Buccaneers Sign Baker Mayfield
March 15th, 2023
He’s no Tom Brady, but our beloved Buccaneers now have a real starting quarterback in the house.
And it’s official, the Bucs are not tanking the 2023 season to #CollapseForCaleb.
Baker Mayfield, the 2018 No. 1 overall pick, is now a Buccaneer and will compete with Kyle Trask to replace Brady.
Trask has zero career starts in two years and will earn $1.15 million this season. Mayfield has a playoff win with the Browns plus a 31-38 regular-season record. He turns 28 next month and will earn at least 8 times Trask’s salary. (Gee, wonder who the Bucs’ want to/expect to start?)
The Bucs now have the only NFC South quarterback with a playoff win under his belt (at Pittsburgh in the 2020 postseason), and Mayfield is blessed with the best group of wide receivers in the division.
Joe finds this to be a very exciting signing, in large part due to the mess that is the NFC South. Mayfield isn’t butting heads with Drew Brees, Matt Ryan and Cam Newton in their primes; he may be the best quarterback in the division on opening day.
Mayfield proved last season with the Rams that he could hit the ground running as a starter after being signed in December. That’s impressive for any quarterback. So Joe assumes Mayfield will be a quick study in Dave Canales’ new Buccaneers system — while Trask has been described by previous Bucs coaches as a deliberate (slow?) learner.
Todd Bowles has an interesting history with Mayfield. So does Bucco Bruce Arians.
It truly is a new day in Tampa Bay.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:58 pm
Everyone knows that quarterbacks drafted out of Florida never do well in the NFL. Kyle Trash is no exception.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:59 pm
Give this guy a top 5 running game and a top 5 defense and see what happens in the NFC.
Draft RB and DLine and OLine. Maulers that are decent athletes.
Just what I would like to see.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:01 pm
Imagine collapsing for Caleb when Michael Penix jr is coming out next year too
March 15th, 2023 at 4:01 pm
bluetick Says:
March 15th, 2023 at 3:59 pm
Give this guy a top 5 running game and a top 5 defense and see what happens in the NFC.
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While I agree, you could say that about dozens of QBs. Every team would love to be top-5 in defense and offense lol.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:01 pm
Baker Mayfield, the 2018 No. 1 overall pick, is now a Buccaneer and will compete with Kyle Trask to replace Brady.
If Kyle Trask can’t beat out Baker Mayfield it will be a clear signal that we wasted a second round pick…
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I’ve got close to 8.5 million reasons why Mayfield will be gifted the start and it has nothing to do with Trask’s ability.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:01 pm
Jeff Garcia 2.0
March 15th, 2023 at 4:01 pm
Arians finally getting his chance to work with Mayfield. Curious how active he’ll be with him.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:02 pm
Welcome aboard Tampa Baker! Lets see what happens…
March 15th, 2023 at 4:02 pm
Mayfield was terrific with the Browns until he tried playing with a torn labrum. All the QBs sucked in Carolina the last few years. Then he looked good with the Rams. I think it’s a good signing.
My only reservation is, he could never build chemistry with OBJ. Will he be able to get Evans the ball consistently?
March 15th, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Mayfield was the best QB that we could afford. He has a lot of experience and if he is healthy he could be pretty good. I mean he was the first player picked in 2018 for some reason. He should be very excited about this opportunity. I expect him to start over Trask but we shall see
March 15th, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Base salary is $4 million. $4.5 million is tied to incentives.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Good enough signing for a reasonable price. And ensures we will see Trask starting this year.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Gotta love how Joe thinks an immature primma donna on his 4th team in 3 years that we signed to a 1 year contract is gonna automatically be our starter.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:03 pm
No longer have to count on just a gator qb thank goodness
March 15th, 2023 at 4:04 pm
If he’s half as good as his commercials – we just got a steal!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:05 pm
@Gotbbucs
I hope that isn’t a slanderous remark you’re making about Saint Jeff
March 15th, 2023 at 4:06 pm
Good. All they need to do now is draft someone like Jaren Hall or Stenson Bennet in the later rounds of the draft
March 15th, 2023 at 4:06 pm
Low risk, high reward.
He’s a Buc now so….welcome Mr. Mayfield!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:06 pm
Mayfield will earn “at least 8 times Trask’s salary?” Where do you get that, Joe? According to reports I read, he will max out at that with incentives but his base pay without the bonuses is $4 million – HALF of what the Saints paid Jameis Winston to be an actual backup this season and 10 times less than the Saints gave Derek Carr. Total steal of a deal!
Nobody threw more interceptions than Winston and Carr has a losing record as a QB. Why in the world people think Carr is any better than Mayfield is beyond me.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:06 pm
It is what it is! If trask is a back up to baker or even a third stringer who cares. Licht is the best he could with the funds he had to work with. Now let’s roll, don’t care what he did at for his past teams as long as he doesn’t do it here
March 15th, 2023 at 4:06 pm
Would like to see him restart his commercials out of rayjay
March 15th, 2023 at 4:08 pm
I hope he turns out to be good with the Bucs, but what are you talking about when you say he hit the ground running with the Rams? Look at his numbers with the Rams.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:08 pm
Good signing.
And it’s not Lamar, Matty Statue or The Teddy.
Now I’m warming up to the idea of drafting that RB from Texas and then moving up with all our other late picks to go OL|DL in rounds 2-3.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:09 pm
If he can measure up to the Jeff Garcia of 2007, the energy, competitiveness and sense of excitement – plus a trip to playoff that year, then it would be worth it.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:09 pm
I am now excited about next season. It will definitely be interesting to see how thing go. During the upcoming season he will give plenty of writing material for Joe. Good or bad, but never boring. I think Mayfield will do fine. Good signing!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:10 pm
I like the signing.
It’s really just a one year $4M deal for a 27 year old QB with a ton of potential and NFL experience.
This will be a true test for Kyle Trask.
If he can’t beat out journeyman Baker-Mayfield – it becomes obvious that he is not a starting caliber NFL QB.
If Trask does win the QB1 gig then we have the best backup QB in the NFL…
It’s really a win/win for the Bucs.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:11 pm
OH
MY
GOD
March 15th, 2023 at 4:11 pm
Welcome to the Bucs Mayfield
March 15th, 2023 at 4:11 pm
…..becky, look at her bu………
March 15th, 2023 at 4:12 pm
I understand the signing. I hope Trask beats him because Baker’s personality has always gotten in the way of his success.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:14 pm
9-8
March 15th, 2023 at 4:14 pm
Gerald Mccoy begged for this signing years and years ago hopefully this won’t be painful to watch this year….I’m at least glad we don’t have Kyle trash(k) the junior varsity qb throw style pegged as the lone qb…
March 15th, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Just a guy. Doesnt break the bank. Evans and Godwin have carried bigger stiffs than this. $8.5 million doesnt guarantee him jack btw. Still hope for the Trask mob. Nice job by Licht to let the market clear of the usual stiffs to get Baker at an ok price.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:16 pm
LFG
March 15th, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Just a different version of Winston #yucyearspart2
March 15th, 2023 at 4:17 pm
He’s gotta beat Trask first.
If he does beat Trask and does well he’ll want $40 mil next year.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:17 pm
……well I guess it could be worse…..like Johnny Manziel
March 15th, 2023 at 4:18 pm
Whispers that we are going after Zeke now too. I like it, he’s getting over the hill but He could be a good complement to RW and could be a great mentor to him. I doubt Lenny was a great mentor and Zeke has always been praised as a key leader in the Cowboys locker room.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:18 pm
This is a great signing. Sure, I still believe that Kyle Trask is potentially a very good starting quarterback for the Bucs, but I also believe in competition when nobody is proven in that role, as The GOAT certainly was for the previous three seasons.
I think both Trask and Mayfield can make each other better through competition and cooperation in the quarterback’s room. While Trask has great potential, Mayfield is often under valued because of how his time at Cleveland ended. But that was mostly the fault of the Browns, not Mayfield. They literally forced him to start all season long with a destroyed shoulder, which obviously is a huge drag on any quarterback .. then for his trouble, after not sitting him and letting him get his surgery sooner than later, the stupid Browns cut him.
It’s going to be a very very interesting pre-season here in Buc Land, with a real quarterback competition now getting underway.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:18 pm
Sure better outcome than signing 99% of those other qbs the Joe(s) have been linking to the Bucs!
Wonder If Gabbert is the safety net they sign as the other vet because surely the Bucs aren’t paying $8M to another qb…
March 15th, 2023 at 4:18 pm
Ain’t no QB under center gonna do well behind a patch-worked O-Line now….nope….not gonna happen
March 15th, 2023 at 4:21 pm
Good solid move.
If Licht can nail the draft and value FAs, the Bucs are going to be in good shape for 2023 and beyond with starters and depth.
Needs:
DL
EDGE
SS
RB
OL
ILB
Go Bucs!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:22 pm
The Bucs are better today than they were yesterday. They still need to beef up the trenches and find a pass rush.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:23 pm
@ ElioT
and why do you think so?
Cause Baker is signed? Really Bro? Really?
March 15th, 2023 at 4:23 pm
My guess are the incentives are easy ones to reach.
Instead of hard ones to reach.
I.e.
2000 yards, 2500 yards, 3000 yards, 3500 yards.
10 TDs, 15 TDs, 20 TDs, 25 TDs.
Instead of the hard ones:
I.e. pro bowl, conference championship, super bowl.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:25 pm
OK I’ll give props to Licht, I can’t believe he pulled this off and signed Dean, David, Nelson, and Delaney. Really amazing!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:26 pm
miken Says:
March 15th, 2023 at 4:14 pm
9-8
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That’s TB12 good miken.
Maybe we can still win that first playoff game…..
March 15th, 2023 at 4:28 pm
I am amazed at how some fans and media view Mayfield.
I ll say it again, he has 5 years in the league with only 1 good year. Yet many expect to see this one year and not the other 4.
Check your math guys, its more probalble to see what happened in 4 years and not in 1. And not forget the locker room problems.
Go Bucs
March 15th, 2023 at 4:29 pm
Jason Licht has already hit it out of the park. He could sign Bo Jackson and I’d be happy. But if I have to choose, I’d rather Lenny back than Zeke.
Come back for a discount, Lenny.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:30 pm
Hey Glazers we are different fans now and don’t expect average or competitive?? That decade is long and gone, but I guess the only way is to Hugh Malcom’s boys into selling to someone that has brains !!!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:30 pm
Mayfield needs to stay healthy and avoid interceptions.
He is more mobile than Trask, but Trask is taller -important for a QB.
Will Mayfield be “A new day in Tampa Bay” or Jameis act 2?
I know this- interceptions are intolerable in today’s NFL.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:33 pm
If Geno Smith can suddenly look good so can Baker.
The best among not good options.
QB won’t mater unless we updrade elsewhere anthow.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:35 pm
I’d much rather have Zelle than Lasagna Lenny
March 15th, 2023 at 4:35 pm
Zeke
March 15th, 2023 at 4:40 pm
Thankfully Tampa also has the Bolts to use as a measuring stick if the owner is truly all in about winning or way over their head and FOS !! PLEASE take the prayer in TB12 and the “ Still have to Pinch “ yourself if 2020 really happened, but since Malcom passed these Boys have no clue
March 15th, 2023 at 4:40 pm
Time for Kyle Trask to put this failed quarterback permanently on the bench.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:40 pm
Any team that signs Zeke is so out of touch they should be banned from watching football. Brissett went to the Commanders for $8mil could be $10m with incentives. Looks like Licht is shopping in the basement. $4M, Jamais got $8 to sit on the bench. What does the league think of this clown? I was all for it but the number makes me feel differently.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:42 pm
Licht still needs to draft an LT or it won’t matter who is playing QB.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:44 pm
SB 🟰 10 years of Tampa fans money without direction
March 15th, 2023 at 4:48 pm
After 18 years paying BUC FANS got to live a dream for 2 years and now the Glazers are back running the Ship 😳
March 15th, 2023 at 4:49 pm
Signing BM was the best possible option the Bucs could pull off considering their current salary cap situation!! If the offense can get on the same page fast, in the new system, they will have an opportunity to compete for the NFC South division title. So far so good!!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:49 pm
No way to put lipstick on this Pig.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:51 pm
Man get off the good stuff he is a bum if he ends up
Proving me wrong I’ll be the first to admit it!
March 15th, 2023 at 4:52 pm
This Franchise has hit ROCK BOTTOM by signing Baker Mayfield
March 15th, 2023 at 4:53 pm
Bucs weren’t betting next season on Kyle Trask. Baker was the best option they could find in the dumpster.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:59 pm
To all the gator haters out there. It’s pretty sad that you will judge a player like Trask based on the school he went to and not on his accomplishments.
Just because you have a chip on your shoulder for UF. Personally, I’m a Buc fan. If a player works out good for the Bucs, I don’t care what school he played for.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:02 pm
@TheBucsAnthem the Glazers Boys buying time
March 15th, 2023 at 5:06 pm
@ Yucs2Bucs
You know what…..I am truly SHOCKED at this signing…..
this gotta be just to be to sell more tickets….it has to be
cause Baker isn’t exactly a Franchise keeper
There has to be very large performance incentives laced into his contract to sign for under 10 million for a QB
March 15th, 2023 at 5:06 pm
Baker sucks
March 15th, 2023 at 5:08 pm
Even cut by Carolina and people act like great signing lol
March 15th, 2023 at 5:09 pm
He was benched by the Browns…..
Baker Mayfield couldn’t even beat out Sam Darnold or even PJ Walker…….need I say more??????
March 15th, 2023 at 5:12 pm
Trask was a real starter in college too joe. If u mean the NFL you haven’t watched him much. I don’t expect him to start over Trask.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:12 pm
List/NE fan, because we didn’t get screwed on his salary like some other teams did on their choices that automatically makes you less inclined to like a pick you were inclined to like in the first place? Doesn’t make sense. Maybe our front office is better than those of some other franchises.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:13 pm
Great! Now draft Hendon Hooker!
March 15th, 2023 at 5:15 pm
Here’s why I’m giving Mayfield one shot. Trask was drafted and developed with the Arians/Leftwich offense in mind. That offensive philosophy is supposedly in the rear view. Canales claims that Trask can run his offense, but I’m sure he doesn’t want to put all his eggs into that one basket. I’ll keep an open mind. I think Mayfield is limited physically from an arm talent perspective, but mobility wise he should be an upgrade. A guy like Mayfield allows Evans to freelance out there a little more which is something he excells at.
At $4 million base, $8.5 million max with incentives, there is almost zero risk involved. Who knows. It would be nice if it worked out nicely, but I’ve been a card carrying Bucs fan for long enough to know better than to get hopes up. Expect little and hope for over delivery.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:19 pm
@bucsanthem totally !! also the 33 year old LB for the sentimentals, but would have more respect if they laid a plan out for paying Buc fans. Such a joke
March 15th, 2023 at 5:25 pm
great move,,underrated qb..Haslam was hellbent on deshaun watson..should have stayed with baker. The bias against baker is astounding. Not saying he is greaest but he has done some impressive things under a very tough environment while in cleveland . His career in cleveland was successful considering the circumstances(dysfunction) there.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:27 pm
Todd as the coach, some guy I’ve never heard of from Seattle, and now Baker Mayfield coming in??? What’s the direction and focusing on the name of the QB doesn’t work anymore in Tampa because over the river the owner and organization has shown a winning formula with the Bolts
March 15th, 2023 at 5:29 pm
This is a low risk, low cost move by Team Glazer to salvage the season ticket market. If Mayfield does well, the team will be in a much better position with the salary cap next year.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:29 pm
What if Trask just looks like hot garbage in off season and camp? You have Mayfield as a safety net.
This team wants Trask to succeed badly to help with the cap for the next two years while we reload
Is he really worse than Brissett or Jaboo? I don’t think he is and he was half the price in base salary
Fully expect Trask under C game 1
March 15th, 2023 at 5:30 pm
Trade Trask to the Eagles for a 7th round pick maybe his former coach cam get thru his thick skull and sign another FA and draft Herndon Hooker.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:31 pm
They’re gonna start Mayfield. Trask is being screwed again. However, I wanted Mayfield.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:32 pm
Mr Editor you just said it “Team Glazer to salvage the season ticket market”
March 15th, 2023 at 5:33 pm
Steve007@ Ya all 31 other teams wouldn’t pay him $4.5 M with another possible $4 in incentives? I guess the Bucs are cutting edge over the rest of the league.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:36 pm
I hear some of you that don’t believe Baker will do very well.
Maybe he won’t. Maybe he will. We need somebody to either put under center or back up Trask. Maybe we’ll sign one more. Maybe we’ll draft one more.
Maybe this Hendon Hooker guy so many of you seem to like.
Baker is only here for one year anyway. He’ll want 25% of our salary cap to stay here if he does well.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:38 pm
I like the signing, especially the price tag. Mayfield was really starting to get it going in 2021 until he got injured (and played through it). Personally I think the Browns disrespected him (earned or not) with the whole Watson thing, then he goes to a dysfunctional Carolina team and no surprise what happened there.
He supposedly picked up the Rams playbook in record time and his first game looked impressive. Now he needs what all QBs need…a solid o-line. He’s got the weapons but needs protection.
And if Tony Robbims, er, I mean Dave Canales can run an offense as well as he can sell himself, we could see some post season action. Can we win a SB with Baker? Probably not. Can he (or Trask who we have nothing to base an opinion on really…good or bad) keep us relevant and out of the next “lost decade”? I think so
March 15th, 2023 at 5:44 pm
Browsing, no doubt Browns dissed Mayfield and he rebelled from it. That team has some real d-bags on it and not so great of a coaching staff.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:46 pm
Why would hire a failed qb and pay him up to $8M unless you are going to start him. Bucs had two years to see what they have in Trask but they didn’t. Also he is not the right mentor or abridge qb. He has a bad attitude and he will not get alone with Mike E. and Chris G.
Baker is not the qb to take you to superbowl. Then why are you splitting valuable snaps away from Trask.
March 15th, 2023 at 5:51 pm
If Kyle can’t beat out Baker Mayfield in training camp then he doesn’t deserve to be our starter hopefully it’s a fair competition though that being said I’m definitely not excited about bringing Baker Mayfield in; he’s a crybaby with not one special attribute unless you count entitlement…
March 15th, 2023 at 5:56 pm
No more Bucs Quarterback Du Jour……..I guess.
I like Mayfield at this price for sure…..glad we didn’t mortgage our future.
Now….let’s work on that running game.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:06 pm
Low risket, many triscuits.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:09 pm
I think Shadeur Sanders is on the Bucs radar.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:12 pm
It’ll at least be exciting.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:18 pm
gotbbucs Says:
I know you meant this as a slur, but Jeff Garcia was a baller, maybe the best QB baller the Bucs ever had (along with Doug Williams), and a fun, gutsy guy to watch.
If Mayfield is Jeff Garcia 2.0, that’s not a bad thing IMO.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:19 pm
Maybe the team guaranteed an apartment at RayJay as part of the dealio.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:25 pm
Love Jeff Garcia. Dude might have more heart than anyone I’ve ever seen.
Love his wife too 😉
As for Baker, his career is interesting… 2 seasons he was pretty decent – good (2018 and 2020), while his other 2 seasons in CLE were pretty awful (yes he was injured for part of one of those).
Pretty low cost / low risk signing by the Bucs. Hopefully Canales can elevate his game and decision making… or I guess an even better scenario for the Bucs is if Trask beats him for the starting gig in camp and never looks back!
March 15th, 2023 at 6:25 pm
Good move. This could be awesome or a mistake that can be shed next season. Either way, play to win and let the chips fall where they may. I’m not going to root for my team to lose until they are mathematically eliminated. Period.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:30 pm
It doesn’t matter who the QB is. Bowles will just punt on 1st down because he trusts his defense.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:31 pm
Interesting… we gave Jameis five looooong years to develop. Freeman, what like 4 years? And Glennon was given 1 and sorta 2 years. We gave Brady (and he gave us) 2 great years, before he and coaching staff really tanked on the third year – forget the lame division win – the whole demeaner of the team/staff was not swashbuckler swagger – they sailed into the armada with no powder in the cannons.
Yeah, Mayfield will be entertaining, but still seems we are playing scared and safe – which likely, means losing in a mediocre way. I hope Trask gets some serious reps and see what we have. I doubt the coaching staff really knows themselves without reps. maybe he is a cabin boy… and maybe a cutthroat – gotta have some time at the wheel sailing the ship to know.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:35 pm
$8.5 is good but not a guarantee to start. I tbjnn there is a legit QB competition in camp and the team adds another Ryan Griffin-esque vet and a rookie. $8.5 is top dollar for a backup but among the lowest for starters. Tyler Heinicke is making $10m per season for their competition with Desmond Ridder.
March 15th, 2023 at 6:37 pm
So…. here’s the question for the Mayfield haters. Who showed more in their years before Canales? Mayfield or Geno Smith? Maybe Russell Wilson’s biggest problem in Denver was that he wasn’t in a QB friendly offense that Canales brought over. Maybe.
March 15th, 2023 at 7:13 pm
Brandon, Smith played for Bowles
March 15th, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Baker, Baker, buc tud maker. Anthem is a troll, turd
March 15th, 2023 at 7:34 pm
I like that it is a 1 year deal. If he does well, resign him and we are set at QB for a long period of time. If he sucks, we should be in position to get some good young talent at that position.
March 15th, 2023 at 7:56 pm
The Seahawks in Pete Carrolls first two seasons were 14-18. It wasn’t until his third season with Russell Wilson as a rookie starting quarterback that they had a winning record of 11-5.
Matt Hassbeck was Pete Carroll’s first quarterback before Rusell Wilson.
Pete Carroll is a great coach, but his success didn’t come until Russell Wilson, and obviously vice versa.
Russell Wilson is going to be in the Hall of Fame when he retires. As our Sage will tell you 8 Pro Bowls is a benchmark for the Hall of Fame as well as a Super Bowl Championship. Saying that Carroll made Russell or Russell made Carroll is an insult to the game. They both helped make each other.
Also, for some odd reason people think playing forever like TB12 did is the norm.
Russell Wilson got sacked over 400 times for Seattle, ran the ball almost 900 times for Seattle.
That’s 1,200 times his body took abuse for Seattle, or basically all of the hits that Leonard Fournette has had in his career.
Seattle’s QB friendly offense requires a QB who is mobile and able to take repeated hits.
Russell Wilson is approaching the magic 200 games played number.
Statistically the closer you are to 200, the closer you’re to ending your career as you’re past your prime as a QB.
Denver bought a very used car in Rusell Wilson.
March 15th, 2023 at 9:14 pm
Bad signing, Browns described Baker as childish and immature, they were looking for an “adult” at the QB room. They think that Watson is more mature….anyway I don’t think Bakers personally can mix with that of Todd Bowles, I invasion this being a terrible season and as a result neither of the 2 return next year, book it.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:17 pm
BM has an explosive release, and is accurate.
Dude is also much more mobile than TB12….
He’s fiery and wants to win….
I actually wanna see how he looks with our WR group cuz nobody can deny we don’t have potent weapons there…
Still wanna see them trade D White for 2nd & 3rd rounder…
I say trade back some in the first round to pick up another 3rd.
Gimme that beast TE from Alabama, fortify the trenches, maybe Hendon Hooker, and snag a new RB….
Wanna see how we look after that…
March 15th, 2023 at 11:20 pm
Brandon the numbers just aren’t there for Mayfield even when the Browns were winning games. He’s averaged 226 ypg over his career. He’s never thrown for 4000 yards in a season. He’s never thrown for more than 27 TDs in a season.
His career numbers are middling.
I’m a Baker Mayfield fan. I love his confidence and his competitiveness, but yeah he has a lot to prove.
2020 was his best season, but he looked pretty bad last year. 79 QBR is super meh. The Panthers cut him deservedly.
March 15th, 2023 at 11:24 pm
He got shipped out in favor of a guy who sat out nearly two season because of his sex addiction problem.
That’s not good.
The message to Baker as a Buc is you have to make the throws. You can’t dink and dunk to this group of WRs. You got to light it up – you have to push the ball downfield. We expect 300 yards of passing. Tom Brady spoiled us. You have big shoes to fill.
March 16th, 2023 at 6:23 pm
Just a average signing can’t lose much price is right
March 16th, 2023 at 6:25 pm
Baker Mayfield a failure on 3 different teams why not 4