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The Carolina Panthers may have a new starting quarterback this season in Baker Mayfield. They acquired the former No. 1 pick from the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, July 7. In exchange, the Browns got a fifth-round pick and offloaded part of Mayfield's salary.
During an appearance on the show Speak for Yourself, NFL analyst Eric Mangini spoke about the 2017 Heisman Trophy Winner. The former NFL coach thinks Mayfield will beat off competition from other Panthers quarterbacks and win the starting job.
Mangini said:
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"I'm on the Baker Mayfield starter and wins the job track because of a lot of things when you look at every objective criteria, whether its completion percentage, whether it's quarterback rating, whether it's touchdown, percentage, interceptions, interception percentage, the fact that he's been able to to win a playoff game, all those different things means that he's an upgrade
And to me this was this was a great move by Carolina. He comes in he takes a pay cut, which means he's motivated, he's angry."
Mangini added that he thinks the newly acquired quarterback will thrive under a new coordinator in Carolina.
"He's on his second team. He plays it seems to me that he plays better that way and I know there's that he's at a disadvantage in terms of learning system. Sam's got the edge there. But he's played long enough, he's played with enough new coordinators to know how to be able to learn a system quickly. I think this is a really good move for Carolina."
The Carolina Panthers quarterback room features Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, and Matt Corral
Baker Mayfield helped lead the Cleveland Browns to their first playoff victory in the last 26 years in the first round of the 2020 playoffs. The Cleveland Browns defeated the Steelers as the former Oklahoma Sooner showed he has the ability to perform in the postseason.
Sam Darnold went 4-7 last season as the Panthers' starting quarterback, with a passer rating of 71.9. The Panthers even brought back Cam Newton for a few starts last season, but it did not work out.
Carolina drafted rookie Matt Corral out of Ole Miss in the third round this year.
Head coach Matt Rhule is in the hot seat this season and it will be important to get the right player under center when the campaign kicks off.
If you use any quotes credit Eric Mangini, Speak For Yourself and H/T Sportskeeda
