Mayfield Memorandum 30: When Winning=Losing

National Football League coaches like to claim that their goal is to put their teams and players in situations that provide them the best opportunity to succeed. But this isn’t always true. Take the Cleveland Browns. (Please!) They beat Cincinnati 21-16 on Sunday at...

Winter Comes to the Lion of the O-Line

Before he ascended into the heaven that is the Cleveland Browns radio broadcast booth, Doug Dieken played a hallowed position: Left tackle. It is the one spot along the offensive line where anonymity can be turned into celebrity if a man is good enough and tough...

Mayfield Memorandum 29: A Season of Aughts

As the Cleveland Browns were solidifying their claim as the worst team in the best division—AFC North—of the National Football League, quarterback Baker Mayfield’s nightmarish performance was earning him a passer rating of 0.0 in a 26-14 loss at Pittsburgh. If QB...
Mayfield Memorandum 28: No Quarter Given

Mayfield Memorandum 28: No Quarter Given

Photo by Vitolda Klein on Unsplash What it must feel like to be Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield   After yet another display of his shortcomings, Baker Mayfield had to have realized the sporting commentariat would come for him hammer and tongs. Collecting a...

Mayfield Memorandum 27: Bad Ending Redux

The cosmic disconnect between the games of football that two quarterbacks—Baker Mayfield and Aaron Rodgers—played could not have been more extraordinary. On Christmas Day, it became such a physical presence that it could not be ignored. And, of course, national TV...

Mayfield Memorandum 26: An Honest President!

Merry Christmas, Mr. President. No, not the Joes—not Biden nor Manchin (the West Virginia senator who behaves as if someone elected himpresident). As far as I’m concerned, the one person who has demonstrated the greatest leadership and most presidential qualities this...