BEREA, Ohio -- Mike Pettine called “irresponsible” any reporting that the Cleveland Browns have moved on from Johnny Manziel based on the way he looks in organized team activities (OTAs).

“I think we all feel good about where he is,” Pettine said Tuesday.

That may be true. But the eye test on not just Manziel but the entire Browns offense shows a different picture. In early work, this offense does not look good.

Throws aren’t sharp. The offense is not crisp. As a result, a lot of balls find their way to the ground -- as it did when Terrance West took a handoff and dropped the ball as he ran outside.

The Browns are once again installing a new offensive scheme, and Johnny Manziel and others have struggled during OTAs. Ken Blaze/USA TODAY Sports

What does it mean?

Some teams are sharp and crisp at this point, even in the offseason.

The Browns go through constant change and overhaul, and again find themselves with a major rebuild. There's a new coordinator, new offense, new playcalls, new motions, new formations and a new language along with a new quarterback, receivers and perhaps a new tight end.

That does not lead to being sharp or crisp right out of the gate.

Six times in six seasons the Browns have gone through a new coordinator -- from Brian Daboll to Pat Shurmur to Brad Childress to Norv Turner to Kyle Shanahan to John DeFilippo this season. That group would make one heck of an offensive staff, but in Cleveland they’re often one-and-done.

That could be why the Browns are never sharp at this time of the year, and why they aren’t sharp now.

Neither of the first two quarterbacks, Manziel and starter Josh McCown, looked overly accurate in the two days open to the media. Manziel looked much like he looked last season, with the occasional good throw mixed in with several head-scratchers.

He had a nice throw to the back of the end zone to Taylor Gabriel, but had another knocked down by K'Waun Williams.

Manziel had two throws broken up by Justin Gilbert and a wild overthrow to the corner of the end zone. He would complete a throw here or there, but there was never a sense of several good plays being strung together or the offense “winning” sets of plays. The defense knocked down 8-10 passes.

It had the feel of an offense that will still be finding itself come training camp.

As for Manziel, the mechanics have not been good. His footwork is inconsistent, his fundamentals fair at best.

The Browns stand by him. They see what happened with the water-bottle episode in Texas as a non-story and press on with Manziel.

“Offensively,” Pettine said, “we’re building blocks. It’s base formations and motions and shifts and getting our concepts in.

“I don’t pay much attention to what’s going on outside of the building, but when it potentially can drive a spike between the staff and the team I have issues with it. To me to talk about how a team is potentially moved on from a player or he’s not in the plans, that’s just irresponsible.

“We see it that we’re just teaching basic offense and we’re going to get to the point where when a certain player is in there we will tailor a game plan to match their strengths.

“He’s done an outstanding job so far of grasping what [we’re] doing. I thought he made some real nice throws today.

“And he’s had his days where he struggled. But that’s natural. One, learning a new offense and two, going against a defense that is significantly ahead just due to chemistry and cohesion and knowledge of the book.”