SI just reported how Baker Mayfield treated the Chargers who actually wanted to possibly trade up for a QB. The chargers told Mayfield that they were looking to trade up to #6 and gave him a playbook to learn before the meeting. He didnt really bother to read it and told the Chargers people he has too much on his plate. This is a JOB INTERVIEW, not some fan asking for a favor. The way he behaved should be stunning as his arrogance showed how little regard he has for the process and the people involved. What happens the first time he throws a pick in the NFL that costs a game? It will be an epic meltdown. Imagine if Mayfield had the big hands and great height you would like in an ideal QB. Even with that, his attitude and behavior in the past tells you all you need to know about who Baker Mayfield as a person. This guy should be falling out of the first round. Somehow he has hyped himself up to be in the same league as Darnold, Rosen and Allen. Lets not kid ourselves, he is not those guys. None of those three have behaved the way Mayfield does. Rosen may have said some silly things but he is a kid, younger and much more cerebral. Darnold and Allen are head and shoulders above Mayfield in talent and there are no character flaws there. Rosen is the best of the 4 from a pure QB standpoint. He has the best tools and is a star in the making. Except for him saying he really does not want to play in Cleveland, there is a good chance he would have gone first. I realize teams are desperate for QBs, but for the Jets, Giants or any team to spend a Top 10 pick on Baker Mayfield is asking for that GM to be fired. Why would you settle for a guy with so many more issues than the other QBs available? If I were unsure about all 4 I would take a blue chipper like Saquon Barkley or Bradley Chubb, but please don't reach for Baker Mayfield, it makes no sense. Ask the Chargers, they are running away from trading up for him as fast as they can.

Here are some excepts from the SI piece:

At his pro day in Norman last month, Mayfield wore a crimson-and-cream Nike headband and a small medallion bearing a depiction of St. Christopher, known as the patron saint of athletes. The headband made the rounds on social media and drew giggling comparisons to Karate Kidprotagonist Daniel LaRusso. One day before the workout, the Chargers—the team that McShay imagined drafting Mayfield in the second half of the first round—had asked him to go to lunch with a handful of staffers, including offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt. (The presence of all those Chargers employees was all the more flattering considering the timing: Free agency had just begun, and that’s typically an all-hands-on-deck day in NFL offices.) Before their lunch, the Chargers had given Mayfield a handful of plays to study and then dissect—an exercise he had excelled at with other teams.

Asked afterward, though, how he felt he’d performed in the Chargers meeting, Mayfield flashed a shade of vanity more often associated with LaRusso’s Karate Kid rival: cheap-shotting bad boy Johnny Lawrence. "I didn’t look at their playbook as much as a I should have," Mayfield said. "It could have gone a little bit better . . . but at the same time, I’m prioritizing which playbooks I’m going to learn. No offense to them, but I’ve got a lot on my plate." It’s not so strange, during a week packed with interviews, that a draft prospect who’s likely to be selected in the top five—just as he promised—might prioritize a team with a high pick over one with a low pick. What isodd is that he would admit it. Out loud. With a recorder in front of him.

I highly recommend you read the full SI article here: https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/04/18/baker-mayfield-2018-nfl-draft-quarterbacks



