Baker Mayfield is "Brett Favre or John Elway of this generation," says Ravens coordinator

The Crows Defensive Coordinator does not want his unit to think he'll face a rookie quarterback this week. No, Don "Wink" Martindale would prefer that his Baltimore players prepare to fight against a Hall of Fame talent.

In fact, there are many quarters in the Professional Football Hall of Fame – 33 to be exact – and they are not all considered to be part of the most elite elite. Comparing with Baker Mayfield of the Browns, Martindale aimed as high as possible.

"I've already said to the defense this: I think Baker Mayfield is Brett Favre or John Elway of this generation, if you like," said coach Thursday in his weekly press conference (per cleveland .com).

If this is the case, the Ravens will have their hands full, since Favre recorded a 3-1 record against Baltimore, with eight touchdowns, four interceptions, an average of 254.8 passing yards and a score of 94.2. . Elway only played one game against the team after moving to Baltimore in 1996, but he enlightened him and of course built much of his legend on the tormentor of the predecessor of the franchise in Cleveland.

By cons, the Ravens have a 15-5 score against rookie quarterbacks under coach John Harbaugh (by ESPN), but he also stated that he considered Mayfield more than your average freshman . Harbaugh described the quarterback as "quite advanced," saying, "This is not, I do not think, a rookie in the truest sense of the term." He seems to have a very good impression of the game.

Mayfield certainly looked handsome in limited action, never more than when he turned his first contact with the NFL into the Browns' first win since Christmas Eve in 2016. That's happened during the Jets triumph in Week 3, in which he replaced Tyrod Taylor in the second quarter and led Cleveland to his 21 points while completing 17 of 23 passes for 201 yards and 100.1.

Mayfield then started in Oakland last week and nearly led the Browns to a second consecutive victory – with a franchise that went 1-31 in the previous two seasons – while helping Cleveland to score 42 points. Until then, after having walked to Oklahoma and obtained a Heisman trophy, Mayfield did nothing to tarnish his reputation as a winner and Martindale evoked his "confidence" in offering such praise.

Recognizing that he had mentioned the rookie in the same breath as "two members of the Hall of Fame", the coordinator emphasized "the trust of the child and his booty". He claimed that when Mayfield is on the ground, "he believes himself on top of a mountain., And he plays games to show that he stands on top of the mountain."

"He can throw the ball in tight windows and he is not afraid to do it," continued Martindale. "It's the biggest thing I see on the kid."