be tied to him for next season.

He will definitely be asked about the status of Deshaun Watson's ailing right shoulder. I would expect to not learn anything new here, or for him to blame anyone for what happened in the lead up to the Ravens game. I do hope that he gets pressed on two finer points. 

Does he believe the coaching staff should minimize his usage in the called run game moving forward? 

We have quickly learned how important Watson being on the field is for this team. I would argue that the risk of having him injured is not worth the reward of any first down picked up on the ground. Berry traded away three first round picks to get a quarterback who can win from the pocket and it is on the coaching staff to get that out of him.

What changes does he want to see Watson make in his play style over time?

Watson escaping the pocket has not been ideal for the blood pressure of Browns fans after three weeks. He has left everything on the field in an attempt to win and prove himself worthy of that contract and draft haul given up to get him.

I get that some of this is inherent in Watson and comes with the territory but I also feel that a happy medium must be reached. He can't be lowering his throwing shoulder into linebackers and stiff arming safeties with the fingers on his throwing hand attempting to avoid a tackle.

Although, he will give canned answers in general about specific players on the offensive line, the media needs to push back on those with data of their own. Left tackle Jedrick Wills has given up almost 40% of the total pressures the team has given up. They could also be a little creative in how they ask their questions.

If the right opportunity presented itself, would you be willing to make in season changes to the offensive line to improve its performance? 

The decision to pick up Wills' fifth year option looks like the wrong one at this point. It is possible to trade him during the offseason but I wouldn't expect much back in return and getting the contract off the books would be enough in my opinion.

A trade of Wills in season isn't very likely unless we had someone lined up to replace him from day one. A bye week later may have increased the chances of that but we are in that now and teams are less likely to can plans that took an entire offseason just four weeks in.

Finally, I hope the media can ask good questions about the receiver room. I touched on it earlier but if your name isn't Amari Cooper, the production hasn't been there. I'd like him to answer whether he thinks Elijah Moore has been used to his strengths and does he think some of the younger players need to see the field more.