thread started getting confusing... lemme guess, a user I blocked came in and is ruining another thread... dammit dbl
Fair enough but that statement has been echoed by countless people that cover the NFL and by “sources inside (insert every NFL team other than the Giants) coaching staff.” For some weird reason NFL quarterbacks are supposed to keep their mouths shut and have no opinion, give milquetoast answers. If ODB or Jalen Ramsey said it everyone would be posting crying emojis. And I swear if I hear “well it’s bad leadership” again I’m going shit post old white NFL twitter. I’ll tell you what Baker “lead,” an 0-16 laughingstock to a 7-7 record when he played (and they probably would have been 9-7 had he started every game). GTFO with that shit.
My issue isn't position related. It's more experience and clout to say certain things. If ODB wants to comment on a rookie WR when he's not even asked about the rookie WR, I guess he's earned that. Dede Westbrook really shouldn't be randomly throwing shade though. And let's be honest, if Tom Brady said something similar about Baker, Baker would be buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttttttttttttttttthhhhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrttttttttttttttttttt. He'd be planting flags all over New England.
We’ve gotta live with the bad when it comes to Baker and as long as we win more than we lose, I’m fine with it.
You can not want coach-speak, vanilla interviews but also think Baker Mayfield is an asshole. Those aren’t mutually exclusive opinions.
It is conceded from the Browns fanbase that’s he is an asshole and WE DENOUNCE HIS WORDS. WE DENOUNCE THEM. Okay, cool.
Said this in a group chat of guys saying Baker needs to shut up and win before he acts like this. Baker is who is he is. Him being the outspoken guy he is isn't going to lose games. Will it look worse for him if he ends up sucking? Sure, but I think the end of the GQ article sums things up well for him: There's a real difference, Mayfield contends, between being arrogant and being certain. “I'm not going to act like I have it all figured out,” Mayfield says. “I believe in myself. Some people think that's cocky, but if you don't believe you're any good, then I don't think you're gonna have any success. If you go out there thinking you're gonna fail, you're gonna fail. Which is just the truth.” Mayfield says and does what he believes to be true, even when it's against the QB's boring-above-all ethos. “Quarterbacks, by the textbook, are supposed to be reserved, cool, calm, and collected,” says Mayfield. “I do it my own way.” At one point last season, Mayfield said, “I'm not a cookie-cutter quarterback. Never have been. Never will be.” “A lot of people in the world today, they don't like the truth,” says Kitchens. “They'd rather you just tell them something that they want to hear. Baker's not going to be like that. He's just going to tell you like it is. It's your problem if you don't like it. It's not his.”
Ah yes, the arbitrary “you got to earn the right to talk shit.” People who think that way think it’s totally cool when the 3rd string DT with 4 years experience hazes the rookie first round draft pick by taping him to the goal posts. You gotta earn it rook! Uh let’s be extra honest, fans of the 35 teams outside of Boston would crash the NFL merchandise website buying up Baker jerseys.
Stance changed. Either the reporter or editor is an asshole. Reserving judgment on Mayfield. Please respect my decision.
how you gonna call a long-form GQ profile "made-up clickbait" he said something but w/e, not a big deal
To take the path Baker has taken to get to where he is now would require a truly psychopathic level of self confidence and a chip on his shoulder like a boulder. I'm pretty sure he can't tone it down and still be himself. I fully support him in all of his shit talking, and all of you concern trolls should get out of here and go cheer for good boy Daniel Jones
lol at Baker setting the record straight over quotes that the internet is feverishly defending him for saying. Good to see he wasn't a total dick.
No, he literally walked on at Duke. https://www.dukechronicle.com/artic...iel-jones-development-at-quarterback-for-duke
I don’t think Baker cares what anyone else thinks about things he says. He does however care about things he didn’t say.
One can have a psychopathic level of self confidence and a chip on his shoulder like a boulder without being a complete dick. And it appears Mayfield isn't as he's distancing himself from the comments you guys are defending.