Mayfield: Being able to learn from Tyrod Taylor 'a great situation for me'
The Cleveland Browns have been standing by head coach Hue Jackson's insistence that Tyrod Taylor will be the starting quarterback for at least the beginning of the 2018 season.
Rookie Baker Mayfield seems to be starting to understand why.
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"(The fact) they traded a third-round pick for Tyrod just doesn't make any sense. We got a lot more out of that than anybody else could. The guy that he is for this franchise, for all of our teammates is unbelievable," Mayfield said on "The Thomahawk Show." "For me to be able to watch him and learn from him it's been great. He sets the bar high, he shows up, his work ethic. It's a great situation for me to come into to have somebody like that. It's good for me, overall."
The Browns acquired Taylor from the Buffalo Bills in early March in exchange for a third-round pick, then proceeded to select Mayfield with the No. 1 selection of April's draft.
Taylor completed 774 of 1,236 pass attempts for 8,857 yards and 51 touchdowns to just 16 interceptions over three seasons with the Bills. He added 1,575 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground, and earned a Pro Bowl honors in 2015.
Mayfield is prepared to learn all he can from the veteran until the time comes for him to take control of the offense he's expected to lead for many years.
"Right now, 'how can I make myself the best player?' And that's learning from Tyrod, and also Drew Stanton. People forget that we brought a guy in that's had a lot of experience, been around a lot of different offensive coordinators, and also seen just a lot of the game. So for me, being able to sit here, I need to take advantage of that. I'm not in control of when I'm going to play, whenever that's going to be, I just need to be ready for it."
- With h/t to Pro Football Talk