Now that the 2018 season is in the books, If the Browns had selected Darnold and both Saquan and Mayfield were available to us, knowing what we know now, which of the two would you take? Personally, as much as I love Saquan and what he did this season I think I would take Mayfield. What would you guys do? Again, this is knowing what we know now.
I agree, but half of BBI would've taken Allen/Rosen over Barkley too.
And at least one poster would've taken Lamar Jackson #1 overall...
That would have left Mayfield available for the Giants...
We'll never know, but its possible (especially looking at it in hindsight).
...hands down.
Giants are still looking for a long-term solution at QB.
Right now, we have a short-term stop gap in Eli Manning.
Saquon Barkley may well be a first ballot Hall of Famer one day, but Baker Mayfield has to be the pick at #2.
Zero doubt about that.
Z.E.R.O.
You don't play games if there's a QB you like. If they go SB at #1, who's to say the Giants don't take Mayfield or Darnold? Or maybe with Mayfield on the board and SB gone, the Giants are more open to trading back. Then Cleveland could get stuck with their 3rd choice QB.
You cannot say that. Nobody seriously considered Mayfield number 1 until shortly before the dtaft and well after the Jets traded for 3. In fact, most people felt the Jets were upset that Mayfield went 1 and "settled" for Darnold.
It is fairly certain that the Browns would definitely have no shot at Mayfield at 4. You don't mess around and play games when you believe a player is a franchise QB.
I really liked Mayfield coming out, but I also liked Rosen. I'd have been ecstatic if we took Mayfield... however in hindsight I'm not sure I could give up Saquan. He is easily my favorite Giants player since Lawrence Taylor.
The Jets would have taken Mayfield.
+1
I wouldn't have gone after Solder nor Ogeltree. I wouldn't have been a player in FA if I wasn't trying to win. And I would have traded Shephard as well to acquire another pick etc.
And I do think Mayfield would be fine in NY. Anyone who doesn't think so imo just has extreme personal bias.
Barkley may o down as one of the top 3 or so greatest RB's I've seen in my lifetime. If you are committed to get him a qb with an OL- you'll win a lot.
Until a day or two before the draft, not many were predicting the Browns to take Mayfield, not even the talking heads....
"I don't care for" his attitude...
Until a day or two before the draft, not many were predicting the Browns to take Mayfield, not even the talking heads....
I thought a few people liked him. How could you not? The guy has always been a winner and had ridiculous stats. That said if I was a betting man, I thought the Browns were going to take Saquon and I figured we were taking either Darnold or Rosen. I was never a fan of Darnold but I would have been OK with any of Saquon, Mayfield, or Rosen with the pick.
And THAT said... I love Saquon. Again my favorite player out of the gate since LT. I am very glad he's a Giant.
Until a day or two before the draft, not many were predicting the Browns to take Mayfield, not even the talking heads....
Once the Browns traded for Tyrod Taylor, Dave Te said in a podcast that he was now certain the Browns would take Mayfield. Dave was right!
I'd throw in Josh Allen as well.
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You could argue that the Browns made a blunder. With the 1st and 4th picks, they could have taken Saquon at 1, and still had a choice of a quarterback at 4. We know Darnold would have been off the table, because the Jets were certain to take him if the Giants didn't, but that would still have left Mayfield or Rosen. Is Mayfield that big a difference maker over Rosen or Darnold that they needed to take him with the first pick?
The Jets would have taken Mayfield.
No they wouldn't have. And all of the Jets fans thought they were targeting Mayfield. But SI did have a write-up regarding the Jets process the entire way, and they were targeting Darnold and would've never taken Mayfield. fwiw Francesa was saying that too.
Until a day or two before the draft, not many were predicting the Browns to take Mayfield, not even the talking heads....
There wasn't a consensus about which QB would go first or in which order they would be selected. It was just a few days before the draft that whispers emerged that the Browns were into Mayfield. And even then, it came as a surprise when they actually did select him. The Jets I'm sure were all in on Darnold.
So, I'll say it again: the Browns could have taken Saquon with one, and had either Mayfield or Rosen with four. And if you have Saquon, you don't need the next Tom Brady as your quarterback. Rosen would do fine.