NFL N/V Offseason: Sorry folks, I counted him out

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DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Wooooo Panthers

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1504897116698816521?s=20&t=4T2RXhRySJVCWkA2cha_fw

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:08

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 08:36

Henrik Zetterberg: Dec 7, 2007

MJeff posted:

Seahawks you can just sign Kaepernick and he'll be cheaper and not cost any picks and probably be better. Jesus Christ.

I assure you that Baker and Ryan will both be better than Kaepernick, who hasn't played a single NFL down since 2016. 6 years is a long time.

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:13

ozymandius1024: Mar 15, 2006; You don't yank on the Spine of God

DariusLikewise posted:

Wooooo Panthers

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1504897116698816521?s=20&t=4T2RXhRySJVCWkA2cha_fw

Is DJ getting that Christian Kirk money?

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:22

Mega64: May 23, 2008; I took the octopath less travelered,

And it made one-eighth the difference.

DariusLikewise posted:

Wooooo Panthers

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1504897116698816521?s=20&t=4T2RXhRySJVCWkA2cha_fw

Darnold needs weapons.

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:25

seiferguy: Jun 9, 2005; FLAWED
INTUITION; Toilet Rascal

... gently caress, sure, I'll take Baker or Matt Ryan as our QB.

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:26

FizFashizzle: Mar 30, 2005

DariusLikewise posted:

Wooooo Panthers

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1504897116698816521?s=20&t=4T2RXhRySJVCWkA2cha_fw

Guess we know who got offered as part of the Watson trade.

Moore absolutely deserves an extension. He�s one of the better young WRs in the league.

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:32

Ches Neckbeard: Dec 3, 2005; You're all garbage, back up the truck BACK IT UP!

Just all the loving misteps

https://www.espn.com/blog/cleveland...what-comes-next

quote:

Over the years, Mayfield, according to multiple sources, had grown increasingly frustrated with a franchise that had made him the fourth quarterback in NFL history to play for four different head coaches in his first three seasons. After Mayfield led the Browns to their first playoff victory in 26 years just 14 months ago, the team signaled last offseason it was still unsure he was the long-term answer, refraining from engaging Mayfield�s camp on extension talks.

Gradually, those tensions grew.

This week, they rapidly boiled over.

�It�s just sort of a cumulative effect,� a source said. �He�s ready to try to find somewhere else.�
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Sources, however, had described his Jan. 7 exit interview with coach Kevin Stefanski as productive. And his rehabilitation from the Jan. 19 surgery to repair the labrum is ahead of schedule.

After Cleveland traded for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper on March 12, Mayfield reached out to Cooper, hoping to get him and Cleveland�s other pass-catchers in Mayfield�s hometown of Austin, Texas, for an offseason workout, similar to ones he�d held in the past.
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"We fully expect Baker to be our starter,� Berry said in January, �and bounce back.�

At the combine in February, Berry did tell Mayfield�s agent the Browns might pursue an All-Pro-caliber quarterback, like Russell Wilson or Aaron Rodgers, according to a source familiar with the conversation. Mayfield�s camp was also aware that short list could eventually include Watson, even with 22 civil cases pending alleging inappropriate behavior and sexual assault during massage sessions.

But last Friday, when a Texas grand jury declined to pursue criminal charges against Watson, the Browns made an aggressive move to land him.

That alone didn�t upset Mayfield, multiple sources said.

What did offend the 26-year-old was learning over social media -- instead of from the Browns directly -- that they were flying to Houston to meet with Watson.

�They didn�t inform Baker ahead of time, just as a courtesy,� one source put it. �It played out so publicly, it was just very insulting. ... It really angered Baker.�
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Multiple sources, however, said the breaking moment for Mayfield came the following day.

On Wednesday, ESPN NFL insider Chris Mortenson reported a Browns source had told him that the team wanted to replace Mayfield with �an adult at that position.�

Thursday, not long after the Browns learned they�d been eliminated from Watson�s list, Mayfield requested his trade.
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The Browns currently have no plans to visit Mayfield in person, according to multiple sources.

Ches Neckbeard fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Mar 18, 2022

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:34

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

Browns incapable of not loving up. Story at 11.

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:36

MJeff: Jun 2, 2011; THE LIAR

lol Baker isn't even mad about them trying to replace him, he just wants like one iota of professional respect and the Browns can't even manage that.

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:41

Diva Cupcake: Aug 15, 2005

HOLY gently caress
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1504907155056611336

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:47

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Beetlejuice laughing

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1504907130477981699

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:47

The Puppy Bowl: Jan 31, 2013; A dog, in the house.

*woof*

Whatever you think of Baker he's the best QB the franchise has had since Bernie Kosar. He's the only one since then to contribute to a Browns team that looked at any point like a relevant Super Bowl contender. Cleveland has done him dirtier than that Cheesecake Factory parking lot blow job.

# ? Mar 18, 2022 20:47