Odell Beckham Jr., Baker Mayfield, "Dumpster Fires" and the Lynch-Mob

Even I can't say much about the Browns being all but dominated by the Bengals, yet winning at home.

Baker Mayfield in particular was, flashes aside, putrid again...it's just depressing--what the hell is wrong here?

No offense to the Bengals, who don't really suck as bad as everybody thinks with Dalton at the helm.  

The Bengals offense had a great game plan, and a Division rival's success vs the Browns' defense isn't all that upsetting, considering that the defense delivered when it mattered.

But Mayfield...no, not the offense in general, but just Mayfield...

Full disclosure I only listened to the game, but trust Doug and Jim:

The Bengals' defense did a great job stuffing Nick Chubb early on.  Hunt had slightly better luck on his few carries, but when you gain or lose a yard, even on first down, you need to pass, see?

The defense knows it, so it's tougher to sell play action.

The Bengals D then exploited Tretter's injury and Hubbard's absence.

No don't bash Freddie's playcalling.  He tried to lean on play-action.  He used rollouts.  He pitched out and threw to Landry and Hunt.  Max protect with extra tight ends and running backs.  Misdirection--quit using Freddie as your whipping boy.

Any quarterback would have had a hard time under that much pressure, but Baker should be playing better.  

Remember, at Oklahoma Mayfield was renowned for his touch and accuracy, whether throwing with his feet planted or in motion.  The more pressure he felt, the better he got.

That's not what we're seeing in 2019.

Ah well.  So OBJ may have told some people around the league that he wants out of Cleveland.  Big deal.  He's allowed to express himself, and if you want to bash him for it you are unreasonable.

He's been playing hurt all season long; he'll need an operation at the end of the season.  He's been more than a good soldier.  Get off his freaking back.

And I'd want out, too.  He's having his worst season ever.  The offensive line is going to be hard to fix.  The run bias looks here to stay.  Njoku, Landry, and even Hunt (if he stays) are taking his targets.

Kitchens is under fire and OBJ no doubt fears a regime-change...while stuck in the same division as the Ravens, and he can't even be optimistic about a Superbowl in 2020.

Anyway, the draft pick(s) and/or offensive linemen players which OBJ could fetch in a trade are more valuable to this specific team than OBJ is, and DePodesta Dorsey might already be working on that.

Baker Mayfield shouldn't have picked on the Browns' training staff in public in re how OBJ's injury was (mis)handled, but what he said, if it's true, is upsetting:

If the operation could have gotten a healthy Beckham on the field by game 4, well?

On the other hand, OBJ and his agent were part of this decision.

Baker later admitted that he didn't know the whole story, but was standing up for a teammate who is getting bashed for...well for no reason.

I skimmed an article by a New York writer who said that OBJ and Mayfield poured gasoline on the Browns' "dumpster fire".

I'm so sick of this ignorance.  1-31 was a dumpster fire.  A game under .500 isn't...you idiot.

I fully expect to hear "dysfuntional" hundreds of times this week, more Kitchens-bashing, and...mindless parrotting of mindless analysts saying what other mindless analysts said rinse and repeat just shoot me (please) I can't stand this insanity