Baker Mayfield Passing Chart For Week 3
September 24th, 2024
“Keep the passes short, Mayfield.”
Joe is sensing a pattern with Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen and how he is using Baker Mayfield.
That is, if you think three games is a large enough sample size.
It doesn’t seem that Coen likes to throw deep or trusts Mayfield to throw deep accurately.
Now Joe must clarify: The plays Joe is referencing below are from NextGen Stats passing charts on Mayfield do not include plays nullified by penalties. Only official plays are included.
Through three games of the 2024 season, Mayfield has thrown passes 20 yards past the line of scrimmage just four times. Two in Week 1. Two in Week 2. None on Sunday against Denver.
Could this be why Mike Evans’ numbers are way down? His targets per game have dropped significantly and rarely is he targeted downfield.
In passes 20 yards or more past the line of scrimmage, Mayfield is 2-for-4 with a touchdown, a Week 1 connection with Jalen McMillan.
So Mayfield has attempted 82 passes in three games with only four beyond 20 yards (and not including a pass interference penatly accepted by the Bucs). That’s less than five percent of his attempts going deep.
This concept of not throwing downfield seems to pretty much cut the effectiveness of Trey Palmer, doesn’t it?
In Week 1, Mayfield threw almost exclusively to either the left side or the right side of the hashmarks, just one pass between the hashmarks, a completion. It seemed that Mayfield was throwing a lot of passes in the vicinity of the sidelines.
In Week 2, Mayfield threw two passes between the hashmarks but the attempts were far closer to the hashmarks than the sidelines.
On Sunday, Mayfield diversely spread the ball around with short-range passes. He had four attempts between the hashmarks, completing two.
Joe wonders why Coen isn’t throwing deep more often, and how that strategy seems to be hurting Evans.
September 24th, 2024 at 4:44 am
Last week Denver often sent more rushers than we had blockers. There are
enough issues with the o line already without them being outmanned. The Bucs seem to be high on Hainsey so they need to try different protections,extra blockers or make better use of our Kief who loves to block.
September 24th, 2024 at 5:32 am
Maybe it is Coen not calling deep shots or maybe it’s Mayfield choosing not to or changing the play at the line. It’s been stated multiple times that each play Baker has 2-3 plays and he has the option to change it. Well never know the actual truth but it’s time to dial up some deep shots for sure
September 24th, 2024 at 6:14 am
No point in setting up long passes if you know there won’t be time enough to throw it, as the last two games have shown
September 24th, 2024 at 6:19 am
We need to start throwing 10-15 screens a game. Baker has no time to throw deep and defenses are just stacking the box against our paper thin O line.
White has proven hes terrible in the run game but elite in the screen game so we really need to lean on that.
September 24th, 2024 at 6:29 am
Interesting how Bo Nix, an unseasoned rookie, led his team for a first possession touchdown in his third game as a pro, running it in himself for an easy score. Baker Mayfield, in one year and three games as the Bucs starter, has yet to accomplish the feat.
Whether it be bad luck or poor play by the offense and Mayfield, this dubious stat needs to vanish. Good teams take the opening kickoff and score a touchdown, informing their opponents it’s gonna be a long day.
September 24th, 2024 at 8:01 am
To throw deep you have to protect. They won’t. Deep passes were called on Sunday particularly late. Bake just got hammered before he could throw.
September 24th, 2024 at 8:47 am
I think it will very interesting to see how much this changes with Bucky hopefully getting more touches. Defenses can play the Mike Evans long ball hard because there’s no real threat on the ground. Godwin took advantage and racked up catches for chunks against the Lions but our offense is just so one dimensional at the moment, seems too easy to play against. Pair that with PS2 (arguably the best corner in football) shadowing Mike, Skule and the rest of the OLine taking the day off, and Rachaad bulldozing forward for less than a yard every first down, we made it too easy for the broncos.
September 24th, 2024 at 8:51 am
“JA Says:
September 24th, 2024 at 6:29 am
Interesting how Bo Nix, an unseasoned rookie, led his team for a first possession touchdown in his third game as a pro, running it in himself for an easy score. Baker Mayfield, in one year and three games as the Bucs starter, has yet to accomplish the feat”
There was such little pressure on that kid that he and the receivers were simply playing catch
September 24th, 2024 at 8:58 am
Looks like Todd was calling the plays against Denver.
September 24th, 2024 at 9:43 am
This is the same level of production Baker has in LA last time Coen was his OC.
Why is everyone shocked?
September 24th, 2024 at 9:58 am
Our O-line is not blocking for him. Not enough time to allow longer routes do develop. We need to get it figured out.
September 24th, 2024 at 10:10 am
The QB can’t throw between the hashes.
100 million doesn’t buy you much these days.
September 24th, 2024 at 10:11 am
Trask is inevitable
September 24th, 2024 at 10:13 am
THE TRASK ERA IS WARMING UP
September 24th, 2024 at 10:15 am
I thought last week versus the Lions when we had a PI call on the deep shot, we would try it again…
September 24th, 2024 at 10:18 am
Do the Trask cheerleaders realize that Trask is a BACKUP to the guy they’re bashing? Hahaha
September 24th, 2024 at 10:20 am
We realize that there never was an honest competition and Trask got jobbed from day 1.
September 24th, 2024 at 10:21 am
Again… Baker Mayfield cannot throw in-between the hashes.
Once DCs know that it does become a jailbreak every play.
September 24th, 2024 at 10:26 am
He threw 500+ yards of passes to Otton last year doing precisely that with little problems, doesn’t seem part of new guy’s gameplan
September 24th, 2024 at 10:33 am
Mostly Peaceful Trask Fan Says:
September 24th, 2024 at 10:11 am
Trask is inevitable
^^^^
Now what would you do if Trask lost another QB battle to Michael Pratt?
September 24th, 2024 at 11:04 am
Joe in Michigan Says:
September 24th, 2024 at 10:18 am
Do the Trask cheerleaders realize that Trask is a BACKUP to the guy they’re bashing?
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We were told that he was starting because he had more experience than Trask. not talent!
September 24th, 2024 at 11:06 am
Trask was not jobbed, and you have ZERO proof he was. Just blind fanboy stupidity.
You clowns were not there. The coaches who saw him in every game, every practice and every film study session determined he wasn’t good enough. These guys get paid handsomely to do exactly that. You clowns are just Gainesville fanboys who are just as annoying as the Tallahassee fanboys who spent years defending Winston’s inept ass.
Putting Trask in is throwing the season into the toilet. You want to see the vets quit? Start Kyle Trask over a healthy Baker Mayfield. They willl, because that’s the message you send the team when you do that. The vets on this team are behind Mayfield. The body language through three games tells you that.
If the Bucs are gonna flush their season into the crapper by playing a career backup, they may as well go with Pratt.
September 24th, 2024 at 11:16 am
Coen needs to adjust to an offensive line that isn’t handling pressure well so we’ll find out vs Phila if he can come up with something the Eagles can’t defend. We have some young receivers with more speed and quickness in Palmer and McMillan. I would say that the time has come to get them more targets if the issues is that Evans and Godwin are drawing attention.
Godwin is still great but he is a slot guy. The Bucs need another player that can get open. Remember that Palmer is one of the fastest guys in the NFL. Use him as a catch and run guy. McMillan is a smooth route runner and good hands, lets get him the ball.
Of course Irvin should be getting 15 carries a game and White 5, not the other way around. White is dangerous as a receiver, throw him the ball too.
September 24th, 2024 at 11:18 am
Don’t get it twisted Joes,
This has only been true since Goedeke went out.
Totally different offense Week 1 vs Weeks 2-3.
September 24th, 2024 at 11:31 am
ATLBUC Says:
September 24th, 2024 at 11:04 am
Joe in Michigan Says:
September 24th, 2024 at 10:18 am
Do the Trask cheerleaders realize that Trask is a BACKUP to the guy they’re bashing?
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We were told that he was starting because he had more experience than Trask. not talent!
^^^^^^^^^
If Trask has so much talent, wouldn’t an NFL team traded for him by now?
September 24th, 2024 at 11:35 am
Yeah, I know, it’s just “The Man” holding Trask down, otherwise he’d be better than Mahomes.
September 24th, 2024 at 11:36 am
Liam Coen is a college play caller . Give him time to adjust to calling plays at the NFL level…
September 24th, 2024 at 11:52 am
I cant look
September 24th, 2024 at 11:53 am
Beej 500 yards of quick outs and TE screens
September 24th, 2024 at 12:14 pm
It’s not complicated. Latest defensive fad in the NFL is to play 2 deep safeties which makes it very difficult to throw long. The right response is to force safeties up by throwing inside quick slants or outside sideline routes. Other alternative is halfback screens or tight end over the middle for 5-7 yards. Just took Bucs too long to get with it Sunday.
September 24th, 2024 at 12:40 pm
Watch last years Green Bay game, Jacksonville. Baker thrived between the hashes. Scheme and protection matters.
September 24th, 2024 at 2:52 pm
Gipper knows. What he said is correct right down to “just took Bucs too long to get to it .”
September 24th, 2024 at 3:48 pm
Mostly Pitiful Trash Fan/Can aka “Mike S.” continues to dominate the keyboard karate tournament! Logic says his favorite redhead Kyle O’ Trash would be just as good as Andy Dalton was last week…given the red hair and simply given a chance!
September 24th, 2024 at 6:38 pm
If Todd were a real head coach, he would tell his subordinate to put in a 6th offensive lineman and do some max protecting. Just for the sake of variety.
He would tell his subordinate to game plan for Mike Evans to have 8-10 targets a game.
He would tell his subordinate to start Bucky Irving.
And he would tell Jason Licht to get a swing tackle from the Lions practice squad, or another team with much better OL depth than the Bucs.
But since Todd doesn’t really assume the accountability of a real head coach, he won’t do any of that.