A TIME FOR MCADOO TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT
By STEVE KING
So, Ben “Don’t Call Me Bob” McAdoo is not a fan of Browns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield?
He said so – and then some – in an article recently in the New York Post, saying he had Mayfield as only the sixth-ranked quarterback prospect heading into the 2018 NFL Draft. The Browns, of course, selected Mayfield at No. 1 overall. That’s a huge difference.
McAdoo was fired as head coach of the New York Giants with four games left in the 2017 season and the team with just a 2-10 record. He was 13-16 overall in 1¾ seasons, having guided the Giants to an 11-5 record and an NFC wild-card berth in 2016. They then got blown out by the Green Bay Packers, 38-13, in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
He interviewed with the Browns last offseason for their offensive coordinator opening that was eventually filled with the hiring of former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley.
It probably didn’t help McAdoo’s chances to get the job when he told the Browns he didn’t think much of the quarterback they were planning to draft.
McAdoo, of course, isn’t the only one who was underwhelmed by Mayfield heading into the draft. Some people didn’t like him, while he greatly impressed others, such as new Brow ns General Manager John Dorsey. It was pretty black and white with Mayfield. There were very few people – if any, really – who were in-between on him.
Sometime down the road, we’ll find out which side was right.
But that’s not the point of this piece. Rather, it is that McAdoo would be so vocal to the Post about his opinions of Mayfield, and other things about his short tenure with the Giants.
Usually when a guy goes 2-10 and, despite his reputation as a quarterback guru, completely mismanages the position, and the team overall, leading to his firing before the season is even over, he watches what he says, especially about QBs, at least for a while until the stench goes away. After all, if he had any idea what he was doing, then the Giants – and quarterback Eli Manning, a two-time Super Bowl MVP whom he benched – would have done much better, right?
As such, then, if I were McAdoo, I’d keep my mouth shut and just move on to the next job. It’s one of those times when less is more.
But some guys – those who mistakenly have an inflated opinion of their expertise in a given area — like to hear themselves talk.
And oh, by the way, I’ll get back to the Pro Football Hall of Fame talk in my next post. Thanks for letting me making this little – and timely – unplanned detour.
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