Plan B

Trask Force · 2024-03-08T22:08:53Z

Although many are speculating Licht won't let Baker test free agency, I think this is exactly what will happen, even though it may not be the best thing for Baker. Is any other team really going to offer more than the Bucs are prepared to offer? Does Minnesota or Atlanta really want to break the bank for Baker? If all else remains the same Baker will come back to Tampa Bay. The other teams know that. What if the Vikings and the Falcons don't particularly want to play this game just to watch Baker run back to the Bucs? If I'm Baker I'm not sure that going out and putting myself out for the highest bidder is actually going to turn out well for me. But that appears to be where things are headed. So if Baker doesn't resign with the Bucs, what is the best remaining option? What's Plan B? IMO .... Trade for Justin Fields. He'll probably cost us our 2nd round pick. He's not that bad. He has good leadership and can run. And most importantly his cap hit for this year is $1.6 mil if I correctly interpret Spotrac. He's due $25 mil, which isn't bad, in the quarterback business. And perhaps they could renegotiate a favorable longer term deal after 2024 if things work out. That gives the Bucs cap room to really go out into free agency and get some players. Maybe a linebacker like Patrick Queen, a top safety like Jamal Adams, shore up the O-line with Robert Hunt from Miami. The extra cap space gives an opportunity for Licht to go out and be in the market for the top players out there even while having to sign Winfield and Wirfs in the near future. With Mayfield, Winfield and Wirfs all going on the books in addition to Evans that won't leave a lot of cash left over for shopping around. If we don't resign Baker, trading for Fields and signing a big name free agent or two would give Bucs fans hope. This is because of the cap space a Fields trade would create.

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Mike Evans, in a recent interview with Time2Football, made it known as one of the reasons to resign "i wanted to make sure we had Baker back" followed up with "I've been here 10 years, i don't see myself going anywhere else so i signed even before knowing what the outcome of his situation would be"

Posted : Mar. 10, 2024 4:46 pm

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