The Steelers managed to scrape by the Browns last sunday, but I can't agree with those of you who call this team the "same old Browns" and write them off as 2020 playoff contenders.
Greg Pruitt was on the money when he said that Comrade Mayfield shouldn't have played with his injury. (Greg left out Stefanski, who allowed him to play).
Greg or I can't prove it, but we agree that this injury screwed Mayfield up in this game.
No (f you) we're NOT "making excuses" for a crappy Quarterback (although Mahomes, Allen, and Herbert all look a LOT better than Mayfield right now---and Jackson and Watson too dammit).
But as Terez Taylor brilliantly points out, Mayfield actually spelled out his critical mistakes right after the game, in detail. I was shocked hear it.
Taking the blame is always cool for a Quarterback, but going into that much detail in a post-game presser is unprecedented.
That's responsible and mature. That's real leadership.
But I concur with Greg Pruitt: If you aren't better than your backup, you shouldn't play. Screw the "macho" crap: Case Keenum might have given the TEAM a better chance to win.
Greg Pruitt was talking about EGO. Comrade Mayfield was more concerned about showing the world how tough he was than about his team winning.
Yeah, Baker is a badass! He leads with his FACE dammit!
This macho crap is irrational garbage, and always has been, and the Coaches are generally dumber than the players about it.
I remember laughing at this "heroic" Raiders Quarterback limping badly and valiantly struggling against the Browns and predictably losing because he wasn't very good on TWO legs!
The announcers kept gushing about his guts and heroism and stuff, and I was laughing my ass off, because the Raiders had a chance to win behind their healthy second string Quarterback but I digress:
Randy Gurzi cites some guys (we ignore Colon Cowturd here, of course) who say that Comrade Mayfield is "the problem", and isn't improving.
I admit that I'm very disappointed with this guy, compared to everybody else except Goff, Darnold, and Wentz.
While my confidence in Comrade Mayfield is fading, he was injured, and this was the Steelers' defense.
Nobody else, including the Ravens or Colts, shut down the Browns' running game to this extent, and the Steelers got way ahead at lightspeed.
Mayfield was in shotgun in obvious passing situations almost constantly, and had Haden, Fitzpatrick, Bush and company on his receivers.
All things considered, Baker Mayfield sucked even worse than Aaron Rodgers vs Tampa Bay (but not by much) so get a grip.
Doug Lesmerisis offers perspective on the Little Big Horn losses to two of the five best teams in the NFL in the Ravens and Steelers.
The key is not letting that turn into a "landslide", as Mayfield and Doug say.
Comrade Stefanski will have the 4-2 Browns focused on the Bengals next week. Last week's massacre won't change how they operate or call plays. They won't panic, or fall apart.
On other issues, OBJ shouldn't demand a trade.
As you know, I wanted to trade OBJ before the ink was dry on Dorsey's dumbass trade for him, but he's the X receiver for an ascending team now, with his LSU bro Jarvis Landry on the other side.
The guys who say this stuff are "never Mayfield"ers, who think Beckham needs to escape from a terrible Quarterback.
But if he starts demanding a trade from a 4-2 playoff contender, which GM will want him? Antonio Brown is much cheaper!
And odds are he gets traded to a worse team!
David Njoku is a different story, as Harrison Bryant appears to remain ahead of him on the depth chart.
Njoku might indeed demand to get traded (again), but Andrew Berry won't accept the chump change some pundits have suggested for him (5th round picks and lower!??#!)
Most likely, OBJ keeps quiet, and Njoku might sqwawk somewhat, but there won't be any bendover trades in 2020.
The 2020 Browns remain on track for a wild card berth, with a snowball's chance at beating the Ravens and/or Steelers for the Division.
There's plenty of time for Njoku and OBJ to shine, and they'll get traded in the offseason (remember the Covid 19 hysteria and what it's done to the cap) for real value.
With all due disrespect to the anti-Sendejo petitioners, you can't bench him until you have somebody better to replace him.
Well, both Ronnie Harrison and Karl Joseph were out vs the Steelers DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Rodney Redwinefield was a bright spot vs the Steelers (HINT. H I N T Joe Woods), but Gramps Sendejo had to start.
Joseph (hamstring) and Harrison (concussion) are both questionable as of tuesday, so one or both could be back vs the Bengals, which would be extremely welcome news.
Rookie Linebacker Jacob Phillips (knee) is also questionable, and he is a "difference-maker", ok?
He was a STEAL in the 2020 draft in the third round: Despite starting for the National Champions and leading his conference in tackles, and jumped out of the gym at the combine.
As I predicted, Jacob started blowing people up in the backfield as soon as he got on the field, and just when us fans got excited about him, predictably, he got injured (sigh).
Ogunjobi looks to be healthy too.
The Bengals are too talented to be the joke a lot of pundits think they are. Go position-by-position over their 22 starting slots, and there it is!
This is what Lesmerisis was talking about: Comrade Stefanski will NOT take the Bungles lightly, nor allow his players to, so the Browns should win.
The Browns are better in the trenches (I left Teller out: He's questionable too). The rest is kinda balanced out between these two teams, and Joe Borrow is what Baker Mayfield was supposed to be and could rack up 30+ points on this Defense if...
...but I concur with Doug: Comrade Stefanski won't let his team to fall into any "traps". The Browns will take the Bengals as seriously as they did the Steelers.
Ahh, shaddap! Mayfield is unlikely to throw a pick 6 on the third play from scrimmage, and the Bengals are probably not going to stifle the run. The Stefanski Offense should work as well here as it did against everybody except the Ravens and Steelers (*and actually it worked vs the Ravens until the score took the run off the table*).
Comrade Mayfield clearly screwed up mentally vs the Stoolers, but was also physically impaired. He sucked even worse than Aaron Rodgers did last sunday, but if you're already sifting through geezer free agents to replace him, you need a brain transplant (no offense intended).
Comrade Mayfield aint "all that", but his FLOOR is a top-notch "game manager" when healthy (better than Kirk Cousins)
By the way, QB Kyle Lauletta (just signed to the practice squad) is no joke. Not sayin just sayin.
Okbye
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