Ultimately, the current Browns brain trust, led by General Manager Andrew Berry with input from chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta and coach Kevin Stefanski, will be judged by the selections they make beginning Thursday in the three-day NFL draft.
With the coronavirus pandemic making it impossible for it to be conducted as usual, the Browns and the NFL will be forced to duplicate the efforts of many a fantasy football team owner and conduct the draft from their kitchens and home offices.
Berry's combination of youth, as the youngest general manager in the league at 33, and background, a master's degree in computer science from Harvard, and DePodesta's well-documented analytics background should position them well to adapt to a virtual draft reliant on today's technology.
