News and notes to know heading into Week 9…
1. Baker Mayfield is going through his first coaching change just eight games, and five starts, into his NFL career. So what will change for him against Kansas City? My understanding is interim coach Gregg Williams’s new staff will make limiting hits on the rookie a priority, and creatively find ways to protect him and make him less of a sitting duck. And there will be a real effort to do more to get the run game going.
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