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Mayfield disagrees with Rosen: Top 10 picks went 'where they're supposed to'

Brian Spurlock / USA TODAY Sports

While Baker Mayfield was either basking in the glory of being selected first overall on draft night or fearing what life with the Cleveland Browns would be like, a waiting Josh Rosen grew more and more irritated until the Arizona Cardinals took him at No. 10.

Rosen's frustration boiled over after he was selected, saying shortly after that there were "nine mistakes" made ahead of him. Being one of those mistakes, Mayfield not only disagrees with Rosen's comments but believes every pick landed just as it should have.

"The fact that he can say there's nine mistakes made ahead of him, how's he gonna compare himself to a running back and linemen and defensive players that were picked in front of him? There's no comparison," Mayfield told ESPN.

"I think everybody ended up where they're supposed to be. I get it. I get the competitive nature, but you don't want to be scripted like that."

Rosen eventually walked back his comment the following day, clarifying that there were just three mistakes in each of the quarterbacks going ahead of him. That may poke a hole in Mayfield's argument, though it is doubtful anyone will get the Oklahoma product to admit he wasn't worth the top selection.

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