When the Atlanta Falcons announced Jalen Mayfield as the teams’ starting left guard, Arthur Smith and Jalen talked to the media about what it would be like for him to go against one of the best in the league—Fletcher Cox.
“Everybody’s gotta get baptized at some point.”
It was a short, but perfect analysis of how his first week would go, he got more than baptized in his first game.
It was one of the worst games by an offensive guard ever, but despite that fact, Arthur Smith went forward with him and the improvements have been evident.