Is Baker Mayfield a Bust?

[DJ Fieri]

At first glance his numbers look okay.

But according to profootball-ref.com he led the league in int's (16) and fumbles (12).

Sure, but when you consider their backup QB is Kyle Trask?

They would have gone like 2-15 or 3-14 (maybe) if Mayfield had gotten hurt badly and missed the rest of the season in their first game.

 

[ElPatron1]

It’s absurd to call Baker a bust, he’s a very good QB. He’s led the Bucs to two straight division titles and has played very well both years. I guarantee the Browns wish they had stuck with Baker instead of giving washed up Watson a huge deal. I like Baker and think he’ll continue to have success in Tampa - the loss yesterday certainly wasn’t on him.

LOL

Our division sucks. He would have been the 4th best QB in the division if he was still on the Browns with multiple games against better teams and QB's. He doesn't even make the playoffs at all if not for being in a weak conference.

He fumbled the ball in the 4th with the game on the line. He is a mid scrub who got clapped by a rookie. It is what it is

 

[ElPatron1]

I think @ElPatron1's idea is that if you don't have a QB who can win you a super bowl, you should tank.

I mean did we have a realistic chance of winning? If the answer is no, you are wasting your time. Some people don't want to hear the truth and get caught up in the drama. Some people are happy and will willingly spend money even to see a bad product. A lot of football owners know this...

Sometime a team can be so good that a QB is less important, then it's more copeable

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Of the top 4 QBs in the league, only 1 has won a Super Bowl and two haven't even been.

Mahomes been to the Super Bowl 4 of the last five years, and the team roster been ever changing, before him Tom Brady keep going to Super Bowls. When Brady left that was the end of super bowl appearances for the Patriots but Brady new team went to the Super Bowl. This why folks think having the best QB matters.

 

[Xeliou66]

LOL

Our division sucks. He would have been the 4th best QB in the division if he was still on the Browns with multiple games against better teams and QB's. He doesn't even make the playoffs at all if not for being in a weak conference.

He fumbled the ball in the 4th with the game on the line. He is a mid scrub who got clapped by a rookie. It is what it is

LOL Baker is definitely better than Russell Wilson. Yeah Burrow and Lamar are better than him but Burrow and Lamar are elite top 5 QBs in the NFL. Baker is a good QB, he’s just not elite, he’s arguably top 5 in the NFC right now. He’s not a scrub, and Daniels is a very good QB, rookie or not. You just sound bitter over your loss last night.

 

[Clayton]

Mahomes been to the Super Bowl 4 of the last five years, and the team roster been ever changing, before him Tom Brady keep going to Super Bowls. When Brady left that was the end of super bowl appearances for the Patriots but Brady new team went to the Super Bowl. This why folks think having the best QB matters.

A lot of people would've said Peyton Manning or Josh Allen were better QBs for a large chunk of the time but yeah.

I do think a top 5 QB is the shortcut to getting to the NFCCG or AFCCG. From there I do think you need team building. But the Niners could've easily beaten the Chiefs in the past two Super bowls.

 

[SteelersPride]

It's interesting, this notion that teams should either have a top-ten QB or trash so they can try to draft one.

Also theres usually
More than ten guys that folks refer to as top ten. Makes no sense. Bakers elevated that team for two years now.