For basically every NFL team, a healthy good quarterback is key to team success. That doesn’t mean a healthy good quarterback can carry a bad team but it is tough for a good team to carry a bad quarterback, whether due to health or just poor play.
In 2021, Baker Mayfield was not a good quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. While some will argue how much of that was due to his shoulder injury, he was injured during a year he played poorly. In 2020, Mayfield was healthy and played good enough to take the team to the playoffs and win a game when they arrived.
Earlier this offseason, Mayfield had shoulder surgery. The team announced his rehab plan as such:
