The Browns will pay Blake Hance $39,706 for driving from New Jersey, not practice with the team, replace injured third-string guard Michael Dunn, survive 14 snaps against Cam Heyward and become a legend.
Brent Sobleski
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Brent Sobleski
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NFL analyst @BleacherReport | B/R Scouting Department | pannapictagraphist | pro-wrestling fan | beer snob | husband and father | aka SOBO
- It's amazing the Browns and Baker Mayfield went from a record-setting rookie of the year-caliber season then helping a team get its first playoff win in 26 years to a messy divorce in a matter of about, oh, eight months. This level of continued dysfunction is staggering.
- It's OK to say Baker Mayfield stunk today. After all, he said the same thing. It's also possible to still believe he's the guy in Cleveland. These two things can both be true.
- The Baker Mayfield situation is astonishing. Less than a year ago, he & the Browns were flying high after an impressive season & playoff appearance. He finished that campaign with a top-10 QBR & PFF grade. One injury-filled campaign later & he seemingly holds no value whatsoever.
- Mike Tirico, "How's the best running back on the planet?" Derrick Henry, "That's Nick Chubb."
- Say whatever you want about Baker Mayfield, but the Browns haven't handled the situation well at all. The team actively hurt itself with all of this becoming public.
- If you're concentrating on the one poor pass Baker Mayfield threw all night and not seeing the overall improvement made in a matter of days, you might have an agenda.
- Plenty of hypocritical fans out there who made fun of Ben Roethlisberger for years but will welcome Deshaun Watson with open arms.
- Texas Tech's Tyler Owens, who's a favorite to post the fastest 40 at this year's NFL combine, doesn't "believe in space," as in "other planets," and feels flat-earth theories have some "valid points."
00:00 - Coach Stefanski should have stepped in much sooner regarding the Baker Mayfield situation. His decision to let the QB play basically cost the team its season.
- The Chargers were able to score the game-tying touchdown because some official decided THIS was defensive pass interference on a 4th-and-4 play. Unbelievable.
- I know Saquon Barkley has been special, but he hasn't elevated an entire franchise like Baker Mayfield. Mayfield should be the easy choice for NFL Rookie of the Year.
- I just realized something funny. The #Browns ended up with the first (Jadeveon Clowney) and second (Greg Robinson) overall picks, plus the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (OBJ), from the same draft class where the team selected all-time busts Justin Gilbert and Johnny Manziel.
