The people that can't accept what Mayfield said are delusional and in denial. They are acting like women spinning their own stories in their head when Mayfield has been explicit with his contract demands.
Mayfield said contract length was an issue and he declined it on that basis.
If the Bucs come back with another 2 year deal after this season Mayfield is more likely to walk.
lol.
Vite Vea "demanded a trade" and then wouldn't even acknowledge that was true saying he's always wanted to be in Tampa
Mayfield would 1000% not care about 2 years if he was offered $250 million fully guaranteed. Come on man
cant get tied up in what players and the team are saying publicly.
No Vea demanded a trade if the Bucs were not going to extend him. Vea was extended so he is happy to be back. Take it at face value.
Everyone agrees that the guaranteed money the Bucs offered Mayfield was very, very generous. But what is reported is that the two sides being close indicates there was a sticking point. And from Mayfield's camp they are citing contract length as the deal breaker.
Maybe that isn't true and Mayfield and his agent are not being totally honest as there could be other sticking points to a contract like injury clauses, performance incentives, etc. But we have to go with what know so far and right now Mayfield has to ball out this season to avoid being offered another 2 or even 3 year deal from the Bucs.
woah settle down with the internet tough guy insults. Why are you so upset because one doesn't agree with your opinion? Would have taken you for a cultish left liberal with that mindset rather than a boot licking squirrel shootin rootin tootin republican.
Kiddo, you haven’t upset me at all. It’s actually been great entertainment watching you flip-flop all over the place and being damn near wrong on every theory you’ve put out there.
Its actually quite impressive.
July 30th - Baker Mayfield tells ESPN the Bucs offered him a two-year deal, which was ‘probably the most disappointing’ part. Wanted long-term commitment. Added Bucs were ‘pretty far’ from $50+M per club, which he wanted to enter.
this was a tweet from July 30th.
an article from August 18th
When asked about being among the top 10 or in the $50-plus-million-per-year club, Mayfield told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler he "needed to be put in that category" and the Bucs were "pretty far" from it. He was also unhappy with just a two-year offer despite being told privately and publicly by the team that they see him as their "franchise quarterback." And the timeline of events frustrated him.
Awesome.
So, he wants a longer deal and longer commitment.
Cool story.
Now, be a good little corporate cuck, and go get your boss some coffee.
i am the boss....but you already knew that.
and to my point exactly. thanks for agreeing finally that the offer was subpar for a franchise QB.
The people that can't accept what Mayfield said are delusional and in denial. They are acting like women spinning their own stories in their head when Mayfield has been explicit with his contract demands.
Mayfield said contract length was an issue and he declined it on that basis.
If the Bucs come back with another 2 year deal after this season Mayfield is more likely to walk.
lol.
Vite Vea "demanded a trade" and then wouldn't even acknowledge that was true saying he's always wanted to be in Tampa
Mayfield would 1000% not care about 2 years if he was offered $250 million fully guaranteed. Come on man
cant get tied up in what players and the team are saying publicly.
No Vea demanded a trade if the Bucs were not going to extend him. Vea was extended so he is happy to be back. Take it at face value.
Vea demanded a trade as a negotiating tactic. Looks like it worked, ehh?
Vea clearly likes it in Tampa as he certainly worked with us and wasn't being unreasonable with just a 1 year extension.
and yes, any QB would take a $125M a year. isn't that twice what Mahomes is getting ($63M). I dont understand this point as the guaranteed money offered to Baker, "so we think" was $50M a year which is less than the top 12 QB average value per years.
So yes, if Baker was offered Michael Myers Dr Evil, $1 billion dollars....muahahhahhaha....he would have accepted it.
right on cue . .
. . .todays Fab 5 talking about Vea but note the Mayfield reference:
"Vea’s trade request right before the start of training camp caught the team off guard and it was irritating. And annoying.
On the heels of not getting a contract extension done with Baker Mayfield – it was closer to being done than the quarterback indicated in his fiery press conference at the start of camp – a holdout by Vea was the last thing the Bucs needed."
is this the same reporting organization that said, "Wait Todd Bowles isn't safe just yet"
i still dont know if they confirmed if Bowles is back for 2026....
would like to see some links and figures to the actual offer. Everywhere on the internet, says 2 years $100M, or just under that with no comments around guaranteed money. Maybe Donkey Hunter got a "interesting text" from a friend that confirmed the contract offer...
Badabing . . . come back to the light. You're turning into Biggs. Biggs is the master of posting something that turns out to be incorrect but then rather than just acknowledging that and moving on he doubles down with nonsense.
Dont do that lmao. Come back to the light!!
Your story on here for weeks was that Bucs were like YOU. As your Biggs-endorsed (first sign of problems lol) story went . . the Bucs saw Mayfield's performance over the last 11 weeks of 2025 and decided to make him prove his worth in 2026 by only offering him a lowball deal that his side never even countered.
Multiple reports and quotes from Mayfield himself have always proven that to be a completely missed take. Youve just ignored them?
Come on now . . admit it. The Bucs have not only been negotiating with Mayfield, they have reportedly (multiple sources, including the one you rely on for Mayfield being pissed lmao) been much closer than people on the outisde thought, based on Mayfield's public commentary.
Come on. At least come back to the light a little? You can admit that, right?
You can still say that the difference in VALUE may relate to the "last 11 weeks of 2025" but you cant say the Bucs are trying to making Mayfiled play out his deal because of the last 11 weeks of 2025.
right?
i got to be honest, i didn't think a 2 year deal was even a thought when i said the Bucs were like me. That to me is a slap in the face to Baker
to me, this deal was always going to be a 4 or 5 year deal or we were going to let him walk. still feel that way...except depending on Bakers play in 2026, maybe he accepts a 3 year deal.
don't see anyway he accepts a 2 year deal except for your "ludacris" never happening 2 year, $250M deal.
it seems some others agree with me here...good to see with the season approaching more like minded posters joining this board :)
lol okay.
Everyone agrees that the guaranteed money the Bucs offered Mayfield was very, very generous. But what is reported is that the two sides being close indicates there was a sticking point. And from Mayfield's camp they are citing contract length as the deal breaker.
Maybe that isn't true and Mayfield and his agent are not being totally honest as there could be other sticking points to a contract like injury clauses, performance incentives, etc. But we have to go with what know so far and right now Mayfield has to ball out this season to avoid being offered another 2 or even 3 year deal from the Bucs.
it's really not that hard to understand where Baker's camp is coming from. Not sure why some on here are acting like it was a good offer.
The market has been set and we need to decide if we want to give Baker 4, 5 year deal and an average value over 50M per year and likely closer to 55.
ill post it again for those that dont quite get it.
The Bucs will use 2026 to decide if they want to commit to Baker more than a bridge Qb deal. Bakers new deal will be in the range of the other QBs in his tier. See below.
Lawrence - 5 years, $275M, $55M per year, $200M guaranteed
Love - 4 years, $220M, $55M per year, $160M guaranteed
Purdy - 5 years, $265M, $53M per year, $183M guaranteed
Goff - 4 years, $212M, $53M per year, $171M guaranteed
Hurts - 5 years, $255M, $51M per year, $180M guaranteed
i am the boss....but you already knew that.
Okay, VP.
😂
and to my point exactly. thanks for agreeing finally that the offer was subpar for a franchise QB.
You mean the offer that Baker wasn’t going to get because the Glazers think like you?
Oh wait, now you’re saying Baker’s a franchise QB?
the offer that Baker wasn’t going to get because the Glazers think like you?
yeah, what happened with that?
:-)
I dont understand this point as the guaranteed money offered to Baker, "so we think" was $50M a year which is less than the top 12 QB average value per years.
You don’t say!
SMDH…
the offer that Baker wasn’t going to get because the Glazers think like you?
yeah, what happened with that?
:-)
I can’t remember if that was the flip, or if it was the flop.
Thats the game, confuse, then claim victory either way. Remember, he was a Baker boi…the offer that Baker wasn’t going to get because the Glazers think like you?
yeah, what happened with that?
:-)
I can’t remember if that was the flip, or if it was the flop.
Everyone agrees that the guaranteed money the Bucs offered Mayfield was very, very generous. But what is reported is that the two sides being close indicates there was a sticking point. And from Mayfield's camp they are citing contract length as the deal breaker.
Maybe that isn't true and Mayfield and his agent are not being totally honest as there could be other sticking points to a contract like injury clauses, performance incentives, etc. But we have to go with what know so far and right now Mayfield has to ball out this season to avoid being offered another 2 or even 3 year deal from the Bucs.
it's really not that hard to understand where Baker's camp is coming from. Not sure why some on here are acting like it was a good offer.
The market has been set and we need to decide if we want to give Baker 4, 5 year deal and an average value over 50M per year and likely closer to 55.
ill post it again for those that dont quite get it.
The Bucs will use 2026 to decide if they want to commit to Baker more than a bridge Qb deal. Bakers new deal will be in the range of the other QBs in his tier. See below.
Lawrence - 5 years, $275M, $55M per year, $200M guaranteed
Love - 4 years, $220M, $55M per year, $160M guaranteed
Purdy - 5 years, $265M, $53M per year, $183M guaranteed
Goff - 4 years, $212M, $53M per year, $171M guaranteed
Hurts - 5 years, $255M, $51M per year, $180M guaranteed
Well there is a growing denial that Mayfield may walk after this season, because after watching Evans walk the possibility is there now. Bucs offered Evans a better deal on paper but he still chose the 49ers. Mayfield may do the same too.
Everyone agrees that the guaranteed money the Bucs offered Mayfield was very, very generous. But what is reported is that the two sides being close indicates there was a sticking point. And from Mayfield's camp they are citing contract length as the deal breaker.
Maybe that isn't true and Mayfield and his agent are not being totally honest as there could be other sticking points to a contract like injury clauses, performance incentives, etc. But we have to go with what know so far and right now Mayfield has to ball out this season to avoid being offered another 2 or even 3 year deal from the Bucs.
it's really not that hard to understand where Baker's camp is coming from. Not sure why some on here are acting like it was a good offer.
The market has been set and we need to decide if we want to give Baker 4, 5 year deal and an average value over 50M per year and likely closer to 55.
ill post it again for those that dont quite get it.
The Bucs will use 2026 to decide if they want to commit to Baker more than a bridge Qb deal. Bakers new deal will be in the range of the other QBs in his tier. See below.
Lawrence - 5 years, $275M, $55M per year, $200M guaranteed
Love - 4 years, $220M, $55M per year, $160M guaranteed
Purdy - 5 years, $265M, $53M per year, $183M guaranteed
Goff - 4 years, $212M, $53M per year, $171M guaranteed
Hurts - 5 years, $255M, $51M per year, $180M guaranteed
Well there is a growing denial that Mayfield may walk after this season, because after watching Evans walk the possibility is there now. Bucs offered Evans a better deal on paper but he still chose the 49ers. Mayfield may do the same too.
Baker only walks if we let him
realistic teams that may be interested in 2027- Jets, Steelers, Vikings, Cardinals, Panthers, Saints
that's basically the list.
It's likely that teams like the Cardinals and Jets will be picking high and you are looking at Arch Manning, Dante Moore, or Julian Sayin so would shorten the list even more. The Saints likely to use a pick on a QB as well if picking high. Panthers ready to give up on Young? And if you think Baker has a chip on his shoulder, going back to franchise that cut him?
so most likely teams that are interested gets narrowed down to Pittsburgh and Minnesota which are two relatively attractive options. that said, are they more attractive that Tampa Bay? Better offensive minded head coaches currently for sure...but those divisions are elite compared to the cream puff NFC South. Baker also will have stablished chemistry being the QB of this franchise for four years. He and his family also like it in Tampa.
I wont even throw the franchise tag option out there to simply eliminate Pittsburgh and Minnesota from the equation. Don't want some posters to get their panties in a tizzy, but this would be an effective tool to eliminate others from negotiation and you simply then have nothing but time to work out the actual deal with Baker.
BUT...if we only plan to offer Baker a disrespectful two year deal, then yeah, we may not get a deal done. I think bare minimum he accepts is a 3 year deal and that would be if he has a pedestrian 2026. If he plays hopefully well, he will be looking for a 4-5 year deal.
so like i said, Baker only walks if we let him.
Evans was the first one in a while, to your point, that left and we couldn't retain.
Evans was the first one in a while, to your point, that left and we couldn't retain.
I think Evans was a bit more in the middle. Based on the reporting they probably can keep Evans but only at the price his agent floated.
I doubt Mayfield leaves.
CBS . . breaks it down
"ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported at the end of July that the Buccaneers had offered Mayfield a two-year contract extension worth slightly more than $100 million while the quarterback was adamant about a longer commitment. There were structural issues with the offer as the guarantees were considered insufficient."
"ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter cited length of contract as a major sticking point for Mayfield during an Aug. 19 appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show." He also said the Buccaneers' offer would have put Mayfield among the NFL's five highest-paid quarterbacks."
"NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo revealed on Aug. 20 to "The Rich Eisen Show" that Mayfield was open to a two-year extension. His camp reportedly countered the Buccaneers with their own two-year proposal before talks broke down. "
"Mayfield's 2026 compensation is being erroneously reported as $27 million in some circles because $13 million of the $30 million roster bonus was prorated on the salary cap during an April 2025 contract restructure. The entire $30 million was paid to Mayfield on June 15. "
"There seemed to be less acrimony in Mayfield's negotiations than with defensive tackle Vita Vea"
"Structurally, any deal acceptable to Mayfield would likely have to be consistent with other high-priced two-year extensions and two-year contracts. There have been a couple of two-year extensions in 2026 at or near the top of a positional market."
