So let me bring my squad back in on this, and I will start with David Pollock was up early with us this morning.

When you hear something like Baker Mayfield, the quarterback is better without the best receiver on his team and one of the best in football thought goes through your mind.

I think it's always It's always frustrating to hear that, because when you got when you got a talent like LBJ, that should never happen.

But it kind of worked out that way this past weekend, but I think it's more about managing Baker than it is about O.

B.

J and knowing who they are.

And when you start the game with four out of five drop back passes, you know, incompletions, hard passes.

That's not what Baker Mayfield is gonna succeed with.

Baker.

Mayfield is one of the most rhythmic quarterbacks you'll find you got to give him that easy stuff.

You gotta give him the run.

When they got going in the second half And then in the second quarter when he got rolling and he got his 21 straight completions, he it was a roll out.

It was it was run, run, run.

It was a bubble.

He got his rhythm.

It could now be play.

Action can now be timing because when he gets in a rhythm, he gets in time, He's really, really good.

So listen, you take away O b j.

I don't I don't think the team becomes better.

But if you coach better and protect Baker Mayfield and run the football and stick to that script, he will be better.

So maybe without O b j, they will do that more consistently, and you'll see a better, more consistent baker.

Mayfield.

Nique, I'm thinking about this thing somewhat psychologically.

What do you think when you hear this conversation?

Yeah, I mean, I think that's kind of absurd the idea that they get better when they have not as good players on the field.

I think that I could understand that maybe Baker could feel the pressure of wanting to get the ball toe Odell Beckham and that could throw him off a bit.

But I don't think the number is necessarily support that it's not that he's forcing the ball of anything.

I would love to see O.

B.

J have more targets than he had, but to me, all that suggest is if your quarterback, if it is a psychological thing, then you got the wrong quarterback.

If having somebody on your team that's really good makes your quarterback worse, then you got the wrong quarterback.

I don't think that's the case, and I think that anyone who believes that the reason why Baker hasn't become the full baker that we all expected him to be is because Odell Beckham is there.

I think that's ridiculous.

What do you think, RC?

I think that this is hard for me because I got to go against two of my brothers and colleagues who I love very much and Odell Beckham Jr.

Who is one of my favorite people or favorite players in the league.

But Baker Mayfield is better without Odell Beckham Jr and it's not an Odell Beckham Jr problem.

It's actually a Baker Mayfield problem.

Baker Mayfield understands how the work to feel a little bit better when Odell Beckham Jr isn't there.

Baker Mayfield seems to make the right decision on throwing to the Open man when Odell Beckham Jr isn't there and the Cincinnati Bengals game was a direct example of that.

He took the right throw at the right time.

He got to the Open guy and he made things happen in elects, a less complex route situation.

Then he normally does with Odell Beckham Jr.

So is it true?

Yes.

Is it Odell Beckham Junior's fault, though?

No, it's not.

So that's right.

I think that all those things can't be true.

At the same time, I would ask you Graziano is my insider here.

Where is Odell now?

Like he's gonna be out for the rest of the season, has a bunch of money guaranteed for injury.

What does his future look like with the Browns?

Or might it be somewhere else?

He doesn't turn 28 until next week, so you know he's got a future.

And, as you mentioned, he's got guaranteed money with Cleveland next year, so he will be in their plans I mean, look, the Browns feel like they can operate their offense without him.

But having him in their elevates their offenses potential, right?

I mean, this is a team that's five and two lost by 30 plus points to the Ravens and Steelers so they can win games without Odell Beckham.

But is that gonna allow them to compete with the very top teams?

Uh, in the A f.

C in the NFL?

I mean, look, you know, to borrow from Ryan, when Tony Stark and Captain America split up, they could get some stuff done.

Sure.

I mean, they're good enough, but when Faneuil's shows up, they need to get back together or else they're not gonna have any kind of all right, Don't encourage this.

I lose control every single week.

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