There’s been a lot of talk about Odell Beckham Jr. needing to get away from Baker Mayfield, but not enough about Baker being better without Beckham, as all the evidence says he is. This isn’t about some narrative, it’s about what is happening out on the field.
Of course a sample size of one game like Baker’s perfect passer rating at halftime sans OBJ against the Bengals wouldn’t be sufficient. But we are looking at a clear pattern here. Baker’s numbers jump across the board whenever he has played without the now released receiver.
Since 2019, the Browns record, Baker’s completion percentage, touchdown to interception ratio and passer rating have all gone up when Beckham hasn’t been in the lineup.