Luke Getsy describes Justin Fields’, offense’s performance vs. Browns ‘step in the right direction’

Playing the first five possessions, Fields completed 14 of 16 passes for 156 yards and a 146.9 passer rating. After the game, he told reporters that he felt the performance by the offense was “definitely a turning point.”

Getsy seems more hesitant to draw any conclusions based on a preseason game—good or bad.

“A turning point? I mean, I don’t know about that,” he said. “We’re in this phase of getting better, and we’re in this phase of developing who we want to become. Are we on track? I don’t know. But I feel good about where we’re at.

“I think the guys believe in what we’re doing and what we’re communicating, the type of philosophy that we have, and the type of ball we want to play. So, I don’t know, ‘turning point’ seems like a pretty harsh word, or dramatic word, but I feel like we’re grinding through this process the right way.”

Since the start of the offseason program, Getsy has seen Fields make great strides with his footwork and other fundamentals. But the offensive coordinator feels there’s still a lot of room for improvement.

“From [April] to now, it’s obviously tremendously improved, but nowhere near where it needs to be,” Getsy said. “He’s got a long way to go there. But he’s working his tail off. He reaped the reward of listening to his feet and the timing and rhythm was good most of the night. We’ve talked a lot about pocket presence; that’s something that a young quarterback has to grow through. I thought that showed up and he did a nice job with that.”