‘Tis the season for NFL predictions, but as the Cleveland Browns head to their first training camp under new coach Todd Monken, there are some questions that can’t be answered until the actual August work begins — and others that won’t become clear until later. For today, we’re mostly ignoring the headline questions involving the team’s ongoing quarterback competition and focusing on some other important areas that lack clarity at this early stage.The team’s first full training camp practice is set for July 29. Here are four questions that will only be answered as things proceed:What will the offense really look like?Obviously, Monken is going to take what worked in his previous job as offensive coordinator in Baltimore and try to apply it to the talent he has here. Monken couldn’t bring Lamar Jackson along, though, so his first spring as an NFL head coach and play caller was used mostly for installation and a first run-through of what’s been installed. The Browns also have an entirely new offensive line and, understandably, had their rookies initially playing with the second and third units in the spring because most of the offense was installed before the draft.Add what was close to a 50-50 split of quarterback reps and the absence of two of the team’s most important offensive players, and we’re still mostly guessing at what this offense will be. Second-year tight end Harold Fannin Jr. sat out spring practices, while second-year running back Quinshon Judkins mostly kept to individual drills as part of his comeback from a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle. When the season starts, Judkins is going to get plenty of touches and Fannin might again lead the team in targets, even with an obvious upgrade in the receiving corps. The Browns were primarily keeping Fannin fresh for the season by holding him out of spring practices after he missed the 2025 season finale with a groin injury.In the spring, we saw lots of pre-snap motion. We saw a fair amount of quick screens and misdirection plays, things that seem to translate to scripted touches for first-round wide receiver KC Concepcion and fairly easy completions for whoever wins the quarterback job. We even saw some designed quarterback runs and run/pass option plays. Though Deshaun Watson is a better runner than Shedeur Sanders, both appeared to be basically operating from the same script through the spring practices.Fannin can line up all over the formation, so will the Browns go with a lot of heavy formations using other tight ends as blockers and Fannin as a slot/flex player? Or, will they take advantage of their upgraded wide receiver depth and go with a more open approach? Judkins didn’t get a lot of work in the passing game last season, in large part because he didn’t sign until after training camp, but he could see a bigger role in that area and almost certainly will get a bulk of the team’s traditional run-game work. The Browns signed veteran fullback Michael Burton and appear to be giving rookie tight end Carsen Ryan a chance to compete for the fullback job, and it will be interesting to see how many wide receivers and how many fullback/tight end types end up making the roster.Browns get flexibility and clarity after trading away Myles GarrettZac JacksonWill Denzel Ward be traded?There’s no easy answer given Ward’s tenure and stature within the organization. He’s still a really good player, too, and undoubtedly one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks. But as Ward heads into his ninth NFL season, the organization that moved Myles Garrett in June as part of embracing its reality should consider moving on from Ward, too, if the right offer is made.The five-time Pro Bowler has said he wants to stay in his native Northeast Ohio. Regardless, his spot as one of the best Browns of the new era and one of the best cornerbacks to ever wear the helmet is secure. He’s 29 and signed for two more seasons. The Browns are getting younger, stockpiling draft picks and reshaping their salary-cap situation for upcoming seasons. Perhaps the timelines just don’t match.In previous seasons, Ward was big on having perfect attendance at every offseason workout, practice and team activity — even the voluntary ones. This season, he wasn’t seen on the practice field until mandatory minicamp and only participated on a limited basis. The Garrett trade didn’t happen until the offseason program was nearly over, so interpret that accordingly. Ward has to know his football future is uncertain, and the Browns have to listen if another team brings a serious offer.Is Dillon Gabriel’s football future in Cleveland?Dillon Gabriel’s spot in Cleveland’s quarterback room is another unknown entering training camp. (Nick Cammett / Getty Images)Probably not, but Gabriel is under contract for three more seasons. And the Browns aren’t just going to give him away.Gabriel will open his second pro season as the clear No. 3 on the quarterback depth chart. The camp competition for the starting job will be mostly between Watson and Sanders, but last year’s camp competition didn’t make it a week before Kenny Pickett suffered a hamstring injury and the order of everything changed. Gabriel only got a handful of competitive reps on most spring practice days that were open to reporters, and his body of work 16 months into his NFL career indicates that he’s not a starting-level quarterback.But with so little certain at quarterback now and going forward, the Browns will only trade Gabriel if they feel they can get something of consequence in return. There’s a scenario in which the primary competitors for the starting job stay healthy and sixth-round rookie Taylen Green makes a real push for a roster spot, forcing the Browns to make a decision on Gabriel in late August. But keeping four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster is possible, and it’s too early to know how Green will perform — or even how much opportunity he will get. Watson will be on the active roster even if he doesn’t win the job because the Browns can’t afford to cut him under the league’s salary-cap rules, but the depth chart and the rest of the quarterback room’s makeup are unsettled.What happens with the offensive line?Assuming health, first-round rookie Spencer Fano will be the left tackle, Zion Johnson will be the left guard and Tyus Howard will be the right tackle. Elgton Jenkins will almost certainly be first up at center, and Teven Jenkins figures to get the first shot at right guard.In the spring, Monken said he felt pretty strongly that four of the five players on the starting five were set. Fifth-round rookie Parker Brailsford could eventually get a shot at center, which would bump Elgton Jenkins to right guard if everyone is healthy. Elgton Jenkins was a Pro Bowler at left guard and has also played tackle, so he’s the movable piece, and Teven Jenkins seems to be that fifth player who’s not yet locked in.Depth matters — and versatility can matter, too. The Browns were one of 25 teams that ended last season getting less than 50 percent of the snaps from their original starting offensive line. Cleveland had a tackle disaster early in 2025 and never really recovered, which is just part of the reason this line is almost entirely new.Who’s back? Teven Jenkins was mostly a backup last year. Dawand Jones suffered a season-ending injury in September. Backup center Luke Wypler returns for the final year of his rookie contract and KT Leveston is back after going from emergency option to full-time player last season. Zak Zinter is back for a third season but faces a fight to make the team as a backup guard.All three of Jones’ seasons have ended on injured reserve. But the Browns still believe in his talent and are impressed with the way he changed his body and approach to the game since his rookie season. The battle to become the top backup tackle could come down to Jones vs. third-round rookie Austin Barber. But there’s also a scenario in which both make the team. Jones has been better at right tackle than left, but for now he’s the team’s most experienced left tackle. The team won’t rush Barber or Brailsford, but both will be given chances to compete for time.Like Wypler, Jones is signed only through 2026. Leveston, who was forced to start at both tackle spots last season, might be moving to guard, although he took some tackle reps in the spring, too. Barber might get some right guard reps, but he’s a college left tackle who’s been learning the NFL game mostly as a right tackle.This all might come down to availability — and how several of the players who don’t have guaranteed money or a guaranteed spot perform in August. When Teven Jenkins wasn’t practicing in the spring, right guard reps went to Leveston and first-year player Jack Conley. Zinter also logged snaps at right guard and has served as a backup center in the past, but assuming Wypler’s knee injury allows him to fully participate in camp, the team could keep 10 offensive linemen on the initial 53-man roster and feel good about having enough experience to offset the inexperience of three rookies.The Browns signed Conley to their practice squad last December after he’d previously spent time with the Patriots and Lions. In anticipation of a total line remake, the team also signed center Kingsley Eguakun, tackle Jeremiah Byers and guard Kendrick Green to the active roster late last season. Those players remain on the roster, too, and Eguakun got some No. 1 center reps in the spring.