What's Worse? Baker's Inexcusable Overthrows or His Cringey Ron Swanson Quote?

Yesterday the #TooManyLegs Teaser of the Week lost for the 5th straight week to fall to 4-7 on the season (despite the record it's still +31 units).

One of the six legs that did hit in the Week 12 edition was Browns -1 thanks to a narrow 27-25 Cleveland victory over the one (1) win Jacksonville Jaguars.

Before I shit on Baker too hard, let's be positive! At 8-3 the Browns have clinched their first non-losing season since they went 10-6 in 2007 AND he threw his first touchdown in over a month!

If you were able to catch some of the action on Redzone you probably saw Progressive Spokesperson, Baker Mayfield airmail a surefire touchdown to Rashard Higgins about midway through the 2nd quarter.

Inexcusable miss by an NFL QB pic.twitter.com/tPWh2xL15K

— Doz #hiredozo (@DozonLife) November 29, 2020

This Baker Mayfield incompletion had an 86% chance to be completed, per @NextGenStats. pic.twitter.com/kZ7l9hW5VJ

— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) November 29, 2020

Between the poor footwork, hesitation and overthrow it's easy bash Baker for that miss and I will gladly do so for internet clout (#HireDozo), but I think it's unfair for everybody to harp on Baker for that missed TD. People should be focusing on this Randy Johnson fastball to Kareem Hunt on 3rd and inches late in the 4th quarter.

Too many people are focused on Baker’s awful overthrow to Higgins. We should be talking about this awful rocket ball to Kareem Hunt on 3rd & inches from mere feet away #HireDozo pic.twitter.com/U22Juwjap8

— Doz #hiredozo (@DozonLife) December 1, 2020

Despite the missing connection to Rashard Higgins in the 2nd quarter, the Browns were up by 8 late in the 4th with a chance to ice the game (and cover -7). IMO this throw is a million times worse because at least on the missed TD you could make the argument the pass rush forced him to shuffle his feet so he could see over the line of scrimmage. Here, Baker has plenty of time to get the ball to a wide open Kareem Hunt AND the memory of his previous missed connection. How does he follow that up? By pegging the ball at Hunt like a middle school boy playing kickball trying to impress the only girl in 6th grade whose got tits.

After the game, Baker made things worse with this clearly practiced Ron Swanson quote. Boy, Baker sure is zany! Ron Swanson, wow! Way to show you're a NBC hipster by not quoting the Office. I bet he has a Bill Murray bumper sticker on car too. Over/under 1000 times he's said "Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion"?

Baker says the only things he hates more than missing throws is "lying and skim milk, and skim milk is just water lying about being milk. So... gotta make those throws." #Browns pic.twitter.com/5wBh3aZuGR

— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) November 29, 2020

There's been abortions with cleaner deliveries than that, Baker. Be better!! (don't worry he'll tell you himself that he needs to)

I know I can be better... and I will be. Job isn’t finished, lot of ball left. We’re 8-3 and not satisfied. That’s the best part about this team.

— Baker Mayfield (@bakermayfield) November 29, 2020

Not since JJ Watt compared The Red Rifle himself, Andy Dalton to a Red Rider BB Gun has an NFL player had a more cringeworthy clearly rehearsed postgame comment.

Made the Red Rifle look like a Red Rider BB Gun pic.twitter.com/F4uNqbRdFc

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) November 17, 2015

Which begs the question....what was worse?

What was worse? @bakermayfield Edition.

— Doz #hiredozo (@DozonLife) December 1, 2020