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5 impacts Baker Mayfield will have on the Cleveland Browns as starting QB

By Nick Dudukovich

NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 16: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns on the sidelines before the start of the game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 16: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns on the sidelines before the start of the game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 20: Carlos Hyde #34 of the Cleveland Browns carries the ball in front of Avery Williamson #54 of the New York Jets during the first quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 20, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 20: Carlos Hyde #34 of the Cleveland Browns carries the ball in front of Avery Williamson #54 of the New York Jets during the first quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 20, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

4. Now there’s room to run

One of the biggest gripes surrounding the Cleveland Browns through their first two weeks was the dismal performance of the rushing attack.

With Carlos Hyde, Nick Chubb and Duke Johnson all viewed as viable weapons, the fact that Cleveland was failing to rack up yardage was unacceptable.

The backs were blamed, and the offensive line really took a beating.

It should come as no surprise that the rushing attack couldn’t move forward even on a forced march.

What a difference Mayfield makes.

Teams will have to respect Mayfield’s ability to go downfield, which was never a part of Taylor’s game.

Opposing teams could stack the box against the Browns because chances are Taylor wasn’t going to go deep, and if he did, the ball would be under thrown, evidenced by the throws he missed to Josh Gordon in Week 1, and again to Antonio Callaway in Week 3.

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