Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (10/19/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Kevin Stefanski: If healthy, Baker Mayfield is Browns starter” (ESPN) - “Stefanski made it clear despite a 38-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that Baker Mayfield remains his starting quarterback, assuming he’s healthy.”
• “Baker Mayfield wanted to stay in, but Kevin Stefanski decides the right thing was sparing him further punishment” (BrownsZone) - “They clobbered him on numerous other occasions, whether he was throwing downfield or trying to set up a screen.”
• “Browns Have No Answer For Steelers Defensive Front in Blow Out” (OBR) - “With CBS sending their top broadcasting crew for the game, the national audience saw the Browns dig themselves a 24-point deficit early, in which they couldn’t recover from.”
• “JIMMY’S TAKE: Cleveland Browns ‘not in the same class’ as Pittsburgh Steelers following latest blowout loss” (WKYC) - “If you’re going to beat Pittsburgh, the blueprint says you cannot turn the ball over.”
• “PFF ReFocused: Pittsburgh Steelers 38, Cleveland Browns 7” (PFF) - “The red-hot Cleveland Browns entered this matchup with four straight wins after getting blown out by the Baltimore Ravens to open the 2020 season.”

NFL:

• “Buccaneers trade future draft pick to Jets for defensive tackle Steve McLendon, per report” (CBS) - “In addition to receiving McLendon, the Buccaneers will receive the Jets’ 2023 seventh-round pick in exchange for their 2022 sixth-round pick, per Stroud.”
• “Lamar Jackson records eighth double-triple, tied with Michael Vick for most ever” (PFT) - “Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is now tied for first place in NFL history in the statistical category known as the double-triple.”
• “Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100” (NFL.com) - “Hartman, whose first newspaper column was published in 1945, died surrounded by his family, Star Tribune sports editor Chris Carr said.”