Seattle Seahawks: Opinions divided about trading for Baker Mayfield
Are the Seattle Seahawks and Baker Mayfield a good fit for each other? Our Pacific Northwest Sports staff debates the topic.
The game of quarterback musical chairs is almost over. It’s pretty much down to the Seattle Seahawks on one end and Baker Mayfield on the other.
Is Mayfield a dud or a savior? Is he worth the risk?
Should the Seahawks make a trade for him?
That’s what we asked our PNWS football writers. As you will see, opinions vary on the subject.
Ed Stein
Definitely. The Seattle Seahawks and Baker Mayfield need each other.
The Cleveland Browns don’t need and can’t afford Baker Mayfield with Deshaun Watson in hand. Word is they are down to accepting a third-day pick for the former Heisman Trophy winner.
Seahawks management can’t be serious about making Drew Lock the starting quarterback. He’s flat-out awful. Since he came into the league in 2019, there is only one player with as many pass attempts as Lock (710) with a lower passer rating. That would be Sam Darnold.
To address the elephant in the room. Mayfield’s tenure in the NFL has been marked by immaturity. He also has a reputation for being difficult to work with. It’s true, and there are enough public examples to prove it.
Don’t forget he’s also won games for the NFL’s laughing stock franchise, even taking the Browns to the playoffs in 2020. Last season Mayfield went 6-8 with a torn labrum.
One last thing, this was a huge wake up call for Mayfield. The NFL is a different game. I think the result is he cleans up his act.
It’s a low-risk, high-reward situation. Mayfield is in the last year of his contract. If he fails, the two sides walk away from each other. If he succeeds, the Seahawks Franchise Tag him, and they have a year to work out a new deal.
One last thing, a small return to Cleveland for Mayfield will make him angry and determined. And that’s when Baker is at his most dangerous.
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