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Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield is the hill I’ll die on. There is not a single quarterback in the National Football League I’d trade him for. I don’t think he’s the best in the league. He’s not the best passer, not the most accurate, definitely not the biggest, and surely not the most athletic. There’s something about that fact that makes him all the more Cleveland.
After the subpar season, pundits and bandwagon fans alike threw him under the bus. They forgot the rookie touchdown record, forgot the coaching merry-go-round, and really forgot the two hurt stars as his main targets. Baker has too much bravado, too loud for Cleveland. And boy did he do too many commercials, right folks? All the hate is non-sense but it expected. What I love about Mayfield is that he’s standing there with his head held high, taking the blame on himself.
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It’s easy to forget how great the first overall draft pick from Oklahoma has been. His teammates haven’t forgotten and you can already feel the momentum building into the off-season.
With a competent head coach in Stefanski and the incredible staff the Browns ownership has put in place, rookie record Baker will be back in full force.
The tough season has done wonders for Baker’s ability to self-reflect. He’s identifying the problems that are in his control to fix, an important quality of any leader. And make no mistake, Baker is leading the show.
Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham, Jr. are both incredible talents with years of success but Baker leads the room. Mayfield leads by example, by voice, and by never running away from the tough moments. We’ve already witnessed that Baker has the ability to be a top quarterback in the NFL, but this is the first year he’ll start to put it all together. I’d like to say it will be an MVP season, but I don’t think the national media will fully appreciate his progress to that point this year.
What I do know for sure is that there’s a greatness in Baker Mayfield and, as long as the Browns brass don’t overstep and hurt the roster, it will shine through in a fashion that ends the Cleveland Browns playoff drought.