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Five Browns did not participate Monday

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Cleveland Browns players including Jarvis Landry, Karl Joseph, Myles Garrett, Damion Ratley, and JC Tretter did not participate in Monday’s practice.

There were five notable Browns players who did not participate in Monday’s practice. Jarvis Landry, Karl Joseph, Myles Garrett, Damion Ratley, and JC Tretter.

Garrett and Ratley did not participate Sunday either, their non-participation on Monday is not a surprise. Joseph and Landry did participate in the first two days, but not Monda as they are still working their way back from surgery. Tretter recently underwent knee surgery and is expected to be out for some time.

How and when Garrett, Ratley, Joseph, and Landry come back will be something to watch. Garrett and Ratley are dealing with recent injuries while Joseph and Landry are combine back from offseason surgeries. There is a careful balance that must be used in order to properly add more to the workload while considering the limited time available to do so.

Browns activate Jarvis Landry from PUP list

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The Cleveland Browns have activated wide receiver Jarvis Landry from the physically unable to perform list.

This is some great news for the Cleveland Browns. Jarvis Landry has been activated from the PUP list.

Jarvis Landry underwent surgery in the offseason and was placed on the PUP list not too long ago. Avoiding any sort of setback is huge for the Browns offense. To be blunt, Cleveland needs as much time as possible with all of their starters in order for their offense to take the step forward everyone expects this season. Landry being back now is a step in the right direction.

Jarvis Landry placed on PUP list

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The Cleveland Browns have placed wide receiver Jarvis Landry on the PUP list.

Jarvis Landry has landed on the PUP list per ESPN’s Jake Trotter.

Landry is still recovering from offseason surgery and is not ready to go. As Trotter notes Landry is hoping to be ready during training camp.

The presence of Jarvis Landry will be crucial for the Browns offense in training camp. Learning another new offense in a limited time will only give Cleveland so many opportunities to get things going. While Landry will be able to observe the offense and study his playbook, there is a very big difference between watching and doing. If Landry is unable to return in camp that could prove to be quite a problem for the Browns offense in 2020.

Jarvis Landry 61st in NFL Top 100

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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry comes in at number 61 in the NFL Top 100 countdown.

The NFL Top 100 continues and the is a second Cleveland Browns player on the list (the first being Myles Garrett at 80). Jarvis Landry comes in at number 61.

It was the second season in Cleveland for Jarvis Landry and he did set a couple of career-highs. A new career high in receiving yards (1174), yards per reception (14.1), and yards per game (73.4). All of this came on Landry’s second-lowest reception total and third-lowest amount of targets.

Jarvis Landry ahead of schedule in rehab

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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry says that he is ahead of schedule in the rehab process from his offseason surgery.

Jarvis Landry was able to provide an update on his recovery from offseason hip surgery. The Browns wide receiver stated that he was ahead of schedule and has not expected any setbacks in a zoom call with Cleveland media Wednesday.

Landry mentioned the month of August as a potential return date, although nothing is set in stone.

It could be as early as July or as late as September. In a perfect situation Landry would be able to return in July. This would give him as much time as possible to learn the new offense and work on his chemistry with Baker Mayfield. Mayfield is in a make or break year and opinions on whether he succeeds or not are quite varied. Having a quality receiving target in Jarvis Landry will be beneficial for Mayfield in his quest to bounce back next season.

If Landry does return in September that could be quite a problem. At that point there is not time to adequately get ready for the season. This scenario would seriously hinder Cleveland’s offensive performance in a crucial year for the franchise. There are high expectations yet again for the Browns. This time they seem to be a bit more realistic when compared to the hype of last season. Rooted in reality instead of completely unrealistic Super Bowl aspirations.

If Jarvis Landry is healthy and able to return on time he could have his second straight 1,000-yard season. The last time Landry posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons was in 2015 and 2016 while he was in Miami. Breaking the 1,000-yard barrier should mean a successful season for Cleveland, although that was not the case last year.

Rashard Higgins may play large role this offseason

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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins may have a more prominent role than initially thought due to injuries of other receivers.

This is not entirely about the chemistry that Baker Mayfield and Rashard Higgins once displayed, although many will keep hyping up his one season of production. This is about another coaching change, other receivers recovering from surgery, and an unknown return date. 

With the hire of Kevin Stefanski comes a brand new offense. Which means that it is another year or change. While everyone will have adjustments, even the smallest amount of previous success will be crucial this time around. That is where 2018 will come into play. Baker and Higgins did have chemistry and they will need to rekindle some form of it in order to properly install the offense.

A combination of a potentially shortened offseason program and two receivers missing time due to rehab will cause problems. Normally Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry would be available, but both had surgery after the season ended. They may be able to observe and watch the offense during the recovery, but hands on work may be limited if they have any at all. It is entirely possible that both Beckham and Landry are a step behind when the season does start.

When the time comes to install the offense, Rashard Higgins may very well be the temporary number one receiver. This is not an ideal scenario, but Cleveland will have to make the best of it. In order for Cleveland to take that next step, Rashard Higgins will need to prove that his 2018 season was not the outlier that it seems to be. 

Jarvis Landry undergoes surgery

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Cleveland Browns wide recevier Jarvis Landry has decided to undergo surgery after originally opting not to have the procedure.

Well this is a bit awkward. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry originally did not plan to have surgery for his ongoing hip issue. That is no longer the case. Landry underwent surgery earlier this month.

Landry dealt with the issue all season and believed that surgery would not be necessary. Interestingly enough that did not stop him from participating in the Pro Bowl. Although he did feel pain while playing in the Pro Bowl as he stated in his Instagram post.

Landry also mentions that rehab was originally the plan and multiple hip specialists were consulted on the matter. Even after all of that, surgery is ultimately the option here.

The recovery timetable for Jarvis Landry is expected to be six-to-eight months. That puts his return at sometime in August at the earliest and October at the latest.

You have to imagine that this should have some sort of impact on Landry’s ability to learn the new offense coming to Cleveland. Sure, Landry will be present during some of these activities (he won’t be bedridden at this time after all), but there is a clear difference between watching and doing. A player can learn a lot more by actually running the routes instead of just observing.

Cleveland’s new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said he had “big plans” for Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. on Wednesday. Well, those plans are on hold for the time being as Landry is recovering.

Browns: Andrew Berry’s to-do list

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Andrew Berry is the next general manager of the Cleveland Browns and he will have a lot of things that need to be addressed this offfseason.

The Cleveland Browns will have a large amount of turnover this offseason. Possibly more than in previous years. This could be due to the newly implanted alignment of Kevin Stefanski, Andrew Berry, and Paul DePodesta versus the previous method of talent collection of John Dorsey. Dorsey compiled a collection of talent, but they were not a team. There was not necessarily a particular vision that Dorsey was working towards, it was all about talent. You can put together the greatest collection of talent ever seen, but if they do not fit it will not matter. Talent can only go so far, at some point they need to be coached and put in a position to win. This has not happened in Cleveland for quite some time.

This is the problem Cleveland faced. There were pieces that did not fit and were led by someone who had no idea what he was doing. This is a terrible combination and ultimately led to their failure. DePodesta will work with Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry to put their imprint on their roster. Andrew Berry has full control of the 53-man roster per reports, but Paul DePodesta will still have an influence on the direction the team heads in. Determining which players fit their vision will dictate who stays and who goes. This means players who may be talented who do not fit may be on their way out.

Supplementing and improving the roster

This goes without saying. Every team has roster turnover. The Cleveland Browns are a team that seems likely to have more than others. A major shift in front office philosophy will see certain players leaving and new types of players coming to town.

Offensive tackles

Greg Robinson and Chris Hubbard were objectively awful in 2019. Before the Browns can even start thinking about how they will put together their offensive scheme, they need to upgrade the tackle position as soon as possible. Cleveland cannot come back with Robinson and Hubbard or players of similar quality. This is the first position that must be improved before anything else is handled.

Defensive line depth

Outside the starting defensive lineman, there is nothing really to be all that excited about on the Browns offensive line. Myles Garrett, Larry Ogunjobi, Sheldon Richardson, and Oliver Vernon are great. Whether that starting four remains intact is a different story. Either way, talent needs to be added beyond the starting group. What was seen from the backup defensive lineman when the team was without Garrett and Vernon was far from encouraging.

Fullback

The Cleveland Browns signed a fullback, Johnny Stanton formerly of the Minnesota Vikings. Stanton was signed to a reserves/future contract. With the change in offense, a fullback will now be included in their scheme. Signing Stanton is just step one in the process. Whether or not he makes the team is a different story.

What needs to be considered when adding a previously neglected position back into the mix is that they don’t just need one fullback. They need two. Cleveland needs to have a starter and a backup. Stanton could be either, but another will need to be added before next season starts.

There are only so many fullbacks available at any certain time. Not many are in the league to begin with and even less come through the draft. Cleveland may have to overdraft or overpay in order to properly address the fullback position.

Determining the roster status of players that may be on their way out

This a part of every offseason. This offseason could see a lot more turnover for a multitude of reasons. Certain players have rather high salaries and their production may not equal their current contract. Then there are players who do not align with their vision of the new front office. Finally, there are players that the team may decide they are better off moving on from rather than dealing with their distractions.

The elephant in the room that is Odell Beckham Jr.

Where to start? Odell Beckham Jr. had himself quite the time in New Orleans didn’t he? The new regime may decide that they are better off without the distractions that Beckham can bring to a team. The front office will have to weigh contract and production against what they view as headaches. Beckham is extremely talented, but they may opt to go in a different direction for a multitude of reasons.

Jarvis Landry will probably want out if Odell Beckham Jr. is gone

If the Browns move on from Odell Beckham Jr., they might as well move on from Jarvis Landry as well. Trading Landry’s best friend will not sit well and will definitely lead to some frustration on his part. Add this to the evaluation of Landry in their eyes and he may be on his way out too. It is not about the player, it is about his contract versus his production. Many complain that it is too much to pay the second receiver on the roster.

Kareem Hunt

Many heralded the acquisition of Kareem Hunt. A talented, yet troubled running back who John Dorsey took a chance on, again. Dorsey took the risk of signing Hunt without having to give up anything besides money. This being the only cost may have been all the motivation Dorsey needed in his somewhat reckless quest to improve the roster. Not having to give up a draft pick to his former team to sign Hunt very well could have been the deciding factor.

Hunt was on the free agent market due to his repeated off the field incidents. Now there is a new incident with Hunt being pulled over with marijuana and an open container of alcohol being found in his car. This move seems like a no-brainer. Cut him loose and move forward.

Evaluating their own pending free agents

The status of pending free agents will give everyone a clear picture when it comes to their vision. Will they keep Joe Schobert? What about Damarious Randall? How about Rashard Higgins? All three are due to become free agents and could easily find themselves in a new uniform next season. Analytics love Schobert and Higgins and that may lead to the Browns doing what they can to keep them in Cleveland. Randall will probably end up looking for a fresh start somewhere else.

Things are not going to be quick or easy

This new plan of alignment the Cleveland Browns are embarking on is going to take some time. It is not an easy fix or a quick fix. An overnight turnaround should not be the expectation. There is a lot of work to do. Swapping out the coaching staff and general manager will not make the immediate impact that some expect. The team still has a lot of problems from top to bottom. Putting together a new regime is just step one in a very lengthy process.