Former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo said he was surprised his longtime colleague John Dorsey selected Baker Mayfield with the 2018 NFL draft’s No. 1 pick, per Paul Schwartz of NYPost.com.
Not only that, but McAdoo, who interviewed for the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator position in January, had Mayfield ranked as the sixth-best quarterback prospect in this past year’s polarizing class.
“I didn’t see a lot of pro-style football in his college tape,” McAdoo said. “And if you’re short you have to be able to make up for it some way, somehow, and personality doesn’t do that.