I have to agree with Peter King and Nick Dudukovich on this Mayfield vs Cowherd feud.
Peter thinks it makes Baker Mayfield seem kinda petty. Amen. Really, he's got to be boosting Colon's ratings, and that's certainly partly why that nimrod keeps saying idiotic stuff about him (and all things Browns).
Designing and selling those T-shirts is kinda cute, I guess, and Baker has kept his responses brief and uncommon. But like Peter and Nick, I'd prefer it if he'd just ignore the guy.
This is nothing compared to the crap Mayfield will get the first time he has a bad game. When that happens please, Baker--don't even respond to it!
You've got lots of legitimate experts who will tell the uninformed masses about the blown routes and stuff. Let them set those records straight, and they'll say everything you want to say (especially when it's a teammate's fault).
The one thing I have to say in Mayfield's defense here is that he is now mainly defending his team-mates and the organization itself. Indeed, he's actually kind of ignored the idiotic comments aimed at him personally.
I know that Baker (rightly or wrongly) considers this part of his job--he's got to get between his boyz and the people who attack them. To Baker Mayfield, that's part of the whole "leadership" thing.
It's not a big deal, though.
PFF rates OBJ the 4th scariest WR in football last season, and this is probably about right.
Recievers are relatively easy for (knowlegable) geeks to analyze. The "catchable pass" thing could get fuzzy and subjective, but I assume that PFF even has a rule for that: Any pass he can get both hands on is catchable.
In other words, Baker Mayfield won't upgrade OBJ's ranking in 2019, even though Baker is already better than Eli Manning.
Poor Odell! He should probably catch for more yardage and TDs in 2019, but the other weapons and the scheme will even limit that for him. He might only rack up 1,200 yards or so -sob-!
John Dorsey signed another Des Harrison-like UFDA athletic freak Left Tackle in Brian Fineanganofo (wow what a name!)
I love how John Dorsey tracks these mutant projects down and signs them for peanuts.
Statistics say that the odds are against this guy or Harrison ever approaching their potentials (and becoming at least upper-echelon Left Tackles in the NFL), but it's not that uncommon, either, and now the Browns have two of them.
Yokels keep talking about the "next Joe Thomas" as if that's A: where the bar is set and B: possible, but when John Dorsey signs players like Harrison and (ahem) Fineanganafo, that's who he's trying to find.
Rodney Harrisonfield will have another crack at starting this season already, and shouldn't be written off, either.
Greg Robinson did a nice job in 2018, but as I've repeated repeatedly, he was helped by chipping TEs, quick releases, and Mayfield's athleticism (which is why Dorsey didn't overpay him long-term).
As for...the new guy, yeah he's a project, but we can probably look forward to a bigger, more refined version in 2020.
This is the problem you casual fans have.
I get it. You are Indians or Cavs fans as well, and have other interests, and jobs that don't let you listen to sports talk 24-7, and of course you don't have Browns OCD.
You don't even notice these longshot dice-roll undrafted guys, or many other longer-term players either.
You just want the Browns to win games now, and don't want to get into the whole salary cap 2-3 years down the road business part of all this.
Yeah I get it. But now thanks to me, you are reminded that Desmond Harrison still exists, and informed that Dorsey just signed another potential Joe Thomas like him, and (I hope) know why.
Check it out: Who was talking about Dontrell Hilliard before OTAs, while almost everybody else was telling you that the Browns couldn't trade Duke Johnson?
Should I keep going? How 'bout Callaway, Avery, Ogunjobi, and Schobert?
Why do you read MKC or Pluto or anybody else? How often do I have to correct them, or beat Pluto to the punch before you know where to come for Browns stuff?
Here, for example, is a pretty good article on 3 "X-factors" for the 2019 Browns.
It was a good, but shallow article.
First, the writer asks whether or not Duke Johnson will stick around. He points out that since asking to be traded, Duke has "quieted down". He infers that Duke has accepted his situation, and can "co-exist" with Kareem Hunt (and stuff).
This is a smart, but undeveloped analyst:
1: He ignores money, and the business side of Duke's situation.
Even though Duke Johnson's cap hits aren't too bad for 2020 and beyond, Dorsey needs to convert current assets into future draft picks, as of right tf NOW, and Duke is worth something.
2: The writer assumes too much.
I guarantee you that none of Freddie Kitchens' platitudes (or anything else) has changed Duke's mind about needing to go somewhere else, because OBVIOUSLY, his role in the 2019 offense will be even more microscopic than it was in 2018!
Dorsey and Duke's agent are working together here. Dorsey told the Agent that he won't trade Duke for chump-change, so he and Duke need to act cooperative, or else, see?)
But both sides want the trade, ok? You get this, right? Duke knows that he is stuck here unless some team coughs up a third round pick for him, and if he squawks publicly again...well?
This guy's next "X-factor" was Njoku.
That makes sense, except for the fact that the "Njoku factor" is predictable. I'm not sure what this writer was wondering about.
Last, the writer wonders just how much better the 2019 Browns' Defense will be.
I give the guy points for pointing out that the Chiefs' Defense was even worse than ours, but this was like the Njoku question, except worse:
Hmmm...Steve Wilks, Olivere Vernon, Sheldon Richardson, Greedy Williams, Wilson/Takitaki/Whitehead/Murray hmmmm...I guess we could cautiously think about the Browns 2019 being marginally better than the 2018 version maybe...
I'm not trying to kick puppies here, but rather to just point out to you people that I'm better than everybody else (sorta);
Jake Burns and the other Film Room guys are better X and O guys, and frequently punch me in the nose, but in general, I'm a better analyst than everybody else (including them).
I've learned a ton from the Film Room guys. But I could teach those guys a thing or 2 about social dynamics, psychology, leadership, and more.
You people might never grasp this. I accept and learn from experts who know more than I do, even when it contradicts stuff which I've posted in my Blog.
Idiots have accused me of being "wishy-washy" because I've changed my opinions. This dates back to before Bernie Kosar.
Was agreeing with Bill Belichick that Saint Bernard had dimished skills wishy-washy?
Was defending Art Modell wishy-washy? Not to mention Belichick?
Intelligent analysts vs lynch-mobs date back to the trees and caves, in a way. Spazzdom vs rationality. I'm positive that "wait a minute!" was one of the first phrases our ancestors came up with.
Darwin says so.
Okbye.
Note: Since nobody else on this planet will ever catch me, I must correct myself:
Kyle Kalis has ZERO starting experience in the NFL, is a third year player, and was signed last season. I managed to confuse him with Lamm and/or Kush.
I would be embarrassed about this, if anybody else had noticed this severe screwup before I myself did.
As is, I'm embarrassed for YOU people instead.
My bashers never catch me either. They just generally sorta call me an idiot and my Blog garbage and stuff "just because".
It's pretty ironic...okbye
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