Worst kept secret.
According to Scott Reynolds, the Baker camp and Licht and Co. are not close regarding extension.
"Pewter Report has spoken with multiple sources recently and while there has been some progress since talks began in earnest at the NFL Scouting Combine last week, the Bucs and Mayfield’s camp were very far apart to begin with.
How far? Nearly $20 million apart.
Pewter Report is not sure which side made the initial offer – whether it was the Bucs or Mayfield’s agent, Jack Mills. But Mayfield’s camp opened negotiations with an offer rumored to be at $44 million per year. The thinking there is that Mayfield is a better quarterback than New York Giants starter Daniel Jones, who makes an average of $40 million per season.
Tampa Bay is rumored to have either countered – or started – with an offer of $25 million per year, which is the Geno Smith contract."
Nearly $20 million apart.
if they're $20 mil apart, and Baker's camp opened at $44mil, that would put the number at $24mil, which I think is the max the Bucs go. Maybe add incentives to increase a tad, but no where near $35-44mil.
He will come to his senses and take the reasonable deal the Bucs offer. You ain't getting a long-term deal buddy
According to Scott Reynolds, the Baker camp and Licht and Co. are not close regarding extension.
"Pewter Report has spoken with multiple sources recently and while there has been some progress since talks began in earnest at the NFL Scouting Combine last week, the Bucs and Mayfield’s camp were very far apart to begin with.
How far? Nearly $20 million apart.
Pewter Report is not sure which side made the initial offer – whether it was the Bucs or Mayfield’s agent, Jack Mills. But Mayfield’s camp opened negotiations with an offer rumored to be at $44 million per year. The thinking there is that Mayfield is a better quarterback than New York Giants starter Daniel Jones, who makes an average of $40 million per season.
Tampa Bay is rumored to have either countered – or started – with an offer of $25 million per year, which is the Geno Smith contract."
lmao. $44M. yeah the Giants were foolish to give a 15 TD pass guy $40M a year.
Bucs offered $25M.
Let him test the market with those expectations and maybe we give him each day that free agency goes on, it goes down $500K per year treatment. or is that too nasty to treat your potential starting QB haha
Baker should top out at 25-30m. He's insane for wanting 45m.
Draft a QB. Penix in the second
Daniel Jones sucks, so does the Giants management, that's a very poor contract for comparison. Geno Smith is a far more fair comparison. I said it before, I believe $30m is a fair number, or a bit less less with incentives to achieve just north of $30m. Max 3 years. Total $90m, with $40m guaranteed.
It seems that Mayfield and his agent want to test the market first which is why they opened with such a high offer.
Send Baker Mayfield packing. All the teams that have had him and he tries to collect the bounty off the very last team. Screw you Baker and get your Arse out of tampa. What a miscarriage of justice. I am no fan favorite of an idiot who gave them a second breath of fresh air. Go away....
Send Baker Mayfield packing. All the teams that have had him and he tries to collect the bounty off the very last team. Screw you Baker and get your Arse out of tampa. What a miscarriage of justice. I am no fan favorite of an idiot who gave them a second breath of fresh air. Go away....
lmao. So just to explain to you how it works. Lawyers aka their agents get in the way and will try to negotiate and of course we are all (mostly) driven by money unless of course you are married to a billionaire model (Brady) so let’s not use his name in vain just yet.
yes it’s asinine to expect 40 + for one good season when his career has been rollercoaster
certainly let him test the market and if some other Knucklehead team wants to throw that cash at him, let’s go get Russell Wilson stat.
We’ve already been told that it’s a negotiation - the Bucs were as unrealistic as Mayfield’s agent. $44m was a starting point by Baker’s agent o work back from - $25m was Grenies point to work forward from…
Baker-haters are just using it to try & assert their new focus (Baker’s greedy)…he’s a good QB trying to earn his last big deal. Bucs are hoping to sign him for less.
Baker has the leverage.
We’re heading towards Sunday, we’ll see how it all works out while we’ll all just chill.
Any guesses on the years/aav?
3/75 50 guaranteed wouldn’t be bad.
incentive laden hopefully
Any guesses on the years/aav?
3/75 50 guaranteed wouldn’t be bad.
incentive laden hopefully
I'd give him 3yr/$90M (with an AAV of $30M...which would also be incentive laden).
I'd guarantee $45M-$50M.
It would most likely give us a 2 year look at him where we can extend him after Y2 or ditch him if he reverts back to dogshit with a minimal dead cap hit.
If Baker doesn't like it, hit the bricks.
Kudos to his agent if he was able to keep a straight face asking for $44M AAY on 4-5 years as a starting point.
Mayfield says Jones. The Bucs say Smith. They'll settle on Carr.
As I said in a previous post, the Mayfield camp is looking long and hard at the $100 mil guaranteed money. The Bucs can balloon the last year of a four year contract which he may never see because of a future restructure or whatever. But Mayfield is going to want that $100 mil. The Bucs wll try to hold that guaranteed figure down to $80 or $90 mil with a four year deal.
Licht is hitching his wagon to Mayfield unlike anybody since using the first overall pick on Jameis Winston. With the amount of money he's giving to Mayfield the Bucs will be locked in for three years to this guy. Maybe a fourth year will have an opportunity to get out of it. They'll have to break the bank for Wirfs, but that's different because you know what you are getting with Wirfs. With Mayfield it's less certain that he's going to be able to stay healthy and play good football for his contract. You have to get a QB, but it's a big risk no matter how you slice it.
As I said in a previous post, the Mayfield camp is looking long and hard at the $100 mil guaranteed money.
Then they can look elsewhere.
