Out of curiosity, does everybody think Mayfield looked better as a rookie than Dak looked as a rookie?
I 100% do, and I'm not one of the Dak haters around here, either.
Dak had better efficiency stats, but had a much better supporting cast overall as a rookie, and until they purged the coaching staff halfway through the season the Browns leadership was an absolute disaster compared to the Cowboys. I'm a big Garrett critic, but I gave him full credit in 2016 for doing a good job integrating Dak into the offense his rookie season, and as a general team leader Hue Jackson is so bad he makes Garrett look like Belichick.
And on the stats side, keep in mind that Mayfield set the rookie passing TD record in only
13 starts.
Mainly though this is a case where you have to watch the guy play. Mayfield is just a really, really sharp passer in general, and it jumps off the screen at you. He has good pocket awareness and can just put the ball wherever he wants to without a lot of wasted motion. It's not hard to imagine him looking like 2010 Drew Brees by 2020.
Keep in mind I would take Mayfield over ANY of the younger QBs out there right now, not just Dak. I seriously think he's that good.