After the beatdown the Cleveland Browns suffered many are wondering if Baker Mayfield is the answer in Cleveland. This is something that Cleveland must decide soon as his contract will be running out shortly. The first question the Browns will need to answer is if Baker Mayfield is the guy they want to ride for the next 5 or 10 years. Can he take them to a Super Bowl? If they do not think he can it’s time to start looking elsewhere. There is no sense in prolonging this if they are worried if he is the man in Cleveland.

Right now the Cleveland Browns have been built around Baker Mayfield and for his success. If Cleveland decides he is the the guy many changes will need to be implemented in the future. Does Cleveland trade for another quarterback or are they headed back to the draft once again?

Let’s put the brakes real quick on all this ditch Baker Mayfield talk right now. Taking a closer look into this situation makes you pause for a minute. Mayfield is loved by his teammates and you always hear how much they respect him and love playing beside him. Sometimes it gets tough to get a team to rally around a quarterback when the team is struggling but not the Browns.

Another important aspect is Cleveland ready to start another quarterback search. I seriously doubt the front office want to go down that path right now. I think the best step forward is to see how they can get Baker more efficient and help him out more. People do not realize you do not need an elite quarterback to win a Super Bowl if you got a great defense and special teams. If you got the defense and special teams all the quarterback needs to do is manage the game.

I think Mayfield can be a great game manager for the Browns if used properly. One of the first things the Browns need to do is sit down with Baker and explain to him what they want from him. If Baker wants to get paid well he must meet certain goals and then and only then will he get the kind of money he wants.

One of the biggest ways to help Baker Mayfield is to get a consistent defensive effort every game. When the Browns do that they take pressure off of Baker Mayfield to go out and win every game. In the end I do think Baker Mayfield is a serviceable quarterback, but a guy to go out it light it up every week isn’t going to happen. Once Cleveland understands what they have in Mayfield they can plan there next move.