Cleveland Browns: Again, Colin Cowherd claims Sam Darnold will be better than Baker Mayfield

FS1 sports pundit Colin Cowherd refuses to drop his claim that Sam Darnold will be a better quarterback than the Cleveland Browns Baker Mayfield and it’s getting kind of sad now

In a statement that will shock absolutely no one, FS1’s Colin Cowherd said that he would still take Sam Darnold over Baker Mayfield of the Cleveland Browns. The reason this isn’t shocking is not that Cowherd has been the biggest champion of Darnold while also serving as the biggest critic to Baker Mayfield.

Instead, the reason this is unsurprising is due to Cowherd not wanting to admit he was wrong about Mayfield.

Entering the 2018 NFL Draft, Cowherd was calling for Darnold to be the choice at No. 1 overall, as were many who studied the upcoming draft. While the USC product was raw, there was some intrigue with his arm strength and accuracy, but there were also concerns about his knack for turning the ball over.

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As for Mayfield, there were no questions about his play but instead, there was a concern due to his height and behavior. Mayfield is 6-foot-1, and being an inch shorter than players such as Aaron Rodgers, Kurt Warner, and Brett Favre apparently freaked people out.

As for the other red flag, he did have a bad incident where he was caught trying to run from cops while intoxicated, but outside of that the questions about his character were grossly overstated. Yes, he taunted some opponents, big deal. He likes to win and the Browns need someone like that.

At any rate, Cleveland believed Baker learned from his run-in with the law and took him No. 1 overall. It was a bit of a surprise, but Cowherd seemed to take it personally that Mayfield was picked over his golden boy. He immediately went on the attack saying Mayfield was only “marginal” in size and athleticism. That led to the start of one of the more entertaining feuds in sports and Mayfield let Colin know he saw his take.

"“Marginal size and athleticism isn’t a NUMBER ONE pick. In any draft. In any sport.” Mayfield followed that up as only he can, by simply saying, “Well it happened bud. Have a nice day!”"

The two have continued to bicker, but Cowherd will not move on. Still upset that Mayfield was taken over his QB, he decided to again go after the Browns signal-caller after Sam Darnold had a good outing in the preseason.

The Jets, who took Darnold at No. 3 overall, are working to improve around him and he has looked sharp in the preseason. That’s good for New York and good for the young quarterback. However, Cowherd decided that it had to be an indictment of Mayfield and again started his clamoring once again.

Not only is this getting ridiculous in terms of ripping on Baker, but he’s now not even being fair to the quarterback he likes. Rather than talking about Darnold and his outing, he turns it into the “Colin hates Mayfield” show all over again.

Look Colin, we get it. You don’t like Baker and that’s fine. But can we just agree that both franchises got the player they want and let it be okay if both turn out to play well? Apparently not, because he simply has to keep going on this train.

Then again, the Browns and Mayfield do help his ratings, so maybe he’s never going to stop. Although it should, because it’s starting to get embarrassing to watch at this point.