Actually it is a choice for both sides which is why both ironed it out.
No, it’s not. If the Buccaneers don’t want Mayfield on the team in 2029, he won’t be.
Which is why I still don't understand why he changed his mind? It had to be the slight bump in pay I guess
Agreed.
It makes his little outburst in camp look that much more foolish.
Baker is at his best when he has a chip on his shoulder.....oh wait
They were said to be miles apart... And by miles it was 3-5m a year on a contract wort 180m?
That's like interest in your savings account for him...
Truly weird outcome given the posturing.
I think it depends where you get your information, especially with a team like the Bucs.
Most people hear and read Mayfield and his agent loud pronouncements at the moment and that creates the miles apart view. But then the more you read the total reporting you start to see the caveats in Mayfield's statement "No more contract talks! Oh . . well yes . . they can talk to my agent" PFFT
The total reporting has been more consistent with Mayfield jumping the gun and the team and Mayfield being close. its just that its not covered with the same intensity as "INSULTED!"
Headlines versus details
Baker is at his best when he has a chip on his shoulder.....oh wait
If only the Glazers had listened to you and your 5-year, $300M contract offer.
I think it depends where you get your information, especially with a team like the Bucs.
Most people hear and read Mayfield and his agent loud pronouncements at the moment and that creates the miles apart view. But then the more you read the total reporting you start to see the caveats in Mayfield's statement "No more contract talks! Oh . . well yes . . they can talk to my agent" PFFT
The total reporting has been more consistent with Mayfield jumping the gun and the team and Mayfield being close. its just that its not covered with the same intensity as "INSULTED!"
Headlines versus details
Pretty fucking dumb if you ask me
I think it depends where you get your information, especially with a team like the Bucs.
Most people hear and read Mayfield and his agent loud pronouncements at the moment and that creates the miles apart view. But then the more you read the total reporting you start to see the caveats in Mayfield's statement "No more contract talks! Oh . . well yes . . they can talk to my agent" PFFT
The total reporting has been more consistent with Mayfield jumping the gun and the team and Mayfield being close. its just that its not covered with the same intensity as "INSULTED!"
Headlines versus details
Pretty fucking dumb if you ask me
If you mean Mayfield, I think DH posted something like it sort of his personality and I think that is right. Partly makes him good, partly not so good.
Right on cue . . .
"“You know we were pretty close actually when things broke off. We were pretty close — pretty close to where we’re at right now,” Licht said with authority yesterday."
"I think it’s because he really truly just wanted to not worry about [the contract extension], not get worked up over it, not let it be a distraction for himself,” Licht said. “He had a viral moment there; Baker’s not afraid to express his feelings. That’s one of the things when he first got here that Todd [Bowles] and I both told him, ‘You be you.’ So [I] can’t be upset about it.”
Right on cue . . .
"“You know we were pretty close actually when things broke off. We were pretty close — pretty close to where we’re at right now,” Licht said with authority yesterday."
"I think it’s because he really truly just wanted to not worry about [the contract extension], not get worked up over it, not let it be a distraction for himself,” Licht said. “He had a viral moment there; Baker’s not afraid to express his feelings. That’s one of the things when he first got here that Todd [Bowles] and I both told him, ‘You be you.’ So [I] can’t be upset about it.”
So he was being a big baby.
I'd rather be have a chip on his shoulder than whine and get paid but whatever.
You got paid dude so you better perform.
All comes down to health of the line, will our starting receivers step up to fill the Mike Evans void, and will Baker pick up Zac Robinsons offense where Coen left off.
would also help if the new defensive front 7 can free up the secondary, and get off the field on 3rd & 28.
and get off the field on 3rd & 28.
is this really asking too much?
lol
we are all appropriately scarred by that series
I'd rather be have a chip on his shoulder than whine and get paid but whatever.
Meh.
The whole "chip on his shoulder" thing is a bit contrived at this point (and if anything, tired and played out).
We've seen what he can do with a good OC.
Here's to hoping we see Scheelhasse or Udinski on our sidelines as the HC next season.
Umm...sure.
He gave him an extra non-guaranteed year.
That's not the flex you think it is.
Mayfield explicitly said what he wanted and Licht delivered. Licht actually put his ego aside and admitted he was in the wrong with his initial offer. Both sides won that is how deals work.
Right on cue . . .
"“You know we were pretty close actually when things broke off. We were pretty close — pretty close to where we’re at right now,” Licht said with authority yesterday."
"I think it’s because he really truly just wanted to not worry about [the contract extension], not get worked up over it, not let it be a distraction for himself,” Licht said. “He had a viral moment there; Baker’s not afraid to express his feelings. That’s one of the things when he first got here that Todd [Bowles] and I both told him, ‘You be you.’ So [I] can’t be upset about it.”
So he was being a big baby.
I'd rather be have a chip on his shoulder than whine and get paid but whatever.
You got paid dude so you better perform.
A man asks what he wants and he gets what he asked for isn't being a baby so Mayfield is the one acting like a man. It means he has the fortitude and will power to go after what he wants unapologetically. That is what well adjusted men do is the seek out what they want and Mayfield was focused on what he wanted. Men that are timid like Licht sit back passively like Bowles waiting for things to come. Or Dungy folding his arms.
Now I understand why Arians like Mayfield so much because he isn't a passive bystander as he is pro active and is vocal about accomplishing things and getting things he wants.
Mayfield explicitly said what he wanted and Licht delivered.
He asked a for a third, non-guaranteed year? I don't remember that. I feel confident you have the link the back it up, so I'll wait to read about it when you post it.
A man asks what he wants and he gets what he asked for isn't being a baby so Mayfield is the one acting like a man.
He whined in public about his contract negotiations. It was unprofessional and babyish.
