Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is in the best form of his career since landing in the NFC South, with many now giving No. 6 his flowers for how he has displayed incredible consistency.
But it is worth noting that those same people who are now giving him praise were the ones with the pitchforks during his time with the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers when things weren't going so well.
That can be a little tough to get your head around that one minute people hate you, and the next they love you, but if you think Baker is taking any notice of what the national media is saying about him, you're wrong...really wrong.
"As the old, wise, ball coach Nick Saban says, it's rat poison," Mayfield said.
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Baker having none of the praise from media
Mayfield knows that this is part and parcel of being in the NFL, and those same people who were kicking you when you're down are those same ones now giving you the praise when things are going well.
But Mayfield isn't interested in any of it.
"Laugh it off,” Mayfield said. “It's the way the NFL works. Love you when you're up. Love to push you down when you're not doing so good. So, ride the wave, stay in the middle, go from there."
The Buccaneers face the 0-2 New York Jets and are looking to move to 3-0, and if Baker does play well again and plays a key role in the win, the national media will again be singing his praises.
Not that he'll care.
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