What's Going On With The Reporting From Browns Training Camp?

The variance in observations from those on the ground has been noticeable.

Through the first few weeks of Browns training camp, Deshaun Watson has either thrown 20 interceptions and should be banished to the CFL or he’s had some nice completions that demonstrate his growing chemistry with Amari Cooper and Jerry Jeudy. The Browns offensive line is either made of year-old Swiss cheese that someone forgot about in the fridge or impossible to glean insight from because of injury. Myles Garrett has either been in the backfield every single play, making life hell for Vikings quarterbacks at joint practice, or he’s been a passive bystander.

By nature, the format of NFL training camps makes it difficult to parse how, exactly, a football team is progressing. Offensive installs that happen privately within the walls of the Browns headquarters in Berea are watered down to their most vanilla in front of fans and reporters. Quarterbacks aren’t allowed to be hit, making it nearly impossible to differentiate between a gorgeous throw out of structure and a sack. There’s one-on-one receiver vs. cornerback drills where the QB is throwing against air. There’s 7-on-7s. There’s 11-on-11s. It’s called training camp for a reason, but the proliferation of beat reporters attempting to tweet out the result of every single football that leaves a quarterback’s hand has turned July and August into spectacle.