Is Baker Mayfield a Top 10 QB

[HaroldSeattle]

The Rams have no reason to be sold on either of their back-up QBs, but equally they aren't going to give up valuable picks for a back-up QB. It would come down to how much the Rams were prepared to pay Mayfield and whether the Browns would eat the rest. My point was that multiple playoff-hopeful teams would take him as their back-up QB...at a discount price. Mayfield is a competent starter. He's in the 16-24 range and someone will take him if the Browns offer him for less than he's worth. No reason for the Browns to do that at this point. Mayfield still has value, albeit less than his contract value, and he isn't toxic like Earl Thomas or Antonio Bryant. I don't see him being any happier as a back-up for another team than he would be backing up Watson in Cleveland, but he's not getting cut.

If Stafford was going to miss the season then it would be a different kettle of fish. I still think Mayfield is a $9-12M player at this point and if the Rams could acquire him at that price without trade compensation i'd be all for it in those circumstances. I hope they wouldn't be interested at $18.86M and lmao at trading a 3rd/4th for him at that price.

...but who knows? The range of opinions and valuations makes for an interesting debate.

That's a lot of words to say that the Rams have no interest in Mayfield unless the Browns give him to the Rams. That pretty much the case which ever team your talking about. A Browns fan can claim he's better then Darnold or Lock or Mariotta but it's not a significance difference and not a big difference in wins and loses . Besides a mediocre QB that pulls out a win or two at a cost of draft capitol and salary is not what teams want. They rather take their chances with what they have. Browns got fooled by what the WFT gave for Wentz, only so many fools in the league and the Browns have missed the boat in that regard.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

The Rams have no reason to be sold on either of their back-up QBs, but equally they aren't going to give up valuable picks for a back-up QB. It would come down to how much the Rams were prepared to pay Mayfield and whether the Browns would eat the rest. My point was that multiple playoff-hopeful teams would take him as their back-up QB...at a discount price. Mayfield is a competent starter. He's in the 16-24 range and someone will take him if the Browns offer him for less than he's worth. No reason for the Browns to do that at this point. Mayfield still has value, albeit less than his contract value, and he isn't toxic like Earl Thomas or Antonio Bryant. I don't see him being any happier as a back-up for another team than he would be backing up Watson in Cleveland, but he's not getting cut.

If Stafford was going to miss the season then it would be a different kettle of fish. I still think Mayfield is a $9-12M player at this point and if the Rams could acquire him at that price without trade compensation i'd be all for it in those circumstances. I hope they wouldn't be interested at $18.86M and lmao at trading a 3rd/4th for him at that price.

...but who knows? The range of opinions and valuations makes for an interesting debate.

See.. this is a reasonable take.

 

[dtgold88]

Dumped as in trading him for what ever is offered and if that is to painful cutting him. Yah one of these two things.


It's the off season and no camp yet, so no press yet, but that will change. Your just being obtuse in pretending Mayfield presence won't bring some ugliness with it.

Any ugliness would be media/fan driven...fortunately our FO wont care about that when they decide what to do with him....no matter what that is.

FYI, I understand all this perfectly.....don't be confused because I have no agenda and can look at all angles of this discussion with no absolutes. Only thing I'm very confident in saying is he wont be released (but even that's possible, I guess).

 

[dtgold88]

Just listen to some media which suggested maybe Mayfield could offer some of his almost 19 million back to the Browns in order to get released.
Interesting idea. They were mentioning numbers like 3 million to get released.

Pretty sure this is not an option for him on the 5th year portion of his deal.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Any ugliness would be media/fan driven...fortunately our FO wont care about that when they decide what to do with him....no matter what that is.

FYI, I understand all this perfectly.....don't be confused because I have no agenda and can look at all angles of this discussion with no absolutes. Only thing I'm very confident in saying is he wont be released (but even that's possible, I guess).

I mean...it's certainly possible but I'd see that happening much later than some here are speculating.

 

[dtgold88]

That's a lot of words to say that the Rams have no interest in Mayfield unless the Browns give him to the Rams. That pretty much the case which ever team your talking about. A Browns fan can claim he's better then Darnold or Lock or Mariotta but it's not a significance difference and not a big difference in wins and loses . Besides a mediocre QB that pulls out a win or two at a cost of draft capitol and salary is not what teams want. They rather take their chances with what they have. Browns got fooled by what the WFT gave for Wentz, only so many fools in the league and the Browns have missed the boat in that regard.

That's a lot of words to say you just don't like Baker.

 

[dtgold88]

I mean...it's certainly possible but I'd see that happening much later than some here are speculating.

Just cannot see why they'd do that.....Despite what some believe, I'm not seeing where he is toxic or a cancer in the locker room. Would it be strange if he were around? sure, but if Watson was suspended I'm guessing players would understand why he's there.

 

[PDay8810]

This has become one of my favorite threads.
Just missing Across the Field's spin.

 

[PDay8810]

Just cannot see why they'd do that.....Despite what some believe, I'm not seeing where he is toxic or a cancer in the locker room.

Sure but then again, 10 months ago you had Baker just outside the top 10

 

[dtgold88]

Sure but then again, 10 months ago you had Baker just outside the top 10

Fair point. Not sure the Browns will care about that if they were deciding to release him though.

 

[DJ Fieri]

 

[Manster7588]

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And the plot thickens.

 

[Manster7588]

Oh Seahawks fans.

 

[DJ Fieri]

And the plot thickens.

Most of the people who have said Mayfield would be traded said the Browns would eat some of the contract.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Oh Seahawks fans.

Been saying Seattle from the jump...LOL.

 

[Manster7588]

Most of the people who have said Mayfield would be traded said the Browns would eat some of the contract.

But the Browns haven't said it until now.

Maybe the Browns are finally figuring out his trade value isn't there.

 

[Manster7588]

Been saying Seattle from the jump...LOL.

Most of us have.

 

[DJ Fieri]

But the Browns haven't said it until now.

Maybe the Browns are finally figuring out his trade value isn't there.

They were never in a rush....LOL.

 

[Manster7588]

They were never in a rush....LOL.

They thought they'd get a good return.

Newsflash, they WON'T.

 

[dtgold88]

But the Browns haven't said it until now.

Maybe the Browns are finally figuring out his trade value isn't there.

The Browns still have not said anything about it.