Myles Garret makes opinion known on Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield has been thrusted into the NFL limelight coming off a sup-par season for the Cleveland Browns, but Myles Garrett is sticking by his signal caller.
“I mean, he’s my quarterback. He’s my guy! He stuck by us, Imma stick by him,” the Browns star defensive end told TMZ.
After a disappointing 2021 campaign, both Baker Mayfield’s play on the field and durability came into question. After leading the Browns to the playoffs in 2020, it’s fair to say the former Oklahoma star regressed last season. In 14 games, he finished with just over 3,000 passing yards, 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions with a passer rating of just 83.1
The NFL switched to a 17-game schedule before the season started and Mayfield reportedly battled a lingering shoulder injury which sidelined him for three contests.
Former Big 12 star QB calls out Baker Mayfield
It seems to be the biggest question for the Cleveland Browns next season: What will they do at the quarterback position moving forward?
Robert Griffin III, a former Baylor star and Heisman Trophy winner who now works as an ESPN analyst, shared why he thinks Baker Mayfield is under plenty of pressure next season. In fact, he went so far as to say the former Oklahoma Sooner’s job is on the line — and he needs a huge season to stay in Cleveland.
“I don’t know if it’s the deal that really puts the pressure on Baker, but I think Baker’s under the most pressure of anybody in the league,” Griffin said. “He’s got more pressure on him than Aaron Rodgers’ bowels did during his 12-day cleanse. Quite simple. That’s exactly what it is. Baker needs a Joe Flacco type of year. He needs to run the table and win a Super Bowl. Anything short of that, he’s not going to get the public to buy in on him and he’s definitely not going to get the people in the front office to buy into him being the quarterback past 2022.
“But we’ve got to realize Baker is also a guy that always performs his best when his back is against the wall and no one believes in him. He went from a walk-on to being a Heisman Trophy winner, and I believe he needs that kind of turnaround in Cleveland for anyone to take him seriously. But if he doesn’t run the table and win a Super Bowl, I think we might [see] the last of Baker Mayfield in Cleveland after this next season.”
It’s clear all eyes are locked into the Mayfield situation this offseason and opinions clearly differ.