This time last year, sports talk in Cleveland was dominated by debates over whether or not Baker Mayfield had any shot at winning the Browns starting quarterback job. As it turned out, ex-head coach Hue Jackson wasn’t even willing to give him an opportunity to compete for the job; it soundly belonged to Tyrod Taylor.
But once Mayfield took over for a concussed Taylor in Week Three and led the Browns to it’s first win in 635 days over the Jets, the decision to start the No. 1 overall pick on the bench proved to be a misguided one.