The Browns acquired Cooper in March 2022 almost a week before they acquired Watson. So every one of these meetings, every one of these periods, every one of these walkthroughs are important. This minicamp is really the final step in our offseason program. “So in order to get where you want to go in the season, you’ve got to make sure that you spend this offseason not skipping any steps.
“This whole offseason is about building a foundation, and that’s foundational fundamentals, techniques, schemes, relationships, all those things,” Stefanski said. What matters and what doesn’t right now? Stefanski was asked about that, too. That hasn’t always happened on these practice fields - for going on 25 years, and specifically in Watson’s limited prior appearances - so it’s notable. “(As a) former defensive back speaking now, 7-on-7 is geared to the offense. “I think you’ve always got to be real careful (with that),” Stefanski said. It’s still June, the Browns are still really just getting started and none of Peoples-Jones’ 20-yard catches can be carried over to September, but crisp completions beat the alternative.īrowns temperature check entering minicamp: No more excusesĪsked after the session if that was as good as Watson has looked in any prior practice, Stefanski seemed to sense the aforementioned late-spring hype train gaining a little steam. Having Cooper back on the field pretty clearly matters, too. His comfort level and his body language matter. In the realm of what matters and really doesn’t matter in highly-scripted, non-contact practices and what translates to Stefanski and Watson actually making pieces fit this fall, Watson’s progress absolutely matters. Watson was markedly better than he was in the first open OTA practice two weeks ago, and his string of completions was longer than any he had in what was an improved open OTA showing last week.
From a consistency standpoint, they were far and away his best.
Those mid-practice periods were probably Watson’s best on these Berea practice fields. But there’s nothing wrong with climbing aboard the offseason hype train for at least a day (or three) of this mandatory minicamp, then revisiting things when the Browns reconvene in late July for their extended training camp.
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