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Baker Mayfield dragged more than a Heisman Trophy with him into the NFL. There was other baggage Josh Allen Jersey , including a well-earned reputation as being cocky, fiery, brash and over-the-top.He hasn’t changed much.And that’s what the Browns love about their rookie starting quarterback, who didn’t need long to firmly plant his own flag in Cleveland.“He walk it,” receiver Jarvis Landry said, “like he talk it.”As Mayfield prepares to make his first pro start in a few days at Oakland, his confidence isn’t the only thing impressing teammates eager to see if the No. 1 overall pick can build upon his sensational debut last week against the New York Jets — a stunning performance that prompted coach Hue Jackson to switch QBs.While he is on the verge of his first visit to play in front of the Raiders’ notoriously rowdy “Black Hole”, Mayfield is showing no fear or signs of complacency.The 23-year-old did not speak to reporters on Wednesday and the only time he was seen in Cleveland’s locker room was to grab the playbook out of his locker.“He’s been real focused,” said left guard Joel Bitonio, one of the team’s captains. “He’s taken the lead in a few meetings just because that’s what the starting quarterback does.”Sooner than the Browns or anyone expected, Mayfield has risen on the depth chart and vaulted from high-profile backup and future QB to the present one.And while it may have happened quickly, Mayfield has shown since the moment the Browns (1-1-1) selected him he’d be prepared for this moment.He’s worked hard, shown humility and remained supportive of Tyrod Taylor, who remains in protocol with a concussion that hastened his benching.Before he was drafted, Mayfield drew comparisons to Johnny Manziel, another Heisman winner who busted for the Browns. The Mayfield-Manziel similarities though, seem to start and stop at their height.“You hear people say, ‘Oh, he’s Johnny or he’s this or he’s that http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey-cheap ,’ but since I’ve known him he’s been a great guy,” Bitonio said. “He’s been in the building. He’s a confident guy. I think people see that as a little bit of cockiness, but he’s just confident in what he does and he understands you put in the work and he’s ready to compete and he’s ready to play.“And that’s all you want in a quarterback.”But with Mayfield, there’s a little more.It wasn’t long after replacing Taylor during Thursday’s nationally televised game when Mayfield started talking trash to the Jets defensive linemen. That may have surprised a few of his new teammates, but it’s nothing new for Mayfield, whose on-the-field antics in college didn’t stop at choice words.Mayfield loved to antagonize opponents, whether it was telling Kansas’ fans to “stick to basketball” or celebrating a victory at Ohio State by spiking an Oklahoma flag into the turf.“I followed all that stuff, and again, it’s that ‘Walk it, Talk it,'” Landry said. “He definitely has that attitude and charisma, and that is contagious.”It remains to be seen how much of Mayfield’s personality rubs off on his teammates. But Raiders coach Jon Gruden believes a quarterback’s nature can mean as much as arm strength or mobility.“Those are the intangibles that you look for that are hard to find,” Gruden said on a conference call. “Do they like the pressure? Do they like the big moment? Some guys come alive, some guys don’t. Some guys can bring out the best in their teammates. Some guys struggle to do that.“But Mayfield has the magic about him. He has the charisma about him that really allows everybody on that team, defensively included to play at a higher level. They know if we can get the ball back to this kid, something good’s going to happen.”Gruden grew up in Ohio rooting for the Browns, and he’s well aware of the team’s two-decades-old search to find a quarterback.With Mayfield, the hunt may be over.“What they have not had is a front-line starter that really can make all of the plays,” Gruden said.“I think Mayfield Josh Oliver Jersey , if you draw a line under that name, he is the man. He is the story that I think right now is going to become bigger and bigger in Cleveland this year.”NOTES: DE Emmanuel Ogbah (ankle) returned to practice and is expected to play after missing the past two games. … Sunday’s game will be a homecoming of sorts for Jackson, who spent one season as Oakland’s coach. He’ll also be reunited with Gruden as they spent a season coaching together at Pacific. “He taught me football,” Jackson said. “We used to argue every day. I was a wishbone quarterback at the time. I’ve always given Jon credit for where I am today. He helped mold me and shape me into the coach I am a little bit.”___ It wasn’t that long ago that Andrew Luck‘s arm appeared to be shot.It was even less long ago that the Colts were 1-5.Now they’re a playoff team.The Colts held off the Titans 33-17 in the final game of the regular season, securing the final spot in the AFC playoffs and a date with the Texans next Saturday. It’s the Frank Reich against the Oilers of seasons, and they’ve taken on their rookie coach’s penchant for timeliness.It isn’t always pretty, but they don’t have the roster to overwhelm, at least not yet. What they have is a generally smart quarterback in Andrew Luck (other than the mystery interception), who fits in seamlessly, and knows how to spread the ball around.He finished the game 24-of-35 for 285 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. And when he hit tight end Ryan Hewitt for a touchdown in the third quarter, it made Hewitt the 13th different player to catch a touchdown pass from him this year.After not playing at all last year as he recovered from shoulder problems, he’s having one of his best seasons. And he’s lifting his team to an improbable comeback. Which his coach knows a little something about.Here are five more things we learned during :1. Baker Mayfield and Saquon Barkley are the favorites, and one of them will probably win offensive rookie of the year.But the job left guard Quenton Nelson has done to help transform the Colts into a power team is one of the most impressive this season.The sixth-overall pick from Notre Dame was highly touted, and may be better than advertised. He simply flattens people, and the personality has rubbed off on the Colts line.Along with second-round right tackle Braden Smith, they’ve transformed the Colts line into a good one, allowing Luck to shine and a store-brand cast of backs to look like difference-makers. While some might have them spend a pile of cap money on a Le'Veon Bell, Marlon Mack ran 25 times for 119 yards and a touchdown http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/quincy-williams-ii-jersey-cheap , and looks like all the back they need.2. As we say in the South: “Bless their hearts, the Titans tried.”An otherwise promising year for rookie coach Mike Vrabel and his tough, physical team came undone for the usual football reason �? they ran out of guys.Quarterback Marcus Mariota not being available was the final blow, but the Titans had far too many contributors fall along the wayside this year to be truly competitive in a playoff setting.From recent IR additions Jurrell Casey and Logan Ryan, to right tackle Jack Conklin to the depth-chart-killing tight end shortage (Delanie Walker and Jonnu Smith), it just became impossible for the Titans to compete.Sometimes such shortages are the result of poor planning or cap management, which prevents you from being as deep as you’d like. But sometimes it’s just plain, dumb, luck, and the Titans ran out.Again, a team with Blaine Gabbert at quarterback isn’t an actual playoff team, but the absence of Casey was noteworthy Sunday night, as the few times they pressured Luck he made some mistakes.3. Not to pick on Gabbert (soound the “no disrespect” horn), but it’s hard to imagine anyone putting him in a position to impact a potential playoff game ever again.He must be a wonderful teammate and human being, because he’s not very good at being a quarterback, and his dreadful fourth-quarter interception (the first one) buried the Titans’ season. He was 18-of-29 for 165 yards, a touchdown and two picks. You can’t make the playoffs averaging 5.7 yards per attempt.Even if you don’t believe that quarterback wins are a stat, he’s now 13-35 as a starter in the regular season (He has never quarterbacked in the postseason). That’s so profoundly bad that it has to be something.And if the Titans tire of him, he’ll doubtless get another job Ryquell Armstead Jersey , either because he just looks like a quarterback, or failed first-rounders will always make egomaniacal coaches think their particular genius can fix him. Either way, it’s a terrible idea.4. Colts tight end Eric Ebron‘s second-quarter touchdown gave him 14 for the season, and made him one of the league’s great comeback stories of the year.Usually the awards go to guys who come back from injury or illness, but Ebron overcoming years of being a Lion ought to be worth something.He was widely regarded as a draft bust, for never living up to the expectations of being chosen 10th overall in 2014. And in fairness, the fact the next three picks were Taylor Lewan, Odell Beckham Jr. and Aaron Donald made it easy to see.But it might have been a matter of finding the right fit. Luck has always been good for tight ends, and with Jack Doyle out injured, Ebron has emerged as one of his most reliable weapons.His touchdown allowed him to surpass his entire scoring total from four years in Detroit (12 total touchdowns in four seasons there), and prove that he belongs in the conversation with the other players chosen in the 2014 first round.5. With the loss, the Titans (9-7) will pick 19th in the 2019 NFL Draft, followed by the Steelers (9-6-1).After watching the Ravens hold off the Browns late, the Steelers were reduced to hoping for a tie, as they’d have won the three-way tiebreaker if the Colts and Titans failed to reach a result.The rest of the draft order can be seen here, with the top 20 spots now set.