New general manager. Same team.

Baker Mayfield, whom the Browns took with the first pick in the 2018 NFL draft on Thursday night, wasn’t the best player in this year’s class. He wasn’t the best quarterback. Or even the second-best.

But that didn’t stop new Browns GM John Dorsey from taking a chance on Mayfield. It’s a mistake that will set back a franchise that appeared to be on solid footing for the first time since returning to the NFL in 1999.

This take isn’t based on Mayfield’s immaturity on the field. Or his run-in with police last offseason. It’s based solely on his tape, which is full of red flags.

We’ll start with size. Quarterbacks like Russell Wilson and Drew Brees have managed to overcome their shorter statures and develop into great NFL quarterbacks. Brees did it with superb footwork and pocket movement. Wilson makes it work with his other-worldly escapability. Mayfield’s biggest weakness is his footwork, and he’s not nearly as athletic as Wilson, so if the Browns are banking on him developing into either of those guys, they’re going to be disappointed. The comparisons to those two start and end with height.

Mayfield has a good arm, not a great one. He’s not inaccurate but he’s not nearly as precise a passer as his numbers suggest. His mechanics deteriorate against pressure.

Even in clean pockets, his footwork is erratic.

Your QB1 makes throws like this in a clean pocket pic.twitter.com/M8ctiPlPqr — Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) April 26, 2018

There just isn’t anything he does at an elite level, so it’s hard to imagine him ever becoming an elite quarterback, and that’s the hope for a No. 1 overall pick.

Rosen and Darnold, on the other hand, have traits that we see in the best NFL quarterbacks.

Rosen’s feet are always under him and he processes information in an instant.

Darnold’s mechanics need work, but we’ve seen him consistently win from a tight pocket, which is a requirement against NFL pass rushes.

Mayfield rarely had to deal with pressure. He played behind the nation’s best offensive line. He was coached by the most creative offensive mind in all of football. He was surrounded by play-makers. Of all the quarterbacks in this class, nobody had it easier than Mayfield.

Maybe Mayfield is ready to deal with tighter pockets. Maybe he’s ready to go through his progressions in a timely matter without having to escape the pocket to see the field. He’ll need to if this pick is going to work out for Cleveland; there’s just no proof he’s capable of doing any of that consistently.