Daily Dawg Tags: Cleveland Browns not bailing on Baker Mayfield
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including the organization not bailing on Baker Mayfield.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will be the first to say that 2019 did not go the way he or the rest of the team expected. The browns were expected to explode onto the scene and reach the playoffs. Instead, They finished with a worse record than 2018.
Mayfield also had his fair share of problems, as he struggled for the majority of the season and never looked comfortable in Freddie Kitchens’ offense. The result was Mayfield statistically being one of the worst starting quarterbacks in the NFL last season.
His struggles in 2019 have caused many to wonder if he truly is the franchise quarterback he was expected to be. Not only did he have issues with his on-field performance, but he also had problems being the team’s leader.
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Today’s featured article explains that despite Mayfield’s struggles during his sophomore season, the Browns are still committed to him being their quarterback.
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"Despite big-name quarterbacks such as Tom Brady and Philip Rivers coming available this offseason, the Browns remain firmly committed to Baker Mayfield as their franchise quarterback and have no plans to add a veteran who will press him for the starting job."
This offseason seems to be an abnormality with several solid veteran quarterbacks reaching free agency. However, it would be way too early for the Browns to give up on Mayfield and feel the need to pressure him. Although he still needs to make adjustments to his game and continue to develop, pressuring him with a veteran quarterback who would want to start could hinder his development.
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"Tarver was fired as Vanderbilt’s defensive coordinator in December after the Commodores went 3-9. Tarver was actually the defensive coordinator in Oakland when Woods was the DB coach there in 2014. Holcomb is now an assistant with the Carolina Panthers under Matt Rhule."
The Browns are building an interesting coaching staff because of the variable levels of experience across the board. Most notably on the defensive side of the ball, the Browns are building an experienced defensive staff who defensive coordinator Joe Woods has connections with.
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