Josh Grizzard Synergy Keeping Baker Mayfield On The Bench
August 19th, 2025
They’ve dressed as one, and apparently they’re working together as one.
A couple of weeks ago at training camp, Baker Mayfield played dress-up with a goal to look like his offensive coordinator (Joe’s photo above). It was cute, but it seems to have represented how well the duo is working together.
Today, Todd Bowles said Mayfield won’t play this preseason, in part, because of how unified he is with rookie playcaller Josh Grizzard.
“It’s the chemistry with everybody going in sync, so I feel like [Mayfield] and Grizz is in sync right now,” Bowles said. “So I don’t feel like I need to play him the last [preseason] game.”
Joe is glad Mayfield is done for the preseason, but if he and Grizzard felt they needed a little live-action time together, then Joe could have stomached Mayfield playing a series or two Saturday against Buffalo in the preseason finale.
That’s not happening, and it’s a small testament to how well Grizzard has settled into his new role.
Flash poll posted at 12:20 p.m.
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