Former Browns Coach Hue Jackson Continues War of Words With Baker Mayfield

The media loves sticking a microphone in former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson's face to get some juicy comments about his time with former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield, and Jackson continues to bash the former Heisman winner.

Jackson claims that the brash Mayfield "attacked" him verbally during his rookie season, in which the former head coach declared Tyrod Taylor the starting quarterback for Week 1 and was fired after going 2-5-1 in the first half of the season.

Jackson, who was 1-31 with the Browns before Mayfield arrived, was clearly stunned that a young player possessed the temerity to question if he knew what he was doing.

Ever since he's been fired, Jackson has tried to paint himself as the victim of a rotten culture in Cleveland. While the Browns are a dumpster fire, Jackson himself received criticism for his rigid play calling and inability to get the Browns playing like a unified team.

Claiming on separate occasions that he would have signed Colin Kaepernick and drafted Carson Wentz, Deshaun Watson, and Patrick Mahomes further confirms that Jackson is just grabbing at straws and trying to shift blame for his failures, which was a popular strategy of his during his time with the Browns.

The Browns were 3-36-1 under Jackson. While Gregg Williams and Freddie Kitchens aren't exactly Paul Brown, Cleveland has gone 11-13 under those two deposed coaches. As long as Jackson has that historic futility attached to his name, he has no firm ground to stand on when it comes to criticizing players, especially young ones who were rookies under him.