Baker Mayfield, out of the University of Oklahoma, is the most controversial quarterback in this year’s rookie class. The first overall draft pick, 2017 Heisman Trophy winner, and newest member of the Cleveland Browns, is the subject of many skeptical views. It is true that Mayfield showed signs of inappropriate behavior, such as suggesting that an opposing team, the Kansas Jayhawks, “Suck [his] d***,” and then proceeding to grad the area in question. He served a one game suspension for these actions on the sideline. While his ambition is no doubt an issue, his talent is by no means tarnished by this. He lead the entirety of the FBS in completion percentage (70.5), total Quarterback Rating (92.3), and he ranked second in passing yards (4,627)
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Considering his background once again, Mayfield is bound to get full of himself at times, and make foolish mistakes such as the incident against Kansas. Admittedly, this is an issue for any team, but I believe that there is a way around it. Mayfield’s ego is large because of his ambition and success in proving his legitimacy. However, egos can be ‘bruised’ as the expression goes, and while many look at this in a negative connotation, in the case of Baker Mayfield, I believe it is necessary. The Browns have a star in their midst, however they are not yet good enough to make the playoffs and they have depth at the quarterback position with Tyrod Taylor. So, let Baker sit on the bench, and bruise his ego a bit just to make him mentally NFL ready. There is no doubt in my mind the Baker Mayfield can start in the NFL week one, however if the Browns do not wish to encounter turmoil with his behavior down the road, they should make it clear to him that he is not going to dictate their team until he is ready and his flamboyant charm is tamed. This is one thing the Browns did not make clear to Johnny …show more content…
He also never worked hard for any role he got, as he was handed scholarships because of his natural athletic ability. This made him a lazy and unmotivated person, traits that killed his NFL career after his natural ability was not sufficient. Mayfield however, has worked for every opportunity and gained his talent through grit and training. He acted the way he did in college to spite all of those who doubted him, and wanted so badly to prove his success. However, Mayfield has learned from his mistakes; he missed a crucial game last season and was devastated by his suspensions. Although there are still those that doubt his ability to play NFL football, Mayfield is determined to show his talent one last time, which is why the Browns would do good to enforce a strict consequence for his actions with the goal of taming his
Considering his background once again, Mayfield is bound to get full of himself at times, and make foolish mistakes such as the incident against Kansas. Admittedly, this is an issue for any team, but I believe that there is a way around it. Mayfield’s ego is large because of his ambition and success in proving his legitimacy. However, egos can be ‘bruised’ as the expression goes, and while many look at this in a negative connotation, in the case of Baker Mayfield, I believe it is necessary. The Browns have a star in their midst, however they are not yet good enough to make the playoffs and they have depth at the quarterback position with Tyrod Taylor. So, let Baker sit on the bench, and bruise his ego a bit just to make him mentally NFL ready. There is no doubt in my mind the Baker Mayfield can start in the NFL week one, however if the Browns do not wish to encounter turmoil with his behavior down the road, they should make it clear to him that he is not going to dictate their team until he is ready and his flamboyant charm is tamed. This is one thing the Browns did not make clear to Johnny …show more content…
He also never worked hard for any role he got, as he was handed scholarships because of his natural athletic ability. This made him a lazy and unmotivated person, traits that killed his NFL career after his natural ability was not sufficient. Mayfield however, has worked for every opportunity and gained his talent through grit and training. He acted the way he did in college to spite all of those who doubted him, and wanted so badly to prove his success. However, Mayfield has learned from his mistakes; he missed a crucial game last season and was devastated by his suspensions. Although there are still those that doubt his ability to play NFL football, Mayfield is determined to show his talent one last time, which is why the Browns would do good to enforce a strict consequence for his actions with the goal of taming his