This would be a solid take if it were from last month. But at this moment in time, Baker beats Deshaun Watson in:CannonFire wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 3:03 pmIn a vacuum, I'm taking Watson and it's not even close. His ceiling is a top 5 QB where as Mayfield will never be in the top 20. I can NOT win anything with Mayfield, I have a real shot with Watson.Grahamburn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:51 pm
I know the circumstances of the why from three seasons ago. Which QB would you rather have NOW?
Now, if you want to take everything (baggage and money), into account, I'd rather have Trask. Like I said, I know I can NOT win with Mayfield. I don't know that I can or can not with Trask. Give me the unknown to see what I can learn. Worst case scenario with Trask is a 4-win season where I draft my franchise QB in April. Most likely scenario with Mayfield is that we become what Tennessee has with Tannehill... consistently mediocre. To good to suck, too bad to not win. Once in a while things will go our way and make the playoffs, but get knocked out in round 1 (not even sure that's possible because we don't have a Derrick Henry to carry us).
In neither scenario is Mayfield the best choice. He's just not good enough. We suffered with 4+ years of Freeman and 5 years of Winston. How many of Mayfield to do you need to see? Hard pass.
- Passing Yards
- Passing Touchdowns
- Turnovers
- Completion percentage
- Sacks taken
- Record
- Playoff winning percentage
- Never being tried, much less convicted, of being a serial sexual assaulter and overall piece of human filth.
There's other stuff too but I think you get the point.
I mean, what else do you need Baker Mayfield to do this year better than Watson before you think he's better than Watson?
---
As far as being pro-Trask, I was right in that bus with you and have posted about it extensively, but Baker is the guy now and playing maybe the best football of his life. Woulda-coulda-shoulda'ing a currently undefeated quarterback playing mistake free ball is rather pedantic imo.