Freddie Kitchens: You might be able to stop actual leaks, but not guys like me (who get called "inside sources") from expressing their opinions.
By the way, one of those opinions was that Todd Haley was forced on the almost winless Hue Jackson to keep his job, and Haley ran the offense (into the ground) until he was fired too.
Think I was right?
Jason Whitlock is really desperate for something controversial to talk about. He's even worse than Colon Cowturd!
He's never specific, so we're left to wonder...Baker Mayfield will turn on Freddie Kitchens if things go badly? Or...OBJ and Mayfield will feud and get some of it on Freddie?
All this "strong personality" crap is like "dysfunction" was a couple years ago, and right about now it means about as much as "racism" does.
In fact, I herebye confiscate the phrase "strong personalities". It will be returned to you when you prove you can use it correctly and in context only.
Jason Whitlock (whoever he is) seems to think that Baker Mayfield and OBJ are not just fiery and competitive, but also childish, selfish, and stupid (you know--like Freddie Kitchens stupid?)
These people are utterly clueless about psychology, sociology, social dynamics, and the "personalities" they're yammering about.
I agree with a lot of them that Mayfield's whole treatment of Hue Jackson was childish and even stupid, and his comments about Duke Johnson were even more stupid, but he's otherwise been damn near perfect.
1: He never said a word about Des Harrison, his starting Left Tackle. But after the first game in which Greg Robinson started in his place, he heaped praise on his new Left Tackle. He clearly thought Harrison sucked, but kept it private.
2: As with Harrison, Baker Mayfield never knocked any of his teammates, but instead singled guys out here and there for praise.
3: He enthusiasticly celebrates with and cheers on all his teammates, offensive and defensive. He sometimes yells at guys, but also sometimes hurries to talk to them after a dropped pass to reassure and encourage them (and does this in games that count).
4: Mayfield never bashed either Haley or Jackson while they were with the team. In fact he's the same way with all players and coaches.
This kid knows exactly what he's doing, and is a team player. Hell, he wastes time on social media defending his teammates.
That's a big part of why his offensive and defensive teammates will run through walls for him.
The other part of that, of course, is that he throws a lot of touchdown passes (especially in the red zone where it's tougher), and converts 3rd and longs, and is only entering his second season.
Baker Mayfield is the only charismatic young Quarterback, including his arch-rival and good freind Pat Mahomes. Mayfield is a born leader.
Guys like Whitlock and Cowturd try to make this a bad thing?
OBJ (redundancy alert) is being wrongly and stupidly confused with Antonio Brown: OBJ clowned around a lot, but he never overtly knocked his teammates. He shows up for practices and meetings, and is not a "mememe" guy!!!
This Whitlock guy wildly guesses that Baker Mayfield and OBJ (and Myles Garrett for all I know) will...self-combust in a 4-way civil war? Stage a mutinee vs Kitchens?
If Whitlock's (and Cowturd's) analyses weren't so clueless, they'd be funny. As it is, they're just sad.
On day 11 WR contender Derrick Willies had a bad day, and so did the defense (except for some turnovers).
I only mention Willies because in my last post I predicted that he'd make the final roster.
On the other hand, Antonio Callaway shined with Drew Stanton and the second team with 2 TDs.
All but dismissed in the linked analysis was another pick 6 by Rodney Wilsonfield.
DC Steve Wilks, in comments nobody else paid any attention to, said (something like) "it's hard to match up with opposing tight ends in coverage. They overmatch most safeties. Mack Wilson can cover those guys."
While most pundits are fixated on "Big Personalities", we few real analysts care about the X's and O's and nitty-gritty:
Mack Wilson might displace Jermaine Whitehead as the "hybrid". Wilson (a true linebacker who can do linebacker stuff) has so far overtaken Whitehead in coverage.
It's not reflected in the depth chart yet. Austin Corbett is also the Starting RG there.
And do I have to spell out every...well of course I do:
The depth charts are based on 3-4 or 4-3 alignments, despite the fact that every defense fields at least 5 "defensive backs" 80% of the time.
By the time the Browns get to the regular season, their REAL "starting" defense will probably include Mack Wilson.
...I know I'm confusing a lot of you, but Rodney Wilsonfield is probably better than Whitehead as a starter at a position you never thought existed, because you never comprehended it in the first place...
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