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Each NFL team’s biggest burning question in 2018

By Brad Weiss

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the invited attendees to the 2017 NFL Draft at the NFL Draft Theater on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the invited attendees to the 2017 NFL Draft at the NFL Draft Theater on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Baker Mayfield
MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 27: Baker Mayfield #6 of the North team throws the ball during the first half of the Reese’s Senior Bowl against the the South team at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Cleveland Browns: Is Baker Mayfield Johnny Manziel 2.0?

Heading into the 2018 NFL Draft, all eyes were on the Cleveland Browns. I mean, how could they not be, as the perennial cellar-dweller had two of the top four picks in the draft, including the first overall selection.

In 2017, the Browns also had the first overall pick, which they used on the defensive side of the ball by drafting Myles Garrett out of Texas A&M. With the top pick in 2018, they decided to bolster the other side of the ball, selecting a player who they hope will be their franchise quarterback for the next 15 seasons.

Baker Mayfield has accomplished so much already in his football life, as he walked-on twice in college, and finished his career by winning the Heisman Trophy. The worry for Browns fans, even if they do not admit it, is that Mayfield may turn out like the last quarterback they selected in the first round, Johnny Manziel.

To compare Mayfield to Manziel is just lazy journalism, I know that, but does the Browns fan base know that. Nobody could fault them for being scared with the pick, as Mayfield is a very eccentric player, who has had his issues off the field during his time at Oklahoma. However, he is a solid person, and is a guy that people want to follow.

Mayfield may have his faults, but you have to like the move by the Browns to swing for the fences with this pick. The bottom line is he is very productive, does not turn the ball over, and anybody who has ever played for him will tell you they would run through a wall for him.

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