Daily Dawg Tags: Baker Mayfield a ‘system QB’?
By Randy Gurzi
The Daily Dawg Tags bring you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including a look at the claim that Baker Mayfield is a system quarterback
Baker Mayfield is in the news lately since the idea of an extension for the Cleveland Browns quarterback has been floated. Mayfield hasn’t said much about it and seems to be taking the patient approach but that won’t stop the debate about how much he deserves.
And while there will be plenty of fans and pundits who think he should get a big extension, there will also be those who think he shouldn’t. As of late, former NFL general manager Mike Tannenbaum has gone on record saying Mayfield shouldn’t get a big contract, citing Kevin Stefanski as the reason for his success.
But does Tannenbaum’s claim that Mayfield is a ‘system quarterback’ have any merit? That’s the question Terry Pluto dug into in one of his latest articles and there are several layers he had to get through when evaluating the fourth-year quarterback.
That story and more can be found in today’s Daily Dawg Tags.
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"“Mayfield may not be great, but he’s good enough to get this team to playoffs and win a postseason game. A second year with Stefanski and the entire offense returning, he should be better than his productive 2020 season in 2021.”"
Pluto does dive into the claims that Mayfield needs a great cast around him — including a stellar offensive line to succeed. However, he says that this is true of all quarterbacks outside of maybe the truly elite ones. But hey, we even saw Patrick Mahomes struggle without a good line.
In the end, he’s right. Mayfield is good enough to win, so why do we need to dig much deeper than that? The Browns have their guy, and he can get them wherever they need to go.
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