America’s Team Improves to 4-6-1

The Cleveland Browns handled the Bengals on the road today to improve to 4-6-1. It was the Browns second straight win and technically speaking the Browns are still alive for a wild card berth. The Browns have three tough road assignments with five games left so I still think a six win season in Cleveland should be the realistic goal in Baker Mayfield’s rookie season.

Since the coaching change Mayfield has been very good and the Browns have also gotten healthy for the first time since the season opener.

Mayfield was excellent on Sunday throwing for four TDs, no intercepts, and but yet seven incompletions. Since the coaching change his completion rate has been slightly above seventy per cent.

To me…if you want to compare Baker to a contemporary QB…it’s Drew Brees. The size, the mobility to buy time, the smarts, the competitive drive, the accuracy, the generally good decisions with the football. Plus, I like his surrounding cast with Chubb, Johnson, Landry, Calloway, and the big tight end who’s name I can’t spell. Next season if they stay intact—the Browns should have a very solid offense. If I’m Dorsey, I’m looking for a home run threat receiver, another offensive lineman or two, and some more physicality on defense. I like their future.

Quite simply, the Browns need stability from their ownership and just some time together to learn how to win big games when it matters.

I like their future if ownership doesn’t screw it up.

The Browns have a very tough road assignment next week in Houston against a very good Texan team. But if the Browns play with some poise it wouldn’t shock me if they pulled off an upset.

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