if Baker throws another 40 TDs/15 INTs he should get $60M/yr. Let's not pretend like he shouldn't automatically get that if he managed to do that. that would be 109 TDs in three consecutive seasons.
I think that it's more realistic to project something between what he did with Canales and coen. Call it 32-36 TDs, 9-12 INTs PR over 100, QBR in the mid-60s. That would be more than enough to warrant a $50M-$55M/yr contract. My only question would be for how many years.
Sorry, that would be 117 TDs. Forgot about the 8 TDs in the playoffs he's thrown for TB since he got here.
It would behoove the Bucs to extend as soon as possible, if Baker is amenable to it. The price only grows each year.think they will extend him with one year to go?
I am not sure about that. I only meant that most of these contract just slot the QB in a relative tight range so if the team wants to keep the QB and the QB wants to stay everyone pretty much knows the deal. Purdy was pretty much paid what QBs get paid.
"Purdy is guaranteed to earn, as a practical matter, $115.346 million through 2027. The 49ers can avoid his $55.05 million compensation in 2028 by cutting him on or before April 1, 2027.
The new-money average is $53 million per year. The six-year deal, from signing, has an annual value of $45.057 million"
Most likely Baker get a similar deal, adjusting forward in time
When they do it depends on both parties, but Baker Mayfield is seriously underpaid compared to Purdy.
Waiting can get expensive, but the Bucs have been shown to be proactive with contracts for desired talent, and the 2 year deal they signed with extension opportunities may have been designed with the intent to renegotiate at some point…just don’t want to see fans freak out when Baker’s renegotiation takes him from $30 mil to $55 mil to $60mil.
I’m sure the organization is pursuing a plan, but Purdy’s contract just added pressure. This is going to be an interesting season!
For whatever it's worth, i think Baker's new contract will be pretty team-friendly. he isn't going to try and hold TB hostage for a top-of-the-market payday. Not the kind of player he's ever been. Somewhere between $50-$55M/yr AAV would be my guess.
