Cleveland Browns fans

I'm from England but have supported the Cleveland Browns since childhood. My hero growing up was qb Bernie Kosar. I couldn't be happier now, but it was painful at the time, and obviously a living hell for the great fans who are from Ohio. Still, a landmark ruling allowed a football city to retain its name, retain its history and build a new team. Ozzie Newsome worked wonders in Baltimore and I don't begrudge their great fans who lost their own Colts team overnight.

I don't doubt Baker Mayfield wants to play while popping his shoulder back in on Thursday, that's the kind of qb Cleveland now has. OBJ is the highest paid player on the roster, he's put up short yardage and dropped some catches since coming back after a long layoff, yet Browns fans chanted "OBJ OBJ" on Sunday while a section of the negative sports press led by the likes of empty Chris Cowherd and arrogant "look at me, look at me" critic Osi Umenyiora piled it all on Mayfied. As Coach Kevin Stefanski says, "shut the noise out" and keep working.

If Baker Mayfield is exposed on Thursday against old foe Denver, presumably without Jack Conklin, Jedrick Wills and Chris Hubbard in the line-up, Joe Thomas might need to suit back up. I figure Mayfield either will need to release the ball early or make way for Case Keenum on the short week, time will tell and Coach Stefanski might have a tough decision to make. With Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt and Andy Janovich out of the backfield, it's next man up and an opportunity for runners on the roster. Jarvis Landry can play any position, including backs, but he's out injured, so the receivers might need to keep coming short, make some simple runs, slant routes and all that jazz. With the defense playing wildly inconsistent, the offense could be stretched to the limit. Mayfield's given his best for Cleveland - sometimes I think he gets clobbered as a result of hanging on to the ball too long and trying to do too much which is something that can be worked on - so I hope he keeps on keepin on ...