Wait, Mayfield? Like...that Baker kid? The one who proved to a hyper-competitive winner that plays with a chip firmly implanted on his shoulder and isn't afraid to make any throw on the field? But isn't he something slightly less than prototypical in stature? Yeaaaaah, sorry. I'm going to have to call bullshit on this report. Not so sure he fits the bill for a Sean Payton-led offense. While both impressive and extensive, his toolbox looks to lack the biggest indicator of professional success. Simply can't make that huge leap to the NFL without those all-too-important measurables, so - since there's not a one person within the organization that should have them thinking otherwise - you can scrap that name off the Saints draft board! In all seriousness, I think I would like to see the most recent Heisman Trophy winner become the successor under center in New Orleans. I say "think" because the state of quarterback play in the NFL is proof positive that even those that stake their reputation on scouting signal callers don't actually know how they'll turn out, and I say "like" because I certainly wouldn't love to give up what it would take for them to move up and select him. However, in some hypothetical world where the Saints wouldn't have to purge a bunch of high-end assets for what would likely be a short-term back-up, I would be ecstatic to bring in a faster, rawer, more rough-around-the-edges version of Drew Brees to develop under him. I just say that knowing full-well that if it were to happen a spot on the staff would have be cleared out for a full-time baby sitter, because what would soon become the most cocksure Coach/QB combo in the history of football could not - in a million years - be trusted to internalize their emotions. I don't even care about the age difference, because - in the same exact fashion that brothers tend to encourage each other's problematic behavior - I view Sean Payton and Baker Mayfield as two peas that would need their own podcast with how much trash talk they would incite amongst themselves. Leave them to their own volition and not a week would go by without controversy. From choking gestures to crotch grabs, this is like a "chip off the old block" situation if the old block engaged in the type of immature behavior you'd expect from a young buck. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and about a half dozen sideline taunts have some people thinking this particular apple is forbidden fruit. Personally, I don't buy the lazy Johnny Football comparison so I think Sean Payton and Baker Mayfield would do a lot of winning together. That said, I know that would be the case if the amount of panties bunched along the way were a statistic that lent itself to success.
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