i mean honestly, it seems you are using the first 8 games
well you say "seems like" because I am not, in fact, saying that, right?
I have actually said that his work over three season/three coordinators with the Bucs probably tells you who he is with the Bucs.
And I have said that he is probably between 2023 and 2024. Depending on the metric he was something like 15th and maybe 4th or 5th, respectively, but here if you want to try to compare the time frames being dicussed using actual nubers this is what we have, just to highlight the absurdity of "last 8 games"
2023 2.8TD per INT
2024 2.5 TDs per INT
So over two seasons he is about a 2.6 TD to INT QB, right?
In 2025 I think he is about 2.3 TDs per INT, so lower than average BUT you and Biggs are arguing that he's only the period where he was 1.33 TDS per INT even though in the same season, before your weird division, he was probably 5TDs per INT
Either way though 1.33 is so far off his actual statistical average it should suggest to you and Biggs that your method is off, right? What if I said "he is a 5 TD to INT QB" because of the first 9 games or whatever? lol. Hopefully youd laugh at m
the point you are missing is it was arguably the worst football of his career, those last 8 games, and certainly worst as a Buccaneer
Those supporting a premature extension are saying injuries to Baker, injuries to offensive line, and poor offensive coordinator
and all i am saying is we have the luxury for him to prove it
with a market value of $50-$55M no matter what, a franchise tag at our disposal, and 17 games to gain clarity, what sense would it make to extend him now?
EDIT: If Baker played the entirety of his 2025 season closer to 2024, then i'd be pounding the table for the Bucs brass to sign him now...and quite frankly the extension would have been done back in February already.
what's this? Baker willing to play on franchise tag? $47M. Appreciate the cap hit would be larger hit then the $47M and not as ideal for Bucs but still interesting note from Jeremy Fowler. Why is this being admitted this far out from free agency?
Come Bake...play with that chip on your shoulder and shove that doubt where the sun don't shine for the Bucs brass, me, etc. Guy, is already knee buckling about March negotiations....
Baker Mayfield is willing to bet on himself amid Buccaneers contract standoff
what's this? Baker willing to play on franchise tag? $47M. Appreciate the cap hit would be larger hit then the $47M and not as ideal for Bucs but still interesting note from Jeremy Fowler. Why is this being admitted this far out from free agency?
Come Bake...play with that chip on your shoulder and shove that doubt where the sun don't shine for the Bucs brass, me, etc. Guy, is already knee buckling about March negotiations....
Baker Mayfield is willing to bet on himself amid Buccaneers contract standoff
Great stuff. There is no standoff either. This has always been simple off-season drama. If we don’t get a contract done, who cares, because we will eventually.
There is no standoff either. This has always been simple off-season drama. If we don’t get a contract done, who cares, because we will eventually.
from the article
"The most important factor is that both sides want a deal to get done and are operating in good faith to make it happen."
Why is this being admitted this far out from free agency?
what does that mean?
why is it being said that Baker would play on the franchise tag?
To be clear there was never any atomicity from Baker or his camp as he knows who has the bargaining power in this negotiation (Bucs brass for those not from Philly) and he also likes playing in Tampa; it's just odd that a deadline was given of training camp and then out of another side of mouth...ahh take your time, we can figure this out in 2028!!!