CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Senior Bowl executive Phil Savage was able to convince prime quarterback prospects Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen to be eyeballed by NFL executives and scouts in Mobile, Alabama.

The other two top quarterback prospects are Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen. Both have turned pro, but neither has been in school long enough to qualify as a "senior" and take part in the practices and games this week.

That left Allen and Mayfield at center stage. It's a startling contrast.

1. Mayfield is the brash, barely 6-foot quarterback from Oklahoma. He played in a high-scoring college system and piled up huge numbers. I don't think it's fair to simply label him "another Johnny Manziel," but there are some similarities. He is a freelance-style quarterback who used a minimal playbook and didn't take snaps under center.

2. I don't like Big 12 quarterbacks, where the weather is warm and defense is often a rumor. So many have had stunning stats and failed in the NFL. Most Big 12 teams don't play a system that prepares quarterbacks for the NFL.

3. That said, new Browns general manager John Dorsey has been praising Mayfield for months. Dorsey told Monday Morning Quarterback's Peter King that he saw Mayfield play six times. Remember, this was after Dorsey was fired by Kansas City and before he was hired by the Browns.

4. At the Senior Bowl, Dorsey told Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot he didn't have concerns about Mayfield's character or off-field issues: "You guys create a narrative that you try to portray him as one. ... Every young man will make a mistake in his life, I bet you. ... I think he's very remorseful for that mistake."

5. Mayfield was arrested in the summer of 2017 and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest. I'm not going to dwell on that. I just wonder about his size and the Big 12 stigma.

6. Profootballfocus absolutely loves Mayfield. The analytics site projects him as the top player in the draft. They wrote: "Mayfield has been the nation's most productive signal-caller for three years running. ... Yes, the Oklahoma offense eases his burden compared to his peers, but he's still shown outstanding accuracy and decision making. He's made enough 'NFL throws' that should instill confidence that his game will translate to the next level."

7. Dorsey is not a big fan of analytics. But he is intrigued by Mayfield. During the Senior Bowl practices, Mayfield was praised for his accuracy. I read most of the media reports from there, and Mayfield generally is viewed as the best quarterback in Mobile this week.

8. I want to be a fan of Josh Allen. The Wyoming quarterback is 6-foot-5, 237 pounds with a powerful throwing arm. He is a gracious young man. Wyoming was his only Division I offer. He played in a pro-style system for Craig Bohl, the same man who recruited and coached Carson Wentz early in Wentz's career at North Dakota State.

9. In terms of maturity and being exposed to an NFL offense, Allen is far ahead of Mayfield. But in each of the last two seasons, Allen has completed only 56 percent of his passes. That is an alarmingly low number. By contrast, DeShone Kizer was at 61 percent for his college career. Accuracy was a major issue for Kizer with the Browns this season.

10. Profootballfocus reported Allen had only 12 passes dropped at Wyoming last season. By contrast, UCLA's Josh Rosen had 34 passes dropped, Mayfield had 28 and Darnold had 18. So Allen's low completion percentage was not due to guys dropping balls.

11. At the Senior Bowl, scouts and media members have been raving about Allen's arm strength. Allen had a nice performance in the game, completing 9-of-13 passes for 158 yards and 2 TDs.

12. Dane Brugler is one of my favorite draft analysts. He tweeted this: "Interesting to watch how much better Josh Allen has been during red zone drills. When the field shrinks, he has been at his best this week."

13. If Dorsey wants to confuse people -- and that could be one of his goals -- he has some media people convinced he'll take Allen at No. 1. Yet, he has been very public in his praise of Mayfield.

14. Meanwhile, not much is known of Dorsey's opinion of Darnold and Rosen. Because they are not at the Senior Bowl, little is being said about them this week. That will change as the April 26 draft approaches.

15. I will be speaking at the Stow-Munroe Falls Library on Feb. 6 at 7 pm. You can register online or call 330-688-3295 I will be speaking at the Mentor Library on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. For Mentor, you can register online or call 440-255-8811. Both events are free!

ABOUT TODD HALEY

I've been critical of Hue Jackson for months, but I give the Browns coach credit for surprising me -- and doing it in a very good way.

Here's why:

1. I'm still pleasantly surprised by the hiring of Todd Haley as offensive coordinator. Haley is a former Kansas City Chiefs head coach and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator.

2. Jackson says he's giving Haley the freedom to call plays and install his own offense. We'll see if he follows through. Jackson told reporters in Mobile that he would become more of a "CEO" coach.

3. I heard of the Browns' interest in Haley the day he was fired by the Steelers. I had major doubts Jackson would hire such an experienced coordinator with a strong personality, because Jackson loves play-calling and running the offense.

4. Jackson called the day Haley was fired. He recruited Haley during several phone conversations before they met in person for a formal interview at the team's training complex in Berea.

5. Haley has battled with Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and others during his career. He also had a lot of success. He consistently had Pittsburgh in the top 10 in scoring.

6. For all their personality issues, Roethlisberger and Haley thrived together. But Roethlisberger became very close to Steelers quarterback coach Randy Fichtner, who was promoted to replace Haley. Fichtner is the son of former Browns defensive back Ross Fichtner, who played on the 1964 Browns championship team.

ADDING EXPERIENCE

Jackson said no one forced him to hire an offensive coordinator. That could be true.

But it's a safe bet owner Jimmy Haslam and Dorsey discussed the idea with Jackson. Furthermore, Jackson is not a fool. He knew he had to do something with his offense, which ranked dead last in scoring in 2017.

He also knew he'd be an easy target if he failed to hire an offensive coordinator -- or brought in a very weak one who would be viewed as Jackson's puppet.

The 50-year-old Haley had a 19-26 record as Chiefs head coach from 2009-11. He was an offensive coordinator in Arizona (2007-08) and Pittsburgh (2012-17). The Browns now have two former NFL head coaches in key spots -- the other being defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.

Jackson also brought in veteran coaches Adam Henry (receivers), Ken Zampese (quarterbacks) and Freddie Kitchens (running backs). Jackson has three coaches who were together at one point with the Arizona Cardinals (Haley, Kitchens and new special teams coordinator Amos Jones). Kitchens is a former Alabama quarterback and spent 2013-16 as Arizona's quarterback coach.

The only problem is that Jackson overhauled his defensive coaching staff after the 2016 season. Now, it's the coaches on offense. That's another reason to add more veterans, whose experience allows them to make faster adjustments to new coaches.