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(Hopefully the share at timestamp works for you--if not, skip to 22:12)
"Every time someone ... says it was Odell's fault, I cringe because they just don't know football." And to be clear, he's not talking about blame--he's talking about OBJ being out being pointed to as the catalyst for the team's improvement.
The funny thing about this debate is that both sides will feel vindicated if Odell comes out and has a great season this year.
The folks who think the Odell-Baker combo was problematic (whether that's Odell's fault or Baker's) can say the success of the team without Odell was the catalyst for fixing the issue(s) between 6 and 13.
The folks who say there was no issue between Odell and Baker and the improvement was simply a function of overall improvement and maturation of the offense can say 'see, told ya!'
The only way this debate ever really gets settled is if the Browns offense regresses upon Odell's return...which I don't anticipate nor do I want to see by any means.