Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield continues to be headline news.
It has been this way for weeks since the Odell Beckham Jr. mess unfolded.
After that, we saw Mayfield handle himself very well with the press and hoped the issue was behind the Browns.
That does not look to be the case.
Skip Bayless of Fox Sports shared news from a source close to the Browns organization that indicates that there is trouble in the locker room in Cleveland.
What Bayless Reported
A source tells @RealSkipBayless: The Browns locker room is very close to turning on Baker Mayfield because of Odell Beckham Jr.
Skip explains pic.twitter.com/X31GKvV115
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) November 23, 2021
Bayless indicated that his source says the locker room is close to turning on Baker Mayfield.
The issue is not from his recent below standard play.
It stems back to Odell Beckham Jr. leaving the team.
Bayless describes a locker room that had OBJ on a pedestal despite the fact that his statistics did not merit it.
OBJ has a strong social media following and presence that the young players look up to.
When OBJ got out of Cleveland, those players were frustrated.
What Bayless Believes
He thinks that Mayfield tried to make things work with OBJ to a fault.
Mayfield force fed the ball to OBJ, and things just didn’t click.
He also infers that the moment Beckham arrived in Cleveland from New York was the beginning of Mayfield’s undoing.
Mayfield’s Future
This is the big question mark for the Browns organization, fans, and Mayfield himself.
Bayless is speculating that Mayfield needs a fresh start in a different city to jump start his career.
In the meantime, Mayfield and wife Emily are working a charity event today in Cleveland.
#Browns Baker and Emily Mayfield hosting #FeedtheNeedTownhall today at @TOWNHALLOHC pic.twitter.com/M25jDjeExA
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) November 23, 2021
The Browns Locker Room
It is not hard to believe that OBJ’s departure and the ups and downs of this season are taking a toll on the Browns locker room.
The locker room is comprised of younger players in the early stages of their careers so without the veteran experience, they are likely more frustrated especially if they were a part of the 2020 Browns team when wins seemed to come so much more easily.
The unfortunate piece of this is if it’s true, it does not bode well for the Browns’ postseason chances in 2021.
They are still in the thick of the playoff chase with two huge games against the Baltimore Ravens over the next three Sundays.
These distractions cannot be helpful.
The best remedy for the distractions is winning, but at this point, it is unclear if the Browns can pull it together, block everything else out, and focus on the football.
Let’s hope so because there is a lot of football yet to be played.
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To me the only player that might have had a problem was Jarvis Landry as he and OBJ were close friends on and off the field.The only thing I saw was after the touchdown that Landry scored out of the Qb position on a run ,Baker ran up to him and he turned away and ran away. In no way was Beckham leaving the Browns a bad thing.Obj wanted out last year and just never cought on in cleveland.If Obj was a great wide out he would have never left the Giants. They gave him the most money at the time and said they would not trade him.A week later he was a Brown.The Giants got a great lineman a very good safety and a 1st and 2nd rd.draft pick.Beckham has done nothing for the Rams 2 catches for under 20yrds.and broke off a fly patern that ended up in a 49ers.int. If Baker didnt have a tore up sholder and torn up leg there would be no talk about the Browns.Also landry will most likely be moving on after the season.
Baker Mayfield is a bum
Keep your rude comments to yourself!!
Absolutely
B/S story. Nothing wrong in the locker room. Anything for a story
Happy Thanksgiving Billybob. We were reporting on Skip Bayless’s story; he discussed it on TV. We don’t know his sources or what it all means, but we are reporting what we have heard from Bayless.
That’s what I’m thinking.
Ya. I know a guy who knows a guy who overheard the water boy say….Baker needs to go elsewhere to start over. Where do you guys get this crap? You two need to shut up and take that crap with you and hit the road.
OBJ is trouble no matter where he lands. He needs to let go that ego he has.
Well said. I’m a Steeler fan for 45 years. I would love for Baker to “be at home” in Pittsburgh.
More fox news nonese.
OBJ did extensive damage to the Browns cohsion an continuity. Now Baker needs benched an healed up some -legs an feet his shoulder is shot. Keenum should be starter an Baker releaver if need be save Baker for later in the season. Ravens aren’t that good, They’re play isn’t as good as they’re record. GO BROWNS!!! ITS TIME TO GAME UP DAWGS!!!
The Cleveland Browns organization just have to admit even though they don’t want to admit they made a mistake or bad choice drafting Faker Mayfield #1 overall it is time to move on from Faker Mayfield maybe they should draft 2 QBs in the next draft to be on the safe side just in case one of them doesn’t pan out bye bye Faker Mayfield oh that’s right they already picked up his Fifth year option LOL LOL LOL LOL.
Before Mayfield got to Cleveland they used to manage a few wins a season, even zero wins one season. He has them wining. Yea get rid of him and go back to losing.
Lol, it’s the same weak ass excuse from fans, draft another qb, forgetting he lead us to the playoffs shut up and sit down. Mayfields playing hurt something that you’ve probably never done in youre life work or otherwise,
Ya. I know a guy who knows a guy who overheard the water boy say….Baker needs to go elsewhere to start over. Where do you guys get this crap? You two need to shut up and take that crap with you and hit the road..
Oh please, folks. Give this team a full season and then critique the Browns.. Skip Bayless and whoev er’s putting out their perceptions need to chill. This team is still in the running until its not.
Baker style of QB and OBJ style of WR are not really compatible. So I’m happy for OBJ that he gets a chance to prove himself with Stafford. I feel like Baker can be an excellent QB and I respect the fact that he wants to play thru his injuries, but everyone can see that he is hurting the team by starting. Well, everyone except the coaches that is…. He should have been off the last 3 games so we could have had a healthy Baker for the Ravens game.
Nowhere in this piece is Stefanski even mentioned. He is the problem here. He has mishandled this horribly and has really regressed as a HC. He has stubbornly refused to give up play-calling and it has regressed. His DC is questionable. Special teams are unremarkable…again. These are his decisions to make and his problems to fix on his team. Period. He better step up yesterday or he will lose this team.
Baker gives you a chance to win. He’s not as bad as people make him out. On the other hand, ODell Beckam was a poison. Everybody in the division is going thru injuries and problems. Glad you Browns are now relevant. Be ready for some physical contact Sun Nite_our Defense just might be coming around.
Simular reports talk of player in locker room of OBJ isolating himself and not being a team player. OBJ is done as a star, but Baker is average and probably needs to go too.
Sorry I took the time to read this pablum. If the only source credted is Skip Bayless, let’s not bother to reguritate it. If the truth is that young players who idolize OBJ are going to turn on their team’s QB because their Social Media King is gone, they need to quit playing professional football and sit online reading his posts all day. I think more highly of these guys and trust their desire to win.
Well said. I’m a Steeler fan for 45 years. I would love for Baker to “be at home” in Pittsburgh.
I think they’re making something out of nothing, specially coming from skip Bayless who is more interested in ratings than anything else and a reporter from pennsylvania who is probably a steelers fan making up stories about the browns to stir up stuff.
Happy Thanksgiving George! This reporter from Pennsylvania is neither a Steelers fan nor making up stuff. We were reporting what Skip Bayless discussed on air from his unnamed source. The best remedy for all of these distractions is a Browns win over the Ravens. Let’s hope that happens on Sunday night.
Baker is consistently inconsistent passes are high,wide left or wide right he can’t run and HC STEFANSKI is not a very good offensive coordinator,,,if Mayfield is so good what happened with Kansas City we lost that game and he wasn’t hurt then,,, he’s on the same level as Johnny Manziel,,, Browns need to get rid of him
Skip is a idiot can’t understand why people watch and listen to anything he saids
Another way to look at it. When was the last QB that the Browns drafted that was consistent and could win games? Maybe they need better scouting and quick picking the #1 draft pick just cause he’s listed at number 1 doesn’t mean he’s the best out there. Some QBs are great in college but just can’t make their play step up to the pro level.
Vince from oklahoma, Baker Mayfield can not do it all, for awhile Landry was out for a while chub was out for a while both Chub and Hunt and now for a while Hunt has been out. So now you want to blame Mayfield.or even Stepanic you are all jackasses.most of the teams seasons all have SIX wins . The best thing that has happened for the Browns so far is OBJ left the team.
It is obvious that Baker should not have been picked number one
In the draft. We could have had Jackson or Allen or Herbert. Haslem picks
The wrong people to make key player decisions. How can you strikeout twice on picking
A winning quarterback. (Manziel and Mayfield) not to mention Dekiser. Where is the analytics now
Diposesta..?hey Buddy Boy Dorsey. You can have Baker Back
So far Baker is playing better then Watson.
Expect that to continue.