MVP: Baker Mayfield

[Babeinbucland]

Love you Baker. Such a Stud! In great company!

[Phantom]

[Snake]

He figured it out. It’s all clicked. I’m pretty well convinced at this point. And I will gladly take the L.

There was one play today - I think it was in the third quarter - he spun out of a broken pocket and I swear, 90% of the time in the past… he runs into a sack, or launches a bomb that gets intercepted.

He avoided it and threw a surgical laser.

[Phantom]

[Buc2]

He figured it out. It’s all clicked. I’m pretty well convinced at this point. And I will gladly take the L.

There was one play today - I think it was in the third quarter - he spun out of a broken pocket and I swear, 90% of the time in the past… he runs into a sack, or launches a bomb that gets intercepted.

He avoided it and threw a surgical laser.

It's like Matrix shit. Everything is running in slo-mo for this guy right now. Let's hope the game doesn't speed up on him anytime soon.

[__Chef__]

Tez Johnson needs more touches.

[Terry Tate]

Love you Baker. Such a Stud! In great company!

Peyton and Tom were both multi-time MVP who were passed their best years but still had MVP heads.

Baker is a guy just finding his footing after bad stop after bad stop.

As I said in the gameday thread, the M in MVP stands for Mayfield.

Also, to add to what Nobody said about Baker and his situational football greatness, it can not be understated that he is doing it with a severely depleted roster. Before the season, no one outside of Tampa could have named anyone else on the Tampa offense outside of Evans, Godwin, Wirfs and Bucky. All of those guys and more have missed a lot of time. Baker just rises above and keeps winning. Those of us who have been Bucs fans since at or near the beginning have been waiting for OUR franchise guy. Not even Brady was that guy, we knew he was a rental for a few years. Baker could be here for several more years if he wants and right now, he's only trending upwards.

Sure, we didn't draft Baker but I doubt anyone in New Orleans cares that they didn't draft Brees.

[Babeinbucland]

Agree on all of that. That we are winning with more backups than starters is just astonishing. Our takeaway game is improving too so there is that.

[Phantom]

I’m curious to know what Cannon thinks of him. I suppose more of the same. No difference

[Buc2]

Love you Baker. Such a Stud! In great company!

Peyton and Tom were both multi-time MVP who were passed their best years but still had MVP heads.

Baker is a guy just finding his footing after bad stop after bad stop.

As I said in the gameday thread, the M in MVP stands for Mayfield.

Also, to add to what Nobody said about Baker and his situational football greatness, it can not be understated that he is doing it with a severely depleted roster. Before the season, no one outside of Tampa could have named anyone else on the Tampa offense outside of Evans, Godwin, Wirfs and Bucky. All of those guys and more have missed a lot of time. Baker just rises above and keeps winning. Those of us who have been Bucs fans since at or near the beginning have been waiting for OUR franchise guy. Not even Brady was that guy, we knew he was a rental for a few years. Baker could be here for several more years if he wants and right now, he's only trending upwards.

Sure, we didn't draft Baker but I doubt anyone in New Orleans cares that they didn't draft Brees.

Well said. Original '76 Buc fan here.

[Grahamburn]

We’ve done this before though and then hit the skids.

Every team, if they've been around long enough, have been through this and then hit the skids. That's life in sports.

Impressed. Different feel. They’re exorcising a lot of demons.

[Selmon Rules]

Peyton and Tom were both multi-time MVP who were passed their best years but still had MVP heads.

Baker is a guy just finding his footing after bad stop after bad stop.

As I said in the gameday thread, the M in MVP stands for Mayfield.

Also, to add to what Nobody said about Baker and his situational football greatness, it can not be understated that he is doing it with a severely depleted roster. Before the season, no one outside of Tampa could have named anyone else on the Tampa offense outside of Evans, Godwin, Wirfs and Bucky. All of those guys and more have missed a lot of time. Baker just rises above and keeps winning. Those of us who have been Bucs fans since at or near the beginning have been waiting for OUR franchise guy. Not even Brady was that guy, we knew he was a rental for a few years. Baker could be here for several more years if he wants and right now, he's only trending upwards.

Sure, we didn't draft Baker but I doubt anyone in New Orleans cares that they didn't draft Brees.

Well said. Original '76 Buc fan here.

Same

[Terry Tate]

My new favorite stat of the week, from NFL.com

"On the third-and-14 rush, Baker Mayfield had just a 3.7% chance of picking up the first down with his legs. He had 27 yards after contact on his 15-yard run."

My man got 27 yards after contact on a 15 yard run lol

[Central_Buc]

I’m curious to know what Cannon thinks of him. I suppose more of the same. No difference

Hes somewhere trying to learn what it means to rock and roll, like Rufus of Bill and Ted.

[Sooner06]

My new favorite stat of the week, from NFL.com

"On the third-and-14 rush, Baker Mayfield had just a 3.7% chance of picking up the first down with his legs. He had 27 yards after contact on his 15-yard run."

My man got 27 yards after contact on a 15 yard run lol

The more I see that scramble, the more impressive it becomes. Which is rarely the case. There's no way Baker Mayfield, of all QBs, should've gotten anywhere near the line-to-gain. But somehow, he just found a way, with defenders all around him.

[__Chef__]

Any question?

Baker out here running around looking like a Heisman Trophy candidate or something ...

[Feldmeister]

The only MVP worth discussing is the SB MVP.

[Babeinbucland]

My new favorite stat of the week, from NFL.com

"On the third-and-14 rush, Baker Mayfield had just a 3.7% chance of picking up the first down with his legs. He had 27 yards after contact on his 15-yard run."

My man got 27 yards after contact on a 15 yard run lol

He’s my man. Get off of him.

[Jonny]

I was among the camp that thought Mayfield was overrated, not a good QB, immature, arrogance that doesn't match his play etc etc.

For some reason I thought Browns were a 4 or 6 win team in 2021.

Shocked to learn he won 8 games in 21. The guy tore his labrum in wk 2, dislocated his shoulder soon after and required a shoulder surgery literally the day after the season ended rallied the Browns to 8 wins in the same division as SB bound Burrow, Jackson and Mike Tomlin.

Browns traded for a QB from a 4-12 team AFTER the sexual assault allegations to replace this warrior. Fuck them.

[Sooner06]

I was among the camp that thought Mayfield was overrated, not a good QB, immature, arrogance that doesn't match his play etc etc.

For some reason I thought Browns were a 4 or 6 win team in 2021.

Shocked to learn he won 8 games in 21. The guy tore his labrum in wk 2, dislocated his shoulder soon after and required a shoulder surgery literally the day after the season ended rallied the Browns to 8 wins in the same division as SB bound Burrow, Jackson and Mike Tomlin.

Browns traded for a QB from a 4-12 team AFTER the sexual assault allegations to replace this warrior. Fuck them.

yeah. and just fyi, he also had 4 games with a Passer Rating over 100.0, 3 after he injured his shoulder.

[Terry Tate]

The thing that is really impressing me is how good he is at those mid level chunk plays. Not the short stuff and not the deep stuff, the 15 to 20 yard chunks that he just keeps completing no matter who is in. That kind of thing, along with effective running, really just breaks open a defense.

Man, if ever gets the whole offense healthy, he's going to be a destroyer of worlds.

[Jonny]

The thing that is really impressing me is how good he is at those mid level chunk plays. Not the short stuff and not the deep stuff, the 15 to 20 yard chunks that he just keeps completing no matter who is in. That kind of thing, along with effective running, really just breaks open a defense.

Man, if ever gets the whole offense healthy, he's going to be a destroyer of worlds.

I will be okay if this year Baker and the coaches don't try to design game plan around Evans, especially with the intention of getting him 1000+ yds.

This offense has become dangerous because Baker is starting to see the entire field like a maestro and he has speedy, shifty guys like Egbuka, Shepard, Tez and Cam Johnson being reliable hands and bodies that will get to soft spots between the zones.

[Terry Tate]

The thing that is really impressing me is how good he is at those mid level chunk plays. Not the short stuff and not the deep stuff, the 15 to 20 yard chunks that he just keeps completing no matter who is in. That kind of thing, along with effective running, really just breaks open a defense.

Man, if ever gets the whole offense healthy, he's going to be a destroyer of worlds.

I will be okay if this year Baker and the coaches don't try to design game plan around Evans, especially with the intention of getting him 1000+ yds.

This offense has become dangerous because Baker is starting to see the entire field like a maestro and he has speedy, shifty guys like Egbuka, Shepard, Tez and Cam Johnson being reliable hands and bodies that will get to soft spots between the zones.

Agreed, but Evans presents a threat no one else on the team does. He's the 6'5" bully we really miss in the red zone. He's pretty good everywhere else too. Him standing on the field changes the math for the defenses

[Sooner06]

I will be okay if this year Baker and the coaches don't try to design game plan around Evans, especially with the intention of getting him 1000+ yds.

This offense has become dangerous because Baker is starting to see the entire field like a maestro and he has speedy, shifty guys like Egbuka, Shepard, Tez and Cam Johnson being reliable hands and bodies that will get to soft spots between the zones.

Agreed, but Evans presents a threat no one else on the team does. He's the 6'5" bully we really miss in the red zone. He's pretty good everywhere else too. Him standing on the field changes the math for the defenses

At the end of the day Baker's going to target Evans as often as he wants once mike gets back on the field, so it doesn't really matter. But yeah, Evans distorts what a defense wants to do, so you put him on the field and let Baker have at it. What this stretch is doing (in part) is giving Baker and his receivers a ton of new confidence/trust in all these other guys, not named Evans, Godwin, Egbuka. Which will probably payoff bigly once the playoffs start.

[Pirate Life]

[Jonny]

Tush push and sneaks should not be considered QB rushes for this type of a comparison.

[Doctor]

We'll said all around.

Some puritans will never come around to Mayfield because we weren't his first. That's their problem.

As franchise a QB as the Bucs have ever had and then some. Go get that SB Baker!

[KenyattaWalker]

Love you Baker. Such a Stud! In great company!

116 is diabolical

[BuccaNOLEer]

Tez Johnson needs more touches.

Both the Johnson boys do

[BuccaNOLEer]

I will be okay if this year Baker and the coaches don't try to design game plan around Evans, especially with the intention of getting him 1000+ yds.

This offense has become dangerous because Baker is starting to see the entire field like a maestro and he has speedy, shifty guys like Egbuka, Shepard, Tez and Cam Johnson being reliable hands and bodies that will get to soft spots between the zones.

Agreed, but Evans presents a threat no one else on the team does. He's the 6'5" bully we really miss in the red zone. He's pretty good everywhere else too. Him standing on the field changes the math for the defenses

Which will make the other guys all that more open once Evans returns. And if McMillan comes back soon and can do what he did at the end of last year, watch out... this offense could be unstoppable.

[Phantom]

It's Not Close, Baker Mayfield is the Frontrunner for NFL MVP

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/252 ... =editorial

[Pirate Life]

I don’t know how anyone doesn’t have him in their top ten QBs at this point.

[Noles1724]

I don’t know how anyone doesn’t have him in their top ten QBs at this point.

top 10? I'm trying not to say he's the #1 because I realize I'm a homer.

[Backside]

I don’t know how anyone doesn’t have him in their top ten QBs at this point.

No serious person doesn’t

[Noles1724]

everyone loves a good comeback story