Hue Jackson was embarrassed early on Sunday as his new team quickly fell behind his old one.
The Cleveland Browns jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead over the Cincinnati Bengals, and it was as one-sided as the score makes it look. Of particular note was Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield, who completed 9-of-11 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown as the Cincinnati defense — coached by Jackson — offered little resistance.
Naturally, Twitter had a field day with this.
What must it be like for Hue Jackson to watch the Browns absolutely torch his Bengals defense?
— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) November 25, 2018
Baker Mayfield and Nick Chubb, benched by Hue Jackson to start the season, are currently lighting up Hue Jackson's Bengals.
Hee Hee.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) November 25, 2018
Bengals look like a Hue Jackson coached team.
— Tony Grossi (@TonyGrossi) November 25, 2018
Hue Jackson is finally giving Baker Mayfield exactly what he needs to thrive.
— cNeil (@Reflog_18) November 25, 2018
HUE JACKSON FINALLY HELPED THE BROWNS SCORE A TOUCHDOWN IN THE FIRSR QUARTER!
— Sir Yacht (@SirYacht) November 25, 2018
Bengals defensive holding 3rd penalty of the game. On pace for 12…sounds about right for a Hue Jackson coached team…
— 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) November 25, 2018
Baker Mayfield probably going to get Hue Jackson fired from Cincinnatti, too. All-time Hall of Fame move, imho.
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) November 25, 2018
Much of the commentary came from Cleveland, where there is no love lost toward Jackson after he went just 3-36-1 with the organization. If the Bengals hired Jackson for the reasons one Browns player speculated, it’s not working out so far.
