Baker Mayfield: Carolina Panthers QB slammed online as 'awful' stats emerge

Baker Mayfield and his performances so far this season have been shredded by people on social media after his start to the season for the Carolina Panthers. 

The Carolina Panthers have certainly had a very rough start to the season, as they are now 1-4 after the first five weeks, with not a lot of promise for how they are going to be able to turn it around, despite it looking like a year when they might look to make some big noises in the NFC South, especially after they brought in Baker Mayfield to try and solve their problems at quarterback. 

Working with arguably the best dual-threat running back in Christian McCaffrey out of the backfield, as well as D.J Moore and Robbie Anderson out wide, it was hoped he could recreate the kind of magic that he did with the Cleveland Browns, taking them from going 1-31 in the two seasons before he arrived to the playoffs back in 2020 and turning the team from a laughing stock to a serious team again. 

However, as the record shows, things couldn’t be further from where they are meant to be for the Panthers, and if things don’t end up going right for them on the field soon, they might end up having to punt on the season before we even reach the end of October.

Perhaps because of the expectations placed on his shoulders after what happened in Cleveland, Mayfield has had to deal with some serious criticism so far this season, including a recent rant from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith:

Video: Stephen A. Smith slams Baker Mayfield’s performances:

But his performances are made even worse when you look at some of the stats associated with him, most notably his QB rating, which as CBS pointed out, is the worst in the league so far:

Lowest QB Rating in the NFL this seasonBaker Mayfield 71.9Justin