Wolford has done work with Liam Cohen and can run the offense from day one. He will be a priority re-signing if the Bucs can not land a deal with Mayfield. With Trask and Wolford the Bucs can then explore their options adding a third QB and letting the best man win.
I would like to see Mayfield return as a Buc on a reasonable deal but the increased salary cap space has opened up more wheeling and dealing to happen this off season. I guess we will find out more in the next 48 hours.
About 25 hours as of this post. I don't think anything gets done before noon on Monday. Mayfield is going to explore the market. I don't blame him. He played last year for relative peanuts and he deserves to be able to get the best deal he can. I just don't know what teams are prepared to offer him a huge deal. They're going to see what they can get and come back to the Bucs and try to get them to match it, but what if those offers don't materialize like they thought? Then they don't have anything to bring back to the Bucs and Licht will be in the position of deciding whether to stick with whatever offer he had put on the table or to lower it. It's not just risky for the Bucs. It's risky for Baker as well.
I think there will be a market but the guaranteed money is going to scare most teams off. But it only takes one team to go the "extra" distance with guaranteed money to change the free agent landscape.
“Sources: The Bucs are closing in on a deal with QB Baker Mayfield, helping Tampa Bay become home for their starter. He gets a 3-year deal worth $100M with $50M guaranteed.
The Bucs continue to work on keep their core.”
- Per Rapoport
“BREAKING: The Bucs and QB Baker Mayfield have reached agreement on a 3-year, $100M contract extension, keeping him in Tampa Bay for years to come, per @RapSheet. Mayfield bet on himself, proved the doubters wrong again, and is now finally getting his big second contract.”
- Per Ari Meirov
As you predicted about a month ago lol
So $33 AAY
thoughts on Guarantee ?
$50M (reportedly) guaranteed.
Don’t really have any thoughts until I see the actual breakdown.
But, my guess is 2-3 void years with a prorated signing bonus, keeping his cap hit down in Y1. And, a potential out after Y2 with a dead cap between $20-$25M.
“Still a lot of conjecture here, but if they do min base with the rest of the $30M as a prorated bonus and 2 void years…
2024: $6.9M
2025: $35.775M
2026: $45.775M
2027 (dead): $11.55M
Locked in to 24/25. Would be able to get out of 26 with $28.45M in savings and $17.325M dead.”
- Per Queipo
“Based on guarantees this is a 2/$60 deal with basically a team option for $40M on the third year.”
- Per Queipo
“Still a lot of conjecture here, but if they do min base with the rest of the $30M as a prorated bonus and 2 void years…
2024: $6.9M
2025: $35.775M
2026: $45.775M
2027 (dead): $11.55MLocked in to 24/25. Would be able to get out of 26 with $28.45M in savings and $17.325M dead.”
- Per Queipo
this would be pretty decent all things considered?
“Still a lot of conjecture here, but if they do min base with the rest of the $30M as a prorated bonus and 2 void years…
2024: $6.9M
2025: $35.775M
2026: $45.775M
2027 (dead): $11.55MLocked in to 24/25. Would be able to get out of 26 with $28.45M in savings and $17.325M dead.”
- Per Queipo
this would be pretty decent all things considered?
Absolutely.
So $33 AAY
thoughts on Guarantee ?
Sounds like an EXCELLENT deal! Rumors are $50mil…but some report last year is guaranteed…?
Sounds like Baker was very cognizant of being team friendly so additional pieces can be added - which makes this a pretty team friendly deal.
Now, re-work/extending Tristan Wirffs deal will create some room, leaving some room for LVD & Money McLaughlin!
reasonable deal! good for both 👍
Time to re-sign LVD, extensions for AWJ and Wirfs, and then be smart in FA.
After that, it’s draft time!
