Cleveland Browns News: Baker Mayfield gets endorsement from Hue Jackson
By Randy Gurzi
The Cleveland Browns may have lost, but head coach Hue Jackson was happy with Baker Mayfield and his composure. That story and more are in the Daily Dawg Tags.
Week 4 didn’t go the way the Cleveland Browns wanted it to. They hoped for a great debut for rookie Baker Mayfield, who was making his first career start after coming off the bench and leading them to their first win in 635 days the week prior.
Instead, they found themselves on the wrong end of a shootout. While the loss stings, there’s always something that can be learned — especially for a rookie like Mayfield.
The young man had some lumps in this one, and even put the blame on himself. He will surely try and improve going forward, but his head coach was happy with what he saw from the rookie.
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Hue Jackson said that Mayfield never flinched, which is a testament to his composure. Mayfield will be fine and will only get better from here.
That story and more can be found in today’s Daily Dawg Tags.
Cleveland Browns News
"“I’m being very honest with you, I didn’t see any blink in Baker on any of those things. That is what was very pleasing to me,” Jackson said Monday. “I get a chance to look in his eyes and he didn’t flinch. Matter of fact, he was like ‘Come on guys, let’s go.’”"
The best thing Baker Mayfield has shown in his young career is his confidence. He doesn’t care about the franchise’s losing history and he won’t let the score affect his belief that they can get the job done. He may not be where he wants to be just yet, but Mayfield is the real deal.
NFL supports decision to overturn Browns’ 1st down in fourth quarter — Kevin Seifert, ESPN
"Former NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino, contributing to the Fox Sports broadcast, said: “I don’t see any way they could change this call on the field.”Although no angle offered a full view of the ball’s location once Hyde was down, an NFL spokesman said the league pieced together two angles to clarify that Hyde’s wrist and elbow hit the ground before the ball reached the 19."
Funny how a guy who was an official can say there’s no way to overturn the call, but the league says it was the right move. This is even after they stressed staying with the call unless there is indisputable evidence. Yet, these refs used some objectivity and made a judgment call on something that wasn’t supposed to be a judgment call. Unbelievable still, even if they try and justify it.
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