Dang.. I guess we made a huge mistake?

[TheCasillas]

Bucs executive Bruce Arians believes QB Baker Mayfield was a better prospect than first-round QBs Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson.

“I can honestly say out of these four, I had Baker rated higher,” Arians said. “He had a tough time playing hurt and things didn’t work in Cleveland. Happens to a lot of guys." Arians believes Mayfield's struggles the last two seasons had more to do with Mayfield's situation than Mayfield. The Bucs signed Mayfield to a one-year deal in March after he showed showed signs of life in a four-game stretch with the Rams last year and plan to let Mayfield compete with 2021 second-round pick Kyle Trask for the starting job this preseason. Mayfield is the favorite to open the year as the Bucs' starter.

 

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[rayzor]

Have fun with that

[shaqattaq]

I call bullshit! If that was the truth, why only a one-year contract?

[KatsAzz]

2 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

Bucs executive Bruce Arians believes QB Baker Mayfield was a better prospect than first-round QBs Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson.

“I can honestly say out of these four, I had Baker rated higher,” Arians said. “He had a tough time playing hurt and things didn’t work in Cleveland. Happens to a lot of guys." Arians believes Mayfield's struggles the last two seasons had more to do with Mayfield's situation than Mayfield. The Bucs signed Mayfield to a one-year deal in March after he showed showed signs of life in a four-game stretch with the Rams last year and plan to let Mayfield compete with 2021 second-round pick Kyle Trask for the starting job this preseason. Mayfield is the favorite to open the year as the Bucs' starter.

 

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It is great that  Bucs executive Bruce Arians hold his QB Baker Mayfield in such high regard before the season starts, lets check back and see if he has those same feeling when the 2023 season ends.  

[Ricky Spanish]

I really don't think his situations the past two seasons have done him any favors but he's still probably an average starter at best in the league.

Like a tier below Derek Carr at best.

[JawnyBlaze]

[CRA]

8 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

I call bullshit! If that was the truth, why only a one-year contract?

He is just doing what the 49ers just did with the recent talk about Darnold 

and they both are just doing what Carolina did when they signed Sam and then Baker.   

AKA blowing smoke up their fanbase’s rear end.   We laugh at them but we were literally just spit the same thing. 

[shaqattaq]

2 minutes ago, CRA said:

He is just doing what the 49ers just did with the recent talk about Darnold 

and they both are just doing what Carolina did when they signed Sam and then Baker.   

AKA blowing smoke up their fanbase’s rear end.   We laugh at them but we were literally just spit the same thing. 

Been there done that got the scars to prove it.

Edit: emotional scars that is

Edited May 6, 2023 by shaqattaq

[TheSpecialJuan]

[FuFuLamePoo]

He still works for the Bucs right? Yeah what’s he supposed to say there lol

[Day1PanthersFan]

Yeah, because Rhule and Macadoo had nothing to do with it , they are elite coaches right , it must have been all on Baker 

This fanbase can have some pretty blind and selective judgment sometimes

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by Day1PanthersFan

[LinvilleGorge]

Okay, Bruce. Covering for the coming tanking a little hard there bro.

With that said, Mayfield is significantly better than he looked here playing for the Rhule clown show. Still doubt he'll ever be seen as a long term solution at QB for an NFL team again.

[Shocker]

[Jaxel]

I don't really care. We got Bryce, a monster staff to mold him and he's got all the talent in the world.

 

Let's go Panthers, Bryce Up son.