As of right now the Browns 2022 receivers are probably dead last in the league.
And? So?
It's a whole hell of a lot easier to find productive WRs than it is to find productive QBs.
Look at the most productive WRs in the league: Kupp 3rd rounder, Adams 2nd rounder, Samuel 2nd rounder, Hill 5th rounder, Godwin 3rd rounder, Diggs 5th rounder, Dionte Johnson 3rd rounder, Lockett 3rd rounder.
Chase went in the top 5 and he's great for Cincinnati... and they got a guy just as productive in the 2nd round in Higgins.
You can trade for elite WRs. You can sign elite WRs as free agents. You can find elite WRs all throughout the draft. You pretty much can't do that with QBs outside of rare exceptions and outliers.
The Browns current lack of WRs isn't a difficult to fix problem. It's something they can and will easily address this offseason.
The difference is Carr is who he is. Baker we honestly don’t know what he is at this point. He could be better than Carr even next year or he could be worse. We honestly just don’t know. He’s only in his 4th year. And this is the only year he’s been in the same system and it’s been filled with injuries. Not just dings but actually injuries. We have seen Baker makes throws that Carr simply doesn’t have the talent to make. And then we have seen shit show throws as well. It’s all about consistency, can Baker do it? We don’t know but the upside is there and it’s up to the front office and coaching staff to decide if they can get Baker to that point or not
You pretty much summed up my thoughts nicely without realizing it.
You're correct. We DO know what Carr is... and what he is is better than what Mayfield was in Baker's best season.
And we also know that Carr has never played with a high end running game or a high end offensive line, two things he'd absolutely have in Cleveland in 2022.
There's no chance that Carr could elevate his play with better pieces around him? Should the Browns gamble on Baker playing better than he did in 2020 without much evidence that is sure to happen?