Baker Mayfield says goodbye to Cleveland (update - Traded to Panthers)

[eball]

6 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Remember the Cheesecake Factory incident? 
https://pagesix.com/2020/02/22/woman-claims-tryst-with-married-browns-qb-baker-mayfield-in-cheesecake-factory-parking-lot/amp/

 

Baker’s wife has a Cynthia Frelund vibe going…and geez if that story is true.  

 

5 hours ago, Batman1876 said:

Baker is the best QB the new Browns have had, came in after the worst two year stretch a team has ever had, and won the first playoff game ever for them.  On top of that he repped the city well and treated the fan base well.  To throw him under the bus for a 1/4 shot at a guy facing 22 civil cases is the most Browns Jimmy Haslam thing ever. 

 

Fixed.  That douchebag deserves every bit of misery he gets from the Browns.

 

[CSBill]

8 hours ago, KDIGGZ said:

Would be funny if after all of this Watson goes to NFC and Baker plays out his contract with Cleveland gets booed out of the stadium all season

 

This is the perfect scenario. The way the Brown owner has handled this almost makes me have empathy for Mr. Mayfield.

8 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Ladies and Gentlemen, your Buffalo Bills backup for 2022-23.

 

That would be hysterically funny (Insert Skip Bayless dumb-struck look on his face picture here) and awesome.

[CSBill]

5 hours ago, Mickey said:

I don't know, I think maybe this is not the last we will see of Baker Mayfield.  I think his second act will be much better than the first. 

 

No matter what you think of Baker Mayfield, think about the coaching, the GM, and the owner situation he has had in Cleveland. I would venture to say, if our guy had been put in that circumstance, the outcome would not have been good for him either. .... Leadership, professionalism, and coaching matter for the development of young QBs and to the development of a good team. Mayfield with Frank Reich could be a great career move for him. ..... And I really, really, really, hope Watson goes somewhere else just so we can watch Cleveland burn again.

[billsfan1959]

5 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I mean, if I’m being honest, this was a pretty good and respectable statement by Baker.  I’m sure he’s getting bombarded right now with the news Browns are meeting with Watson.  
 

So this came across respectable, professional, and well spoken in my book.  
 

I think a change of scenery could be good for him and there are some places he can go, if he is traded, where he can maybe bounce back as well.  Like Niners, Saints, or Colts.  

 

I have no idea what has taken place behind the scenes between Mayfield and the Browns; however, publicly, the pursuit of Watson has not been a good look for the team. I understand that it is a business and the team has every right to explore better options at QB or any other position. Yet, it is not just what you do, but how you do it. It is a difficult situation, but there is a way in which can be done with some level of class and dignity, and then there is the Haslam way.

 

I am not a fan of Mayfield, but I have no personal animosity toward him either. The team publicly stated their confidence and belief in him over and over since the end of the season all the way through the combine.  Then they publicly let him know they don't have confidence in him and don't believe in him. There is really no coming back from that.

 

Given all the ways in which Mayfield could handle this, what he wrote seems the most mature and professional.

[BritBill]

5 hours ago, IronMaidenBills said:

Well if Baker ever does leave football, I hope he goes into acting because his commercials make me laugh which is hard to do being most commercials suck. 

 

Did they make you buy the product he was advertising though? 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Why did he include his middle name? Just to make sure they don’t confuse him with another baker mayfield? 

The parents named him after Ronnie?  Hoping for 'trickle down' benefits from the kid's life choices? 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

6 hours ago, stevewin said:

Factory of Darkness 

It's all karmic payback for allowing Modell to take the Browns v 1.0 away in the dead of night.  Not fair to the fanbase, but the cosmos is a cruel place.

*

And Cosmo is a cruel man.

[Greg S]

The Colts will be all over this if the Browns move on from Mayfield and/or the Falcons move on from Ryan. They get a good QB and they are a serious threat in the AFC.

[Big Turk]

9 hours ago, SCBills said:

Ngl… starting to feel bad for Baker.  
 

Cleveland is basically in an open relationship with him at this point. 

 

Why? Dude gets paid millions of dollars to play a game and will continue to get paid millions of dollars for a decade most likely even as a backup if that comes to pass. 

 

 

[Dopey]

Poor guy. He needs to hit the cheesecake factory to get his fix. Happy ending?

 

https://pagesix.com/2020/02/22/woman-claims-tryst-with-married-browns-qb-baker-mayfield-in-cheesecake-factory-parking-lot/

[Greg S]

6 minutes ago, Dopey said:

Poor guy. He needs to hit the cheesecake factory to get his fix. Happy ending?

 

https://pagesix.com/2020/02/22/woman-claims-tryst-with-married-browns-qb-baker-mayfield-in-cheesecake-factory-parking-lot/

 

His wife is hotter than this woman. 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

13 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

His wife is hotter than this woman. 

I agree your wife is way hotter!

[PromoTheRobot]

Stop and think about the hype from the QB draft class. The best two QBs were the least thought of ones by draftniks.

[SoMAn]

10 hours ago, billsbackto81 said:

For some of the head scratching missteps Beane has taken on draft days thank God he got this one right when he traded up for Josh.

 

 

...which was facilitated by Browns owner Jimmy Haslam who opted for Baker when he went against the wishes of all his personnel people who wanted Josh as the #1 pick.  Thank you Jimmy!

[Solomon Grundy]

59 minutes ago, Dopey said:

Poor guy. He needs to hit the cheesecake factory to get his fix. Happy ending?

 

https://pagesix.com/2020/02/22/woman-claims-tryst-with-married-browns-qb-baker-mayfield-in-cheesecake-factory-parking-lot/

Poor girl probably got done by a Mayfield lookalike 

[Greg S]

12 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Stop and think about the hype from the QB draft class. The best two QBs were the least thought of ones by draftniks.

 

You could put me in that group as well. At the time I was hoping the Bills could get Darnold and then when the Bills selected I was hoping they would take Rosen. Shows you what an "expert" I am. Thankfully Beane knows what he is doing and is the one calling the shots.

[Dablitzkrieg]

Imagine wanting a sexual predator as the face of your franchise 

[Reed83HOF]

Baker Mayfield prefers to be traded to the #Colts, according to PFN

#Browns GM Andrew Berry has promised to work with Mayfield’s team and send him to a place of his choosing.

https://t.co/6yA1TLOI35 https://t.co/FbsIU57AmO

[H2o]

1 minute ago, Reed83HOF said:

Baker Mayfield prefers to be traded to the #Colts, according to PFN

#Browns GM Andrew Berry has promised to work with Mayfield’s team and send him to a place of his choosing.

https://t.co/6yA1TLOI35 https://t.co/FbsIU57AmO

I actually think Baker will do better out of Cleveland and under Reich, if that is where he goes. 

[Reed83HOF]

2 minutes ago, H2o said:

I actually think Baker will do better out of Cleveland and under Reich, if that is where he goes. 

Certainly, everyone does better when they leave Cleveland...

 

Plus Frank is really good

[shane nelson]

Good for us, bad for Brown fans.  Its amazing how bad owners destroy careers.  We are so blessed that Josh arrive in Buffalo at the perfect time, and we properly invested in his future.  Amazing job from owner to GM to HE to OC to QB Coached.  Blessed times us.......stay healthy.....stay stable.....Go Bills

[Greg S]

Just now, shane nelson said:

Good for us, bad for Brown fans.  Its amazing how bad owners destroy careers.  We are so blessed that Josh arrive in Buffalo at the perfect time, and we properly invested in his future.  Amazing job from owner to GM to HE to OC to QB Coached.  Blessed times us.......stay healthy.....stay stable.....Go Bills

 

It's not good for us if he ends up with the Colts. 

[PetermansRedemption]

4 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

It's not good for us if he ends up with the Colts. 

Why would it matter? Cleveland is an AFC as well. Or are you implying the Colts would be contenders with Mayfield? 

[I'm Spartacus]

sounds like the career path of Doug Flutie

[Greg S]

1 minute ago, PetermansRedemption said:

Why would it matter? Cleveland is an AFC as well. Or are you implying the Colts would be contenders with Mayfield? 

 

I think the Colts are a better team than the Browns. Strong OL, Taylor, strong D. Mayfield hasn't lived up to his #1 pick status but he's a good QB. Put him on that team and they will challenge for a Super Bowl. I am not saying the Bills can't beat them but it will be a hard fought game. I won't bring up last years game as that was just a bad game for Buffalo. Games like that happen from time to time to every team.

[Batman1876]

13 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I mean, if I’m being honest, this was a pretty good and respectable statement by Baker.  I’m sure he’s getting bombarded right now with the news Browns are meeting with Watson.  
 

So this came across respectable, professional, and well spoken in my book.  
 

I think a change of scenery could be good for him and there are some places he can go, if he is traded, where he can maybe bounce back as well.  Like Niners, Saints, or Colts.  

With all the Brees comparisons he drew at the draft the Saints would love him   

[Milanos Milano]

3 hours ago, BritBill said:

 

Did they make you buy the product he was advertising though? 

No, progressive is awful. 

[dlonce]

11 hours ago, Warcodered said:

What did they meet with Watson behind the Cheesecake Factory?

Lol. Most probably won’t get this.

[wjag]

Thinking back to all the offseason talk about the 2018 QB class and seeing where they are now, is quite astonishing.

 

Mayfield -- No new contract and likely being exiled to a new city.

Rosen -- Run out of Zona, sent to Miami and now in Atlanta..

Darnold -- Saw ghosts in NY and sent to Carolina only to be replaced midseason

Jackson -- MVP season and then hurt in B2B seasons.  No new contract yet.

Rudolph -- Most famous for getting clocked in head with a helmet

 

This QB class at the time was talked about like it was similar to the class of '83.  

 

 

[Greg S]

2 minutes ago, wjag said:

Thinking back to all the offseason talk about the 2018 QB class and seeing where they are now, is quite astonishing.

 

Mayfield -- No new contract and likely being exiled to a new city.

Rosen -- Run out of Zona, sent to Miami and now in Atlanta..

Darnold -- Saw ghosts in NY and sent to Carolina only to be replaced midseason

Jackson -- MVP season and then hurt in B2B seasons.  No new contract yet.

Rudolph -- Most famous for getting clocked in head with a helmet

 

This QB class at the time was talked about like it was similar to the class of '83.  

 

 

 

I am surprised the Ravens haven't signed LJ yet. I know he has been hurt but he has been a franchise QB for them. He won't get Allen type $$$$ as Josh is better but he has proven to be "the guy" for them IMHO.

[WestCoastBillsFan]

Who cares about that bum!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

13 minutes ago, wjag said:

Thinking back to all the offseason talk about the 2018 QB class and seeing where they are now, is quite astonishing.

 

Mayfield -- No new contract and likely being exiled to a new city.

Rosen -- Run out of Zona, sent to Miami and now in Atlanta..

Darnold -- Saw ghosts in NY and sent to Carolina only to be replaced midseason

Jackson -- MVP season and then hurt in B2B seasons.  No new contract yet.

Rudolph -- Most famous for getting clocked in head with a helmet

 

This QB class at the time was talked about like it was similar to the class of '83.  

 

 

I dink you vorgod sahmbahdee.

 

uggs and gisses

Mar-DEE BOO-rahn.

😁

[YoloinOhio]

59 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

It's not good for us if he ends up with the Colts. 

Why

[Greg S]

5 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Why

 

The Colts have a good team and with Mayfield they are a serious contender in the AFC. The Bills could beat them but it would be a tough game. Even though Baker isn't as good as his #1 pick status he is still a good QB.

[RunTheBall]

The Factory of Sadness just keeps producing. Never been a Mayfield fan but that crap franchise (and I want Cleveland to be good) didn't do him any favors. Mayfield was over hyped and under developed by the coaching staffs. Idk if he can rebound. 

[Gugny]

11 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I mean, if I’m being honest, this was a pretty good and respectable statement by Baker.  I’m sure he’s getting bombarded right now with the news Browns are meeting with Watson.  
 

So this came across respectable, professional, and well spoken in my book.  
 

I think a change of scenery could be good for him and there are some places he can go, if he is traded, where he can maybe bounce back as well.  Like Niners, Saints, or Colts.  

 

I think silence would have been far more respectable until a final decision had been made.

 

He's an attention w.hore who chose to publicly pout over being a professional and keeping his mouth shut.

[bigK14094]

14 hours ago, Niagara Dude said:

Sadly this bust took away all the attention that should have been on the far more talented Allen,  size and arm strength is night and day.  Baker was an overhyped player from the start and Allen the only star from that draft class of QB'S

Really glad the Browns got it wrong and Josh came to the Bills at #7 that year.   Of course, it is the Browns....so...perhaps expected.  But, that used to be the Bills, not anymore though.

[TBBills]

At long as Haslem owns the Browns they will always be a dumpster fire.

[nucci]

2 hours ago, Greg S said:

 

I am surprised the Ravens haven't signed LJ yet. I know he has been hurt but he has been a franchise QB for them. He won't get Allen type $$$$ as Josh is better but he has proven to be "the guy" for them IMHO.

He still doesn't have an agent. I think that's a big reason why so far

[Tanoros]

52 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

I think silence would have been far more respectable until a final decision had been made.

 

He's an attention w.hore who chose to publicly pout over being a professional and keeping his mouth shut.

So true, silence would be the most respectable approach. However, so many people these days take to social media to share so many various things/details and it becomes habitual. With that being said, while choosing to say something, he did it in about the best way he could. I’m sure many Browns fans appreciate his approach as well. 
 

Everyone is different, in the end, the most important part is being classy/respectable no matter the route one takes. I think he did so here, while drumming up attention like those who use social media seek.