The Cleveland Browns' season didn't end the way they wanted it to, as the franchise took a step backward from their 11-5 campaign last year to fall to 8-9. One of the big reasons for the Browns' step back was the performance of quarterback Baker Mayfield, who noticeably struggled as he attempted to play through a nagging shoulder injury. Mayfield's struggles opened up the rumor mill to a possible Browns trade, to which an anonymous NFL executive responded to with a stern warning to Cleveland, via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN (h/t Browns Wire):
“But at the end of the day, it’s not a great fit. He’d be best in a shotgun, up-tempo offense like they have in Arizona,” an NFC exec said. “The Browns will get rid of the only good quarterback they’ve had in years and fall into the same traps of the past.”
First of all, it's interesting for this NFL executive to say that Baker Mayfield is not a good fit in the Browns‘ offense when he proved that he can be adept in the Cleveland system both his rookie year and last season. The most interesting tidbit comes about a possible Mayfield trade.
This anonymous executive believes that the Browns will “fall into the trap of years past” and trade Mayfield, the best signal-caller they've had in years.
If the Browns are considering a Mayfield trade, they shouldn't. The Oklahoma product was by no means adequate this season, though he was playing through injuries that probably should have sidelined him.
Remember, it was just last season that Baker Mayfield arguably had the best season of his career while leading the Browns to a playoff victory. If that's not good enough for Cleveland — who had endured quarterback purgatory for years before drafting Mayfield — then nothing will be.
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