Baker Mayfield believes Odell Beckham Jr. and Browns WRs should "lick their chops" in 1-on-1 matches against Titans

BEREA, Ohio – Mayfield baker will put his money on Odell Beckham Jr. and other Browns receivers in individual fights against the Titans on Sunday.

"I am convinced that all our playmakers, our specialists in good positions, think that if they have face-to-face, they should lick their chops and that they must all take this as a lack of respect because that's the type of team we have and we have to take advantage of it, "said Mayfield. "It's going to be a clash match."

Mayfield finally has almost full complement of receivers on the field with Beckham, Jarvis Landry and others, and loves their chances in the first match of FirstEnergy. The only one not available is Antonio Callaway, who is suspended for the first four games.

"It's going to look like a lot of fights we can take advantage of, a numbers game," Mayfield repeated. "See how they will play us and be able to adapt to that. Being able to do our basic work but then adjust what they do. "

Nevertheless, Mayfield praised the Titans' defense, which finished No. 8 overall in 2018 and No. 6 against the pass.

"Obviously, with a team like that, there are a lot of high school veterans and guys in the front too, they communicate well," he said. "They are able to do a lot of things, to disguise and to give the impression that some things, what the big defenses do, are to look at you and to show another, so it's difficult.

"But I think it comes down to doing our basics and going through my readings and adjusting on the fly, to see what their game plan is and to be able to adjust."

He said the lack of pre-season representatives with Beckham, who missed all four games in a draw with a hip injury, is overrated.

"I did not take a flash photo with Jarvis all the last year during preseason, so yes, it's probably pretty exaggerated," he said.

As for Beckham, Mayfield said, "I think he is excited to return to football. He feels healthy and ready to go. I would just tell him to talk to him and know who he is, he is very excited to get into the field with a fresh start. He is ready to do it himself. "

In addition, having a superstar receiver capable of doing circus catch with one hand makes Mayfield's job a lot easier.

"I'm always proud to be a precision man, but it's kind of a blanket of safety if I make a mistake," said Mayfield. "Just knowing what he can do to ensure the defense helps us as an offense as a whole, but also for the simple fact of knowing that this threat is great at all times."

Titans coach Mike Vrabel acknowledged that the Titans now had a movie to explore with Mayfield because he had started 13 games last year. Whether he identifies weaknesses or not, that's another story.

"We can watch the whole movie," Vrabel said during a conference call. "He's a talented, confident, precise player who releases quickly, throws the ball well and is mobile. It also has the intangibles of: energy, leadership. It will certainly be a huge key for us. We are simply trying to contain the guy who distributes football to a group of very good players. "

Freddie Kitchens said Mayfield had taken possession of the Brown's offense as they had requested this season. And based on his understanding and the seriousness of the offense, he will probably have a lot of success this season.

"Yes, I think he has a good knowledge of what we want to do and a good knowledge of the terminology," Kitchens said. "It's always evolving, so we're not really sure who we're going to be. Part depends on the week, so it always evolves. "

Mayfield said, "It's really different this week, knowing I'm starting the game. Last year, I prepared as if I was going to play, but the game definitely slowed down for me, so the preparation was different. "

He said he had "absolutely" more control over things this year and "it was very beneficial to be the type that gets involved, to be able to comment on certain things, certain concepts and how we do things. "

Mayfield, who has had few valuable reps this season with all his offense, is eager to put everything in place and see what this talented offense is capable of.

"I'm excited," he said. "You finally put the pads and it's real. We had a long off season. The wait has been long. I think it's been longer than last year, so we're ready to go. I am ready to leave. That's all business. "

He is not anxious to respect the hype.

"Nobody has done anything yet, so I'd say everyone starts the same – square one. I would say it's pretty hard to be hype if you listen from the outside, "he said. "None of this really matters, so I think we have a lot of people who understand what's going on in this building and what standards we set, so for us everything that matters is important."

Mayfield said he did nothing radically different after scoring 72 yards with 10 yards out of 26, with an interception in Tampa for a score of 30.6.

"No, I would say I started training more guys, building chemistry, etc.," he said. "At this point, we have everything installed, reviewed all the basics. Now it's all about getting the most detailed details, refining some things. "

But everyone has intensified its intensity over the last 10 days or so as the season of hype began.

"At the end of the third preparatory part, you begin to feel this sense of urgency and once the last reductions have been made, you start to see what kind of team we are in," he said. -he declares. "It's quite exciting to see the energy we bring."