The Bucs are a surprise 3-1, led by a former No. 1 pick and Heisman winner who is on his fourth team at age 28. Here are the implications of the QB's rise for the Bucs and Mayfield.
Marcus Spears says Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield is more comfortable and is playing free with fewer expectations this season. teammates on the Caesars Superdome turf, palms covering the ear holes of his helmet, awaiting the playcall that might provide a much-needed signature moment.But a few plays earlier, Bucs coach Todd Bowles had directed offensive coordinator Dave Canales to be aggressive.
One of the surprises of the early 2023 NFL season, Mayfield -- the former No. 1 pick -- looks intent on delivering on some of the promise that followed him into the league as the' top draft pick in 2018. He enters a Week 6 meeting against the Lions with a 70.2 QBR that ranks sixth in the NFL.
That left free agency as the most prudent path. Still addressing salary cap issues from Brady's contract and $35 million cap hit, Tampa Bay was not in position to pay top dollar for, whom Canales coached in Seattle, before zeroing in on Mayfield, according to Licht. Licht saw a high ceiling based on Mayfield's best days, including a 2020 season when he threw 26 TDs to eight interceptions in leading the Browns to their first playoff win in 26 years.
Roughly two months later, finding the right situation was paramount for Mayfield. Tampa made contact, but the Ravens also expressed interest in Mayfield as acontingency amid Baltimore's negotiations with the former MVP. But Mayfield and his agent, Tom Mills, figured Jackson would eventually sign with the Ravens, turning Mayfield into the clear backup. He wanted the chance to start, preferably with a team that could win.
Quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis, blunt but lighthearted in his messaging, made his point in the quarterback room later that day."Hey, I don't know who that guy is, but leave him home tomorrow," Lewis told Mayfield with a smile. Mayfield laughed, gave a joking"whatever," then conceded,"I know." In the days leading up to Bowles announcing Mayfield as the starter on Aug. 22, coaches huddled and debated the merits of the two players, according to Bowles. Everyone agreed Trask"got a whole lot better," but Mayfield's total package -- command of the offense, leadership and accuracy -- prevailed, Bowles said.
"He said, 'Oh yeah, no problem, we can call it a competition all you want,'" Licht recalls."You could tell, in the back of his head, he was thinking he was winning this thing."Baker Mayfield joins"The Pat McAfee Show" to discuss his departure from the Cleveland Browns and joining the Los Angeles Rams.
Mayfield owned some of his poor play in his meeting with Canales, who sympathized with Mayfield's lack of stability since entering the league.coach Pete Carroll's staff, never graduating beyond passing-game coordinator. With a playcaller opening in 2021, Carroll bypassed his trusted assistant in favor of outside help, former Rams assistantAfter helping lead Smith to a Pro Bowl in 2022, the Bucs called.
"What they tell you is what you're getting. There's no behind the scenes drama -- it's all about winning here," Mayfield told reporters last month."'How can we put our guys in the best position to win?' It's rare, unfortunately, in the NFL to have an organization like that -- that's why I'm so happy to be here."
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