Did any of you buy into the offseason Cleavland Browns Hype? I know I sure did! The Browns have gotten off to a slow start so far but when you look at how much talent is loaded on the roster it makes you wonder how they are not destroying opponents.
No don’t get me wrong, I like Baker Mayfield as a QB and had him rated #2 last year right behind Josh Allen who ended up in Buffalo and is off to a 3-0 start. All Baker has done this year is win the blue ribbon for trash talk without backing it up. He was criticized this week by ex-coach Rex Ryan for his play which would be completely fair for an NFL QB and instead of owning it or taking the high road he shot back with this quote.
“In the wise words of Freddie Kitchens, if you don’t wear orange and brown, you don’t matter,” Mayfield said. “And right now Rex Ryan doesn’t have any colors right now for a reason, so it’s okay”
To me there should be an unwritten rule in the NFL to take criticism lightly and almost never respond back to ex coaches, players, GM’S or owners. It’s a no win situation, they have the TV Show, they have the microphones and they have fans of the game too! Dumb move Baker Mayfield.
I like a cocky, confident, trash talking QB who likes to add a little pressure to Sunday’s game to preform but to throw serious shade at a former successful coach when you get a little criticism which was fair.......is weak sauce.
Your in the pros now kid.....time to start acting like it. If you can’t take a little criticism for your lame duck start, maybe pro football is not for you after all.
A 56-year-old ex-coach whose only success came on the backs of HOF defenders before driving two different organizations into the ground took a cheap shot at a 24-year-old quarterback and the story is Baker's comeback comment?
Criticism is warranted the way Baker and the Cleveland offense as a whole is playing, but Rex's comment was lazy at best and falls well short of any sort of insight. Mayfield is certainly not playing to his potential, but where is 'overrated' coming from? A few bad games against good defenses vs his body of work(college and NFL) coming into the season?
If anything(anyone) has been overrated, its Freddie Kitchens and his ability to execute with this offense. He's been incapable of using the talent on the team and to adjusting to the game(and his weak offensive line). Calling a draw play on 4th and nine sums up his season so far.
Does Baker deserve criticism-yes, but pinning the problems with Cleveland solely on him and calling him overrated is beyond lazy.
And Rex really doesn't matter. Him and his brother were the epitome of NFL nepotism. It took way too many years and way too many failures before they finally got bounced from the league. Rex is best known for his mouth. I'm glad Baker was able to shut it down.
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I respect your opinion. I'm not even a fan of anyone in the Ryan family....BUT....these guys are not dumb and they are not stupid. Even if they had hall of fame players you still must organize and game plan to win. Baker has had one decent season and his mouth and attitude has followed him from his antics at the University of Kansas all the way to the NFL. In my opinion, Baker is not entitled to say jack shit to anyone wearing a superbowl ring until he at the very least wins the division. don't get it twisted, I am a big Mayfield fan and i want to see him succeed. I hope to see some Mahomes/Mayfield playoff drama very soon. I flew to Oklahoma his senior year (never been there before) just to watch him play. Fact is Baker has under performed on the field and over performed with his mouth in my opinion. When your a young player, you just need to take it in stride and prove them wrong. Thanks for taking the time to comment to my post, it means a lot to me.
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I get it. I just think players like Mayfield already have that hot-head designator. Anything to add to that narrative and people jump all over it. It's barely a blip if a lot of players say something similar especially in response to Ryan. Mayfield's part of it, but no one including Chubb is doing much of anything on that offense. A lot of that has to fall on Kitchens. It's Mike McCoy level incompetence given who is on the field. It's also important to note that TEN, LAR, and even NYJ have decent defenses. I bet Mayfield(and the CLE offense) bounce back sooner than later. Rex Ryan and his brother might not be stupid(very questionable), but I wouldn't give them too much credit. They tended to fail teams absent the Baltimore defense that was loaded with HOFers.
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Taking criticism from the media is part of it all. Take it lightly and don't engage. It's probably why the elite like Tom Brady can stay focused. They just do their job and try to keep distractions away. AB only lasted a week and Belichick was seeing how every press conference was going to be. Not a Patriots fan, though! LOL!
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I agreed with Rex Ryan! Definite weak sauce.
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If he was winning games he will be a loud mouth.
I want to see him winning some game and bring more drama since the drama queen is out for now.
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Oh!!! Ker-slam!!! You straighten him right out! How can he be so bold and big-mouthed as to trash talk like that?
Suck it up, Baker! It's not like he didn't say anything that wasn't the truth. OMG.
Let's get this game going!!!
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I'm optimistic to see their future.
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Agree. We are only in Week 3. These things take time. But I definitely agree, less distraction is better on any team if you want to win it all.
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he definitely has that always going beyond
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