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Andrew Berry, VP of football operations for the Browns, recently discussed the possibility that the team will need to start over in order to be a playoff contender again.
To destroy everything, or to leave it standing. When the 2024 season comes to a close, that is the issue that the Cleveland Browns, and VP of football operations and general manager Andrew Berry in particular, must answer.

With their current record of 2-7, the Browns’ chances of reclaiming a postseason spot are all but eliminated. Since the trade deadline fell on the same week as the bye week, it’s an ideal opportunity to think back on the team’s trajectory.
No matter how circumspect Berry was about Deshaun Watson’s future, the trade deadline, or the impending roster construction, his answer to the question of whether the Browns will have to start over with a brand-new roster in 2016 was revealing.

“I think one of the beauties of the NFL is it’s not like baseball, it’s not like basketball where, at times you may need these half decade long pivots or rebuilds,” stated Berry. You see it every year with teams; the margins are razor thin, and our sport doesn’t work like that, so it’s not like we’re picking a 16-year-old who has to spend eight years in the minors before he can make an impact. In my opinion, it is not always necessary to witness such changes in our sport.

He certainly doesn’t sound like the kind of person who would be willing to trade Myles Garrett for draft picks and start again. The fact that they even contemplated trading Garrett before Tuesday’s deadline was made quite evident by Berry.

Players like Garrett lead a team that is still prepared to compete at a high level, regardless of how this season has gone. Contrary to what Berry claims, teams in the NFL aren’t need to completely overhaul their rosters like previous general manager Sashi Brown did in 2016 in order to turn things around. Even the worst team in the league may become a championship contender with the correct roster adjustments.

Like the Washington Commanders, who are now the talk of the NFL thanks to their acquisition of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the correct strategy is often to get the proper quarterback.