Andrew Berry’s worst draft picks since taking over the Cleveland Browns
By Chad Porto
2020 – Jacob Phillips, Jordan Elliot
If the Cleveland Browns cut any other players before they cut Jacob Phillips and Jordan Elliot, then Andrew Berry should be fired on the spot. After three years, we know what these two are, and they’re not worth a roster spot. Let them go make a living in the XFL or USFL because they deserve the right to make a living, but that doesn’t mean the Browns have to be the ones who continually pay them.
Jacob Phillips is as bad of a linebacker as Mack Wilson, but he’s still getting opportunities. Here are his PFF scores over his three years, 2020: 45.3, 2021: 62.4, 2022: 36.7. We know what he isn’t, a starting caliber linebacker, and we know what he is, cut-bait. It’s no wonder that his best season, 2021, was also the one where he played the least amount. The more he plays, the more exposed he gets. Move on from him.
As for Jordan Elliot, he hasn’t faired much better, and like Phillips, his PFF scores get worse the more he plays. In 2020: 55.3, in 2021: 41.6, and in 2022: 40.4. The Difference, he’s played every game so far in his career, save for one. He’s started 21 games. He’s got far more tape than anyone. Yet, he’s still on the team and no one can really explain why. He, like Phillips, needs to be cut so the team can fill their spots with players the Browns can rely on.