‘NO DOUBT’ THAT MAYFIELD IS THE GUY

By STEVE KING

What does Browns interim head coach Gregg Williams think of his rookie quarterback, BakerMayfield?

A whole heckuva lot, as it turns out, which is not at all surprising given Mayfield’s play, especially since Williams took over for the fired Hue Jackson at the midway point of the season.

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When asked during a conference call with the Cleveland media on Monday if it is “clear” that Mayfield is the Browns’ quarterback of the future, Williams said without hesitation,“No doubt in my mind. No doubt in my mind.”

Williams, when then immediately asked about his confidence in Mayfield, added, “I have been around a lot of really, really good ones. I have been around ones that are not. I have been around guys as rookies and as veterans. This is not an easy position to play. In my personal opinion, it is, if not the hardest, then one of the hardest positions to play in any professional sport with the speed that goes on at this level.

“The young man has it. Each and every week, there are things that are just abundantly clear to how he handles stress, how he handles confusion and how he handles dysfunction. To be really good, you have to be a master of dysfunction. The best ones that I have been around handle that and do a great job with it. He has done very well.

“Each week is a learning experience. We can practice, we can meet and we can do everything we want, but you have tobe able to learn from the games and learn from the experience at full speed. He does a great job with that.”   

For a team that has looked unsuccessfully for its franchise quarterback throughout the 20 seasons of the expansion, Williams’ assessment of Mayfield is music to the ears of all concerned.

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