#HeyTony: Will Baker Mayfield command Dak Prescott money?

Editor's note: Tony Grossi is a Cleveland Browns analyst for TheLandOnDemand.com and 850 ESPN Cleveland.

Hey Tony: Do you expect Baker [Mayfield] to seek a deal similar to the one that Dak [Prescott] just got?

-- Jason, Lynchburg, VA

Hey Jason: In a word, yes. That is, if the Browns get it done this year. If they wait for 2022, it will be higher. The cost of these things rarely go down. I said the next big QB contract would exceed Deshaun Watson’s $39 million-a-year average, and Prescott’s reportedly did ($160 million over four years). Consider this: Watson’s post-season record: 1-2. Prescott’s post-season record: 1-2. Mayfield’s post-season record: 1-1. If Mayfield takes the Browns to the AFC Championship game in 2021, his price will exceed Prescott’s, in my opinion. For that reason, the Browns better get on it. Meter is ticking.

Hey Tony: Which position is more important in Joe Woods’ defense, linebacker or safety?

-- Josh, Galena, OH

Hey Josh: Safety.

Hey Tony: Who do you expect to have breakout years?

-- Jack, Mantua, OH

Hey Jack: Too soon to say for sure, but I would include Donovan Peoples-Jones, Jacob Phillips, Grant Delpit and Ronnie Harrison as possibilities.

Hey Tony: Should the Browns go all out on 1 or 2 very expensive free agents or maybe 4-5 mid-priced free agents? That would definitely help with the team's depth.

-- Richard, Fremont, MI

Hey Richard: With 20 players with expiring contracts, the math says the Browns are going to have replace a lot of bodies. So I think there’s room for everything – one or two expensive free agents AND four to five mid-priced free agents, plus re-signing some of their own free agents, plus perhaps a trade or two.

Hey Tony: It’s not really a matter of when the Browns will win a Super Bowl. Now it’s more like how many will they win in the next 5 years. I say 2 what say you?

-- Tom, Olmsted Falls, OH

Hey Tom: No way am I going to get baited into answering this question. How about just making it to ONE? Win or lose.

Hey Tony: Any chance those new throwback jerseys will go with a white helmet?

-- Kyle, West Chester OH

Hey Kyle: The Browns are commemorating their 75th anniversary in 2021, so their “alternative” uniforms are rumored to be a throwback to the ones they wore in their inaugural season of 1946. Those uniforms included a plain white helmet. So it would make sense to wear white helmets on the days the Browns wear their throwback uniforms. I am dying to see a white helmet, actually, with the present uniforms. I see nothing sacred about the orange helmets. What’s sacred is the absence of a logo. That should never change. I would love to see a modern white helmet with a brown/orange stripe at the crown with no logo and no numbers. My problem with the orange helmet is it is impossible to match with anything but orange. I’m sick of the orange. There is too much orange in the Browns’ look because of the helmet. White goes with everything. Plus, it was the original helmet, so switching to white would adhere to the tradition established by Paul Brown.

Hey Tony: When the players sign these huge contracts, is the signing bonus calculated over the years of the contract or can amounts defer per year that go against the cap?

-- Mike, Parma, OH

Hey Mike: For the purposes of the salary cap, the signing bonus is divided by the total years of the contract – no matter how the money is actually paid out. So a five-year contract with a $20 million signing bonus counts $4 million a year to calculate salary camp numbers each year. If the player is cut after one year, the remaining salary cap pro-ration accelerates into a final cap charge. In our example, it would be a $16 million cap charge if the player is cut after one year.

Hey Tony: Rank the following Browns -- Courtney, Jim, Paul, Sashi, or Orlando.

-- Nick, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Hey Nick: Easy. 1. Paul, 2. Jim, 3. Orlando, 4. Courtney, 5. Sashi. But what about Lomas, Sheldon, Titus, Dee and Ralph?