Is Baker Mayfield worthy of an extension?

Short answer, yes. Long answer, without a doubt. If you look at the Browns franchise, there are two quarterbacks of note, Bernie Kosar and Otto Graham. You can throw that one year with Derek Anderson in there but I wouldn’t. However both Kosar and Graham are relics of the past and serve as a reminder of what was, not what is. Those Cleveland Browns, formed under Paul Brown moved to Baltimore in the nineties and in a deal struck by the league, the new Cleveland Browns took their place. It has been a disaster ever since. With only one playoff appearance and zero playoff wins, the Browns were the laughing stock of the NFL for decades. I mean who hasn’t seen the picture of the man with a Tim Couch jersey with the names of every following starting quarterback attached to it. Since 2000, the Browns have averaged a new quarterback almost every season. We all know of the failures from the front office. Names like Quinn, McCoy, Manziel and Weeden haunt the franchise’s inability to produce consistent quarterback play. Talents like Joe Thomas, Josh Cribbs, Alex Mack, Joe Haden and much more were wasted due to one position. Now here comes this undersized arrogant gunslinger from Oklahoma who not only has survived but thrived in Cleveland and has captured the ultimate goal for the franchise, a playoff victory. Not just any playoff victory but a win against their arch rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Over the past three years, Mayfield has had four head coaches, three offensive coordinators and the weight of being a Brown on his shoulders, yet he has guided the former laughing stock to an above .500 season and into a true Super Bowl contender. Sure, he is surrounded by weapons but Baker threw for over 3,500 yards, 26 touchdowns with a 62.8 percent completion percentage against 8 interceptions. Those numbers are not commonplace in the NFL and definitely not in Cleveland. He is the real deal. All I have to say is this, you can look at the numbers. You can look at his style, you can look at everything but Baker has done what no one could and just because the Browns became a threat doesn’t mean they should find Arron Rodgers or another replacement. The Browns are still the Browns and it takes a special player, a unique talent with the f you attitude to succeed. Baker isn’t the best fit for ninety percent of NFL franchises but he's a perfect fit for Cleveland. Thus he is more than deserving of his contract extension.