The asterisk is for Tom Brady of course but Baker Mayfield is our best QB with a chance to be here for a while.
He’s also a QB who is rated in the back half of the league by many pundits out there, some of them on this board. And while it’s clear our franchise has been poverty at the position for most of its existence it’s pretty insane that our best QB ever is viewed as just some gunslinger with no mental capacity for the game. When I see someone like Jordan Love ranked in front of Baker, I realize whomever is writing this is either extremely biased or just doesn’t understand the totality of the position. Is he better than Mahomes, Jackson, or Allen? No but the rest are completely up for debate.
QB who is rated in the back half of the league by many pundits out there
Just outside the Top 10 in a survey of league FO types and coaches
In the other thread there is a comparison to Lawrence given that both have now played under Coen. This is from the ESPN article linked above and it is about the Lawrence, but I think it is really a better description of Mayfield:
"He plays better ball when the offensive infrastructure and personnel around him set him up for success instead of asking him to do everything on your own."
"He plays better ball when the offensive infrastructure and personnel around him set him up for success instead of asking him to do everything on your own."
Such great insight. This is like saying, “His defensive scheme is predicated on getting pressure on the QB”. Like EVERY damn QB succeeds more when they aren’t asked to do everything.