Cleveland Browns Thread

it sucks that OBJ can't give me garbage time points in fantasy.

Originally posted by 49er-from-Yavin-IV:

Originally posted by smithgdwg:
Anybody still on board the Browns Bandwagon like there were earlier in this thread?

Not me. I didn't think they'd be killing it, but I thought they would be better than they have been. Whoops.

I'll get a few good laughs reading through those posts this weekend.

can you imagine the media train if they somehow pulled out a W ?

I don't believe that anyone from the 49ers organization acted like the petulant child that Baker acted like in front of the media today. Walking out of a press avail? Insulting a reporter trying to do his job? I could understand if the reporter was being childish and a critical, but it was a simple question and Mayfield just called the question "stupid" and then bolted.

I know the guy was celebrated a great deal when he came into the league, but I'm of the opinion that he'd better get his act together or he'll be the latest in a long line of Brown QB busts to be shown the door. Sure, I know he's upset. So were a lot of the 49ers last year when Jimmy G. got hurt and our playoff aspirations ended in a 4-12 season. I get it. It's tough. But I don't remember Richard Sherman telling anyone to blow off or walking out on anyone. I don't remember Nick Mullens or even Beathard walking out of a press avail.

What is the guy thinking? And those stupid "my house" commercials need to end too. Those things are terrible.

Originally posted by billbird2111:

I don't believe that anyone from the 49ers organization acted like the petulant child that Baker acted like in front of the media today. Walking out of a press avail? Insulting a reporter trying to do his job? I could understand if the reporter was being childish and a critical, but it was a simple question and Mayfield just called the question "stupid" and then bolted.

I know the guy was celebrated a great deal when he came into the league, but I'm of the opinion that he'd better get his act together or he'll be the latest in a long line of Brown QB busts to be shown the door. Sure, I know he's upset. So were a lot of the 49ers last year when Jimmy G. got hurt and our playoff aspirations ended in a 4-12 season. I get it. It's tough. But I don't remember Richard Sherman telling anyone to blow off or walking out on anyone. I don't remember Nick Mullens or even Beathard walking out of a press avail.

What is the guy thinking? And those stupid "my house" commercials need to end too. Those things are terrible.

He's coming to realization that he's just not very good. That's got to be frustrating for anybody.

Originally posted by Jiks:
He's coming to realization that he's just not very good. That's got to be frustrating for anybody.

his offense line is complete dogs**t. He might not see the field a well as people thought, but no QB is gonna play very well with that OL. Dorsey is a jackass, dude get's flashy names and spend a ton of cash but forgets where it all starts.

To be fair the reporter who caused Baker walk out of the press conference seems like a Grant Cohn/Tim Kawakami type.

Originally posted by Jcool:
To be fair the reporter who caused Baker walk out of the press conference seems like a Grant Cohn/Tim Kawakami type.

True, but Grossi was asking him some pretty legit questions, all Mayfield could come back with was "You don't know, cause you don't play". No s**t he doesn't play, I'd say just about every reporter in the world didn't play in the NFL, but their job is to write your story and Baker just cracked under pressure. If I'm a Cleveland Brown fan I'd be worried.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Jcool:
To be fair the reporter who caused Baker walk out of the press conference seems like a Grant Cohn/Tim Kawakami type.

True, but Grossi was asking him some pretty legit questions, all Mayfield could come back with was "You don't know, cause you don't play". No s**t he doesn't play, I'd say just about every reporter in the world didn't play in the NFL, but their job is to write your story and Baker just cracked under pressure. If I'm a Cleveland Brown fan I'd be worried.

Cleveland fans seem to be defending him

Originally posted by Jcool:
Cleveland fans seem to be defending him

We all know how bad beat writers can be... It is the new Skip Bayless form of journalism.

That said, if you are a franchise QB you can be frustrated, but Baker has got to learn how to stay composed. He has been a hot head since college. I just can't ever see Brady, Brees, Rodgers, Rivers, Big Ben, or Wilson react like that. At worst, they may make a snarky comment to disarm the dumb questions.

So Baker is the first QB in the history of mankind to have to deal with someone like Grant Cohn?

I don't buy it.

Ryan Leaf, Jr.

Except he can't throw the ball as far.

His "brash BS" got old and people got real tired of it.

Originally posted by MrGriz:

Ryan Leaf, Jr.

Except he can't throw the ball as far.

He probably has more touchdowns than Leaf did in his entire career.