05-04-2020, 06:33 PM
Mayfield wasn't expected to start in year 1. The Browns traded for Tyrod Taylor that offseason, and announced him as the starter before camp even started. The only reason Mayfield ended up taking over so early in the season was because Taylor went down in week 3.
So if you're wondering why you didn't hear more on what he was walkiing into right away, that probably had a lot to do with it.
Also, I really haven't seen a single "doom and gloom" write-up on the expectations for Joe Burrow in 2020. I saw a recent article which bemoaned our lack of investment in improving our OL.
Now you can see both sides of this; Yes, our OL has a lot of questions marks. In a perfect world we would have done more to shore up the group. But, like many have said, a 2-14 team is going to have a lot of holes. So many in fact, that you can't address them all in a single off-season.
I really do think some of you take much of what is written way too personally. It almost reminds of that saying in regards to poker players that they only remember the bad beats. Many here go out of their way to remember only the negative things said, focusing only on defending perceived slights, while forgetting the fact they probably followed very little of what was actually written about other teams players.
Fwiw, the very first thing I pulled up on a google search for Baker Mayfield 2018 Browns expectations produced the following...
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While Hue Jackson claims Mayfield is on schedule in his development, he will not even be close to ready to light the league on fire in 2018. Because of the addition of veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor, do not expect a Mayfield appearance until after Week 10.
The 2018 season for Mayfield will be a bumpy one. He does possess rare elusiveness and escapability in the pocket, making his playmaking ability his strongest attribute. Mayfield was miles ahead of most other first-round quarterbacks in this category.
In his limited playing time next year, there will be plenty of highlight reel touchdown throws, jaw-dropping sack evasions, and potentially even some fourth quarter comebacks.
Playmaking, however, is not enough to win football games. Browns fans should expect a significant amount of growing pains. There will be ill-advised interceptions. There will be forced throws into tight coverage.
And there will be a lot of confusion during play calling and reading the NFL defenses in front of him.
Statistically, his throwing numbers will be a bit inflated. From a trade with the Dolphins, the Browns brought in a young and talented Jarvis Landry, and he will be bailing out Mayfield quite often.
David Njoku is still developing, but will take a big step forward in 2018. If Josh Gordon stays on the field, he will give Mayfield plenty of extra yards from YAC.
Mayfield will also have a deep running back corps he can lean on with Carlos Hyde and Nick Chubb pounding it between the tackles, and Duke Johnson hauling in catches out of the backfield.
While the times when Mayfield will wow the crowd will excite fans for the future, you do have to remember how stunted he is by his physical traits, and the team he is playing for.
His 2018 could look a lot like Johnny Manziel‘s rookie year: Plenty of excitement, but too much disappointment.
So if you're wondering why you didn't hear more on what he was walkiing into right away, that probably had a lot to do with it.
Also, I really haven't seen a single "doom and gloom" write-up on the expectations for Joe Burrow in 2020. I saw a recent article which bemoaned our lack of investment in improving our OL.
Now you can see both sides of this; Yes, our OL has a lot of questions marks. In a perfect world we would have done more to shore up the group. But, like many have said, a 2-14 team is going to have a lot of holes. So many in fact, that you can't address them all in a single off-season.
I really do think some of you take much of what is written way too personally. It almost reminds of that saying in regards to poker players that they only remember the bad beats. Many here go out of their way to remember only the negative things said, focusing only on defending perceived slights, while forgetting the fact they probably followed very little of what was actually written about other teams players.
Fwiw, the very first thing I pulled up on a google search for Baker Mayfield 2018 Browns expectations produced the following...
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While Hue Jackson claims Mayfield is on schedule in his development, he will not even be close to ready to light the league on fire in 2018. Because of the addition of veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor, do not expect a Mayfield appearance until after Week 10.
The 2018 season for Mayfield will be a bumpy one. He does possess rare elusiveness and escapability in the pocket, making his playmaking ability his strongest attribute. Mayfield was miles ahead of most other first-round quarterbacks in this category.
In his limited playing time next year, there will be plenty of highlight reel touchdown throws, jaw-dropping sack evasions, and potentially even some fourth quarter comebacks.
Playmaking, however, is not enough to win football games. Browns fans should expect a significant amount of growing pains. There will be ill-advised interceptions. There will be forced throws into tight coverage.
And there will be a lot of confusion during play calling and reading the NFL defenses in front of him.
Statistically, his throwing numbers will be a bit inflated. From a trade with the Dolphins, the Browns brought in a young and talented Jarvis Landry, and he will be bailing out Mayfield quite often.
David Njoku is still developing, but will take a big step forward in 2018. If Josh Gordon stays on the field, he will give Mayfield plenty of extra yards from YAC.
Mayfield will also have a deep running back corps he can lean on with Carlos Hyde and Nick Chubb pounding it between the tackles, and Duke Johnson hauling in catches out of the backfield.
While the times when Mayfield will wow the crowd will excite fans for the future, you do have to remember how stunted he is by his physical traits, and the team he is playing for.
His 2018 could look a lot like Johnny Manziel‘s rookie year: Plenty of excitement, but too much disappointment.
