His passes are so far off that something has to be wrong. I haw him wincing in pain as he was coming off the field.
His demeanor is off as well. This is the second week in a row that Baker is very subdued out there. We need to know what is going on
Grizz is really pitching a gem
Pathetic.
9 points over 6 quarters from Grizz
Just watched the Titans call a better series from inside the 5 than Grizz... Cool
We are a defensive team now.
"Mayfield had a few errant throws, likely the byproduct of an oblique injury that is clearly limiting him."
Good time for a bye week
get baker healthy
hopefully Goedeke Bucky Godwin back.
I too think Baker has been injured for at least two weeks, maybe going back further, with cumulative stuff.
Also, another week of horrific officiating that stopped drives, took away possessions.
It could be incompetence.
//the o-line is NOT protecting Baker.
Baker so far has been sacked 17 times which is still surprisingly low given he was sacked 40 times last season. So yeah Baker has taken a beating but with a better OL post bye I think he takes off for the second half of the season.
Let's hope Baker takes off again after the bye!
this little tidbit in a story on Baker
"When the Bucs first signed Mayfield, Wirfs said he had no idea there was any quarterback competition between Kyle Trask and Mayfield, that Mayfield was brought in to start. (JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman broke the news very early in camp that the alleged “competition” was nothing more than a sham.)
I think the 17 sacks, through what would be 8 weeks, would work out to 34 sacks across 17 games. Not a huge statistical improvement, it’s about the same actually.Baker so far has been sacked 17 times which is still surprisingly low given he was sacked 40 times last season. So yeah Baker has taken a beating but with a better OL post bye I think he takes off for the second half of the season.
In the 4 games of being able to play like Houdini, surviving by getting out of the pocket and extending plays, still opened him up to a lot of hits over those 4 come-from-behind wins in the last minute. The Lions game, the o-line & refs just about finished touches him. Although Baker seems to recover pretty quickly, he needs some offensive weapons to throw to/lean on. Will he have them?
Moving forward after the bye, we need to protect him better if we’re going to have any relevance in the playoffs. The line must also generate a run game, something we haven’t yet put on the field this season. The run-game finally developing is also a critical need for any significant playoff relevance. I don’t want just a one and done playoff run this season.
Gotta get some offensive weapons for him to utilize.
The final need, to me, would be an EDGE that can be trusted to shut down a game in the second half. I know we have/can generate sacks, but currently, that is accomplished only by taking someone out of coverage. The front 4 has to generate a killer pass rush.
Not sure the EDGE addition will be able to be significantly addressed in a trade by next week. Too many hunters (teams), not enough qualified players. That means the cost has increased for the relevant gain. That’s not something Licht has historically done. We’ll see.
Moving forward after the bye, we need to protect him better if we’re going to have any relevance in the playoffs. The line must also generate a run game,
Exactly. Run game and even short passing game woukd help a lot