Actually, hes the reverse of what he was at Oklahoma.
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Baker Mayfield is frustrated. He is unreliable. And his self-confidence is shot.
Truly, Mayfield has actually gone from a top overall choice, franchise QB to a functional starter who needs everything to go right around him. On Sunday, the Browns hurrying attack looked splendid.
Mayfields Week 1 efficiency validated that analysis.
We can blame the terrible coaches hes had (including Hue Jackson), but really the pattern is too difficult to overlook– Cleveland simply ruins quarterbacks. The Cleveland Browns have been a smashing failure in their reboot type.
Baker Mayfield is annoyed.” Its not the exact same Baker,” McNeil said, referring to Mayfields precipitous drop since his novice year. Really, Mayfield has actually gone from a leading overall pick, franchise QB to a serviceable starter who requires whatever to go right around him. Now, Mayfield will go up versus a man positioned in a comparable position to the one he was placed in back in 2018: Joe Burrow, the # 1 overall pick in the Draft. Burrow is no Mayfield since Cleveland is not Cincinnati, as the great Sam Wyche pointed out.
Burrow has even more composure than Mayfield, in spite of even worse offending line play. He is fast to blame himself and use whatever as a knowing experience. He does not do clapbacks on Twitter and even won over Colin Cowherd by trolling the master troll.
Now, Mayfield will go up against a guy put in a similar position to the one he was put in back in 2018: Joe Burrow, the # 1 total pick in the Draft. McNeil said he thinks the Bengals will likewise mess up Burrow. We understand this is mere forecast for now.
Back in July, The Athletic released a list of quarterbacks placed in tiers by 50 critics and coaches. They put Baker in Tier 3, suggesting he is “a quarterback (who) is a genuine starter however needs a much heavier running game and/or protective element to win. A lower-volume dropback passing offense fits him best.”
Unlike Cleveland, Cincinnati is not a place where QBs go to die. Even Andy Dalton, a second-rounder under Mike Brown, looked like a franchise QB with the Bengals.
And yet, they might only muster 6 points.
If you dont believe me, take it from the most popular Browns fan on Twitter, Chris McNeil, the man behind the 0-16 Perfect Season parade. He joined us to discuss the “bum battle” between Ohios two struggling franchises.
” Its not the exact same Baker,” McNeil said, referring to Mayfields sheer drop given that his rookie year. He was inaccurate, even on short passes.
Yes, the offensive line will rattle Burrow a bit. Like we saw in Week 1, the young QB will eventually make the needed modifications to put his group in position to win. Burrow is no Mayfield because Cleveland is not Cincinnati, as the terrific Sam Wyche mentioned.
