The more i dissect this trade, the more the Jets were fully vested in plan "B" :
The Josh McCown signing speaks volumes on how highly they wanted him at Florham to groom the 3rd overal pick. Keep in mind, Josh, when at Cleveland, witnessed first hand the dichotomy of a young QB who had all the promise in the world in Johnny Manziel. Josh was there. Josh was in the meetings, the practices and when things turned for the worst.
Enter Baker Mayfield. Not stating that he is a mirror image of Johnny, but he is young as was #2 at Cleveland. What better person would you want in the building to guide the young gun in the right direction than a person who saw an enormous talent go right out the window than Josh McCown.
I feel the pick is obvious: Its Baker Mayfield. Even though he has his head fixed right this time, if at any point he starts to allow the NYC lights get the best of him, Josh will be right there to show him a photo of the former Texas A&M super star in which no NFL team wants to touch ever again.
The Josh McCown signing speaks volumes on how highly they wanted him at Florham to groom the 3rd overal pick. Keep in mind, Josh, when at Cleveland, witnessed first hand the dichotomy of a young QB who had all the promise in the world in Johnny Manziel. Josh was there. Josh was in the meetings, the practices and when things turned for the worst.
Enter Baker Mayfield. Not stating that he is a mirror image of Johnny, but he is young as was #2 at Cleveland. What better person would you want in the building to guide the young gun in the right direction than a person who saw an enormous talent go right out the window than Josh McCown.
I feel the pick is obvious: Its Baker Mayfield. Even though he has his head fixed right this time, if at any point he starts to allow the NYC lights get the best of him, Josh will be right there to show him a photo of the former Texas A&M super star in which no NFL team wants to touch ever again.