The 2019 NFL Draft will take place in Nashville from April 2

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through April 27.After opening the draft with the No. 1 overall selection in each of the past two years , the Cleveland Browns are currently in possession of the No. 17 overall selection, which is a refreshing change.Even better, for the first time in almost 30 years the Browns and their fans do not have to spend the next three months obsessing over college quarterbacks, thanks to having quarterback Baker Mayfield on the roster. Mayfield changed the team’s fortunes in 2018, setting a league record for touchdown passes by a rookie, giving the Browns the type of attitude that has been missing for decades, and re-energizing a fan base desperate for something to cheer about. With his rookie season under his belt, and a full offseason program, training camp and preseason working with head coach Freddie Kitchens and the first-team offense , Mayfield and the Browns should be ready to take their game to another level come this fall. While we wait for that, here are the top 10 moments from Mayfield’s rookie season, courtesy of the Browns’ YouTube channel:The 2019 regular season is still seven months away.September can’t get here soon enough. General manager John Dorsey has not come across as someone driven by emotions or public opinion during his little more than a year in charge of the Cleveland Browns.Dorsey clearly has a plan for how he wants to push the Browns to the next level. Sometimes he acts quickly — cutting wide receiver Kenny Britt shortly after taking over the general manager’s job, for example. Other times he lets the situation play out — for example, giving owner Jimmy Haslam time to come to the realization that he was employing the worst head coach in NFL history. Knowing that, we were not expecting Dorsey to show up at his press conference on Monday wearing a bright orange Dawg Pound hoodie and singing the praises of offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens. But, even for someone who keeps his information on lockdown, Dorsey came off as pretty neutral about the work that Kitchens did over the second half of the season.While Dorsey said the Browns will give Kitchens an opportunity to interview for the vacant head coaching position, he also said it will happen “one day ,” which could be interpreted as Dorsey believing he has more important items on his daily calendar.There is also one comment from Dorsey that really stood out when he was asked about Kitchens’ achievements this season, according to clevelandbrowns.com:Kitchens has “kind of moved the bar on the offensive side of the ball?” That is a bit of an understatement when you consider that:During the first half of the season, the offense struggled to get in gear as quarterback Baker Mayfield had eight touchdown passes, six interceptions, completed just 58.3 percent of his passes and posted a quarterback rating of 78.9. (Per cleveland.com)During the second half of the season, Mayfield had 19 touchdown passes, eight interceptions, completed 68.4 percent of his passes and posted a quarterback rating of 106.2. (Per cleveland.com)And, highlighting Dorsey’s comment about getting the ball out quicker , Mayfield was sacked just five times in the final eight games, compared to 20 in the first half of the season. (Per cleveland.com)Some of that can be attributed to Mayfield’s growth as a quarterback during his rookie season, but Kitchens certainly played a part in it as well. Even without the numbers to back it up, it was easy for Browns fans to see the difference in the offense once Kitchens took over.This could be all much ado about nothing since Dorsey and the Browns are still working through the evaluation process and setting up interviews. But it could also be Dorsey’s way of letting the fans know that they may not want to get to attached to everyone’s favorite offensive coordinator. Either way, we should all know for sure sometime in the next few weeks.