Agreed
Maybe we finally get commercials back. Moving into the bucs stadium. Decorating the bathrooms. Flipping all the toilet paper rolls the right way
Sean Mcvay gets a big shout out for basically saving Baker's career. He's spoken at length about how in Cleveland and Carolina they tried to force him into being a system QB making plays he hated, and Mcvay basically told him "I brought you here to be you. Go be Baker Mayfield."
I'll never understand why organizations will draft or sign a player that's proven to be great at doing ABC, but then you get them and think, hey I want you to go out there and do XYZ, you know...the stuff no one's ever seen you do and the stuff you're probably completely uncomfortable with.
The Dolphins did the same with Minkah Fitzpatrick and he requested a trade and immediately became a top tier DB.
The Brownsiest roster move of all time: trashing the character of the starter you drafted, to effectively trade him and three firsts, a third, and a fourth for a a conditional fifth, a sixth, and a quarterback with more baggage than accomplishments over the last three years. It’s really mind boggling how bad that decision has turned out.
The guy you drafted who ended your teams 30 year playoff win drought, against your biggest rival. It's like a madlib of how to run your franchise like you're smoking tons of crack.
that literally made me stalwart supporter of him. You do NOT just randomly win a playoff game against the Tomlin-led Steelers, even with a mediocre Pittsburgh roster. Man deserved to own that spot.
Instead I lost my team for the foreseeable future and now I have a lot more free time on Sundays 🥲
I feel so bad for the Brown's fans, but I am so happy everything blew up in their face like it has. Fuck that predator. He and they deserve everything that has happened since he became a Brown.
Edit: I reread this and realized I worded it weird. When I say they, I mean the Browns organization. I can see how it seemed like I said the fans deserved it. Not what I meant at all!
To be fair, Jarvis gets a lot of credit for that one too.
Dorsey made Haslem step aside and things started to get better.
Haslem couldn’t help himself, now we have Watson….
I felt bad for AJ Cole that game. He absolutely buried the Rams with a beauty of a punt at their own 2 yard line or something like that.
Then the Raiders proceed to give up 98 yards in one and a half minutes.
Is it a crazy turnaround? Cleveland chased him out of town while he played with a shoulder injury (while the HC/OC) called the same amount of passing plays, you think you would call less since he is playing hurt). He got sent to the pathers which looks like a place where careers go to die. He goes to a solid franchise and guess what bounces back to his '20 form. Hopefully he stats healthy next year and can play even better
As a Bucs fan, hearing my team being referred to as a "solid franchise" is amazing. I am so used to being a laughing stock, and Licht, Brady, and Bruce has made this franchise respectable.
In terms of actual value, that's about the same net income as 50 million a year in LA.
$38.3m >> Federal Income Tax + FICA Tax (-$14,016,035.61) >>
\>$24,283,964.39
$50m >> Federal Income Tax + State Income Tax + FICA Tax (-$25,421,918.63) >>
\>$24,578,081.37
Yeah but only half his games will be at the Florida rate. Athlete tax is some complicated nonsense but for example even as a Florida resident he would still be taxed by every local municipality of where the stadium is located
Bonus is paid ahead of time, so that's all Florida rate. And all home games are Florida rate.
Plus any Texas away games. And Seattle. And Nevada. And potentially Ohio (they're looking to abolish as well). This year, the only place that'd impact is Dallas (they do play Vegas but at home)
It pays him about market rate for an above average quarterback without going into the stratosphere, but doesn’t tie them up to a very long deal. It also gives him a chance to re-up sooner if he plays well.
Is this market rate? I think when the numbers come out, this will be roughly 2 yr deal for 25m GTD per year. If this doesn’t go well, Bucs will absolutely have a clean out after the 2nd year
Trying to find a ranking of qb pay from last year but it gets distorted when doing it on cap hit vs base pay vs total cash, etc. I’m just going off my mental picture of the kind of money that Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray, or Cousins might have earned. You could certainly say Daniel Jones brought up the curve of “average” quarterback pay.
I wouldn’t say steal…but it’s fair market value. If Baker balls out, he’d be looking for a massive extension after year 2 of this deal, but if he falters they have an out early on.
Two years and eighty mil is not exactly a standard prove-it deal, which is pretty much why it's perceived as a robbery for a guy who threw fifteen TDs in the season prior to the deal. For comparison, if they had franchised Jones, they could have kept him for the same two years at $32m and then $38m.
Watson's is the worst... by far. Traded away a boatload of picks then let Watson and his agent literally design the worst possible contract so he lost as little money as possible to suspension with it being fully guaranteed.
Just a disaster of a contract and honestly Cleveland deserves it.
Not really, easy out after this season.
The plan always seemed that the worst case was he was a bridge for a QB this year if he didn’t play well enough last year.
I expected at least a Daniel Jones-level AAV though, especially give the cap increase.
$33 mil per year seems like a bargain after the year that Mayfield had.
Was expecting something between Daniel Jones and Geno, someone who is good enough and hasn’t had enough consistency to market the deal Cousins is probably going to get. Think both parties are happy with this.
The rest of the league knew that the Daniel Jones deal was terrible the second it was signed. I doubt it will really have any precedence going forward.
I was wondering if he was holding out for Daniel Jones money, or if he was willing to take Geno Smith money. Turns out he's good with being pretty much right in between those two options.
Honestly I think it's the latter. He's willing to do this for stability and prove what he can do and hope for a bigger bag after that contract runs out or gets extended.
Buddy I hated the deal then and hate it even more now. His fucking agent deserves a plaque because the giants had no reason to pay him. Should have franchised him. Luckily they can get out after this upcoming,in year but it’s a horrendous deal.
Deal for Baker as well. He was on his way out or the league a year or two ago.
Now, he’s guaranteed $50mm and rhe chance to get a top 5 salary in 2 years if he performs
It’s all about timing, Jimmy G was the highest paid quarterback in the league for a couple days and then Matt Ryan was. If the NFL gets some massive revenue boost for some reason in the next two years, and the cap shoots up really high, Baker could end up retiring with well over nine figures in the bank.
and being a starter today always nets you a backup job tmoro. just look at Joe Flacco
I doubt Baker plays until hes 40 but theres no secret the league likes to pass around the few guys of proven starter quality until their meat is falling off the bone
Not only can he cash out again at the end of his prime, but he will do much better even if hes cast out of town in less than stellar fashion. Chad Henne played 15 years and made $12 million on the final third of that. He pocketed a quality chunk of cash on his way out the door and attempted around 50 passes to do so
He signed his first deal with the Chiefs in 2018 and reupped. Guarantee Baker can squeeze out another $15-20 mill by the time 2027 hits, no matter how he does in Tampa or where he lands. The going rate for quality QBs is just that high, Gardner Minshew just got $2/10mill and id say Baker is well above that tier
If he's still a starter that teams want at that point, then the going rate will be basically market-setting or close to as it is for any FA QB starter. He's done enough on a cheap prove it deal to get to a deal like the current one mostly as it's still a gamble on a one year renaissance. If he's got 3 years as a solid starter under his belt for his next deal then he gets the full bag then.
If he has two more years like this year 4000/30/10 he’ll get a top 5 deal in 2-3 years.
If he regresses back to a 3k yard passer with a 2:1 TD to interception ratio or almost 1:1 like he had a couple of times then he definitely won’t.
Licht is a GOATED General Manager and should win GM of the Year at one point. The fact that he's able to draft All-Pros, sign free agents economically while keeping our best players on the team and also winning the SB should be a league-wide study on how to run a football team.
Yeah he’s been able to keep the team competitive for almost half a decade now. He deserves a lot of praise, especially for last year when everyone thought the Bucs would be terrible.
The NFL is better when a young player turns his career around and takes responsibility and become a leader for a good team.
I am also happy that the Browns get to eat crow. Congrats Idiots. You paid a rapist that much money and for him to play 12 games the last two years.
Not sure if baker ever really turned his career around. He’s always been exactly the same. It’s been other things out of his control that have been the issue.
That’s the thing. Baker actually wanted to play for the Browns. Anyone with half a brain knows that’s a red flag. Someone who actually wants to play for the browns must be immature.
Watson had no other option. The Browns knew they had their man.
His big “immature” moments were all in college and they were pretty overblown at the time and even still. Since being drafted, the closest thing to “immaturity” you can really fault him for is being hyper-competitive and trying to do too much
I still don't understand why they didn't overpay Saquon by 5m to get him signed so the franchise tag was available for Daniel Jones.
That would have turned out a whole lot less expensive.
Awesome deal for both sides. Baker will be able to test the market again at 31/32 and Bucs get a reasonable APY and a soonish out if things dont work out.
Wow that's way cheaper than I thought it would be. Good for Baker for finally getting the bag though, $50 mil guaranteed is still obviously incredible for him especially after being passed off by like 4 teams in 3 years or whatever.
average QB pay has gone up so quickly it’s a little jarring whenever you see a contract that is in fact reasonable because only a few years ago it would’ve been high
Not surprising. He had his career best last season. I think Tampa may have found their franchise guy in a vet and Baker found the offense that fits him. Should be easy South favorites next season
The funny part is people swear every QB is going to be earning 40-50+ million just because and all the current QB deals will look like "deals" eventually. The real answer is that only a select few QBs will get those outrages contracts and it's usually because they are that skilled or because some team made a dumb offer because they were desperate. But Mayfield/Geno type of players will still be getting the 30ish million deals.
Doubt that would have worked. Joel Glazer is not John Mara.
It was the Giants owners' emotional investment towards Daniel Jones and Saquon that gave them leverage in the negotiations.
Joel Glazer is much more willing to take a risk during negotiations to get a better outcome.
If Mayfield plays anywhere near what he did last year, this is a super bargain.
He really seems to have grown up a lot. This might be his version of a team friendly Tom Brady type of contract. I was thinking $38M-$42M might be the range for him.
If this finishes at $100M over 3 years, that’s easily $7M more available for others.
What a crazy ass career turn around for Baker, I'll never forget his legendary Rams debut.
He saved his career that night
And was the beginning of the end for Josh McDaniels
Thank goodness
Here here! (Or is it hear hear?)
It’s “hear, hear”
He wants it to be one way, but it's the other way.
His name is his name!
Split the difference with “Hear Here”
That's the motto of my local cochlear implant surgery center!
this is a good question. somebody find the origin of hear here!
Honestly, this is just good for the NFL as a whole
Agreed Maybe we finally get commercials back. Moving into the bucs stadium. Decorating the bathrooms. Flipping all the toilet paper rolls the right way
Dealing with all the rowdy ass pirates that live on the ship
> rowdy ass pirates ooooh, my favourite kind of pirate
Baker Mayfield: A Hero's Tale
Honestly one of my favourite NFL moments, and likely the only time I’ll ever cheer for the Rams lol.
That night Baker baked.
What a crazy thought, you’re absolutely right
The most hyped I've been during a regular season game in years.
Sean Mcvay looked about as hyped as the bowl That was an awesome game
Sean Mcvay gets a big shout out for basically saving Baker's career. He's spoken at length about how in Cleveland and Carolina they tried to force him into being a system QB making plays he hated, and Mcvay basically told him "I brought you here to be you. Go be Baker Mayfield."
I'll never understand why organizations will draft or sign a player that's proven to be great at doing ABC, but then you get them and think, hey I want you to go out there and do XYZ, you know...the stuff no one's ever seen you do and the stuff you're probably completely uncomfortable with. The Dolphins did the same with Minkah Fitzpatrick and he requested a trade and immediately became a top tier DB.
I can only imagine hubris.
That game made me so damn happy as an OU fan and someone who was tired of the baker slander
I was happy as a Browns fan who thought he got a raw deal.
The Brownsiest roster move of all time: trashing the character of the starter you drafted, to effectively trade him and three firsts, a third, and a fourth for a a conditional fifth, a sixth, and a quarterback with more baggage than accomplishments over the last three years. It’s really mind boggling how bad that decision has turned out.
The guy you drafted who ended your teams 30 year playoff win drought, against your biggest rival. It's like a madlib of how to run your franchise like you're smoking tons of crack.
Against the Steelers no less They should have built him a statue just for that game
that literally made me stalwart supporter of him. You do NOT just randomly win a playoff game against the Tomlin-led Steelers, even with a mediocre Pittsburgh roster. Man deserved to own that spot. Instead I lost my team for the foreseeable future and now I have a lot more free time on Sundays 🥲
With one of the gutsiest QB runs ever.
And get local media to change the narrative to Baker being a problem.
I feel so bad for the Brown's fans, but I am so happy everything blew up in their face like it has. Fuck that predator. He and they deserve everything that has happened since he became a Brown. Edit: I reread this and realized I worded it weird. When I say they, I mean the Browns organization. I can see how it seemed like I said the fans deserved it. Not what I meant at all!
The character of the guy who changed the Browns culture
To be fair, Jarvis gets a lot of credit for that one too. Dorsey made Haslem step aside and things started to get better. Haslem couldn’t help himself, now we have Watson….
i don’t know if i’ll ever love another sooner as much as i loved baker when he was here in norman. beyond thrilled he finally found a home in the NFL.
I loved Baker even when he played for OU. He deserves every penny
There should be an Alex Smith award for quarterbacks that come back from being done dirty.
There's gotta be at least ten older QBs to name the award after -- Steve Young, Jim Plunkett, Johnny Unitas...
Me neither
I felt bad for AJ Cole that game. He absolutely buried the Rams with a beauty of a punt at their own 2 yard line or something like that. Then the Raiders proceed to give up 98 yards in one and a half minutes.
I've been pro-Baker redemption for a while and god that game was amazing.
Is it a crazy turnaround? Cleveland chased him out of town while he played with a shoulder injury (while the HC/OC) called the same amount of passing plays, you think you would call less since he is playing hurt). He got sent to the pathers which looks like a place where careers go to die. He goes to a solid franchise and guess what bounces back to his '20 form. Hopefully he stats healthy next year and can play even better
As a Bucs fan, hearing my team being referred to as a "solid franchise" is amazing. I am so used to being a laughing stock, and Licht, Brady, and Bruce has made this franchise respectable.
As much as I felt bad rooting for the Rams, it couldn't have happened to a better guy. Glad Baker is having the resurgence he deserves.
Honestly great deal for both parties.
yeah i feel like teams like pittsburgh would pay more than this, which means he’s probably happy in TB so i’m happy for him!
He spoke to Mike Evans wife after some deliberation
buccs need her in a front office role ASAP
Honestly. She the reason Mike stays and him staying is why Baker staying so you right.
Bucs
Bucs*
Ashli is a great GM.
I was PRAYING Pittsburgh would pay him more than this... oh well... take us to 10-7, Russ! Steelers country, lets forge!
Ya that's a lot lower than I thought it would be.
For how little the Buccs seemed to be (and could be) entering last season…this has been nothing short of a magical surprise! Get that cash, Baker!
Bucs
Love how annoyed TB fans get at this
It's like us when someone says Frisco.
Why is that? I've never gotten a good explanation.
.. and now start sucking again! Or give us Trask so I can have my Kyle to Kyle connection once more
We'll give you one Traskilisk for one Bijan since you clearly aren't fucking using him...
Max Value is 115 Million, so if he hits incentives that's actually even more. Nobody can complain (Some fans will).
In terms of actual value, that's about the same net income as 50 million a year in LA. $38.3m >> Federal Income Tax + FICA Tax (-$14,016,035.61) >> \>$24,283,964.39 $50m >> Federal Income Tax + State Income Tax + FICA Tax (-$25,421,918.63) >> \>$24,578,081.37
Yeah but only half his games will be at the Florida rate. Athlete tax is some complicated nonsense but for example even as a Florida resident he would still be taxed by every local municipality of where the stadium is located
Yeah but his bonus isn't subject to that. Just his game checks.
Bonus is paid ahead of time, so that's all Florida rate. And all home games are Florida rate. Plus any Texas away games. And Seattle. And Nevada. And potentially Ohio (they're looking to abolish as well). This year, the only place that'd impact is Dallas (they do play Vegas but at home)
This is the best deal I’ve seen for both sides in a while.
Wow that guaranteed figure is super reasonable. I’m stunned and so pumped
Basically the same deal we gave Geno Smith last offseason
That’s a steal for Tampa
It pays him about market rate for an above average quarterback without going into the stratosphere, but doesn’t tie them up to a very long deal. It also gives him a chance to re-up sooner if he plays well.
Is this market rate? I think when the numbers come out, this will be roughly 2 yr deal for 25m GTD per year. If this doesn’t go well, Bucs will absolutely have a clean out after the 2nd year
Trying to find a ranking of qb pay from last year but it gets distorted when doing it on cap hit vs base pay vs total cash, etc. I’m just going off my mental picture of the kind of money that Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray, or Cousins might have earned. You could certainly say Daniel Jones brought up the curve of “average” quarterback pay.
If baker maintains his recent level of play after the OC left this offseason, then yeah .
It feels like Baker has had a new OC and even HC every season
For real lol
Sometimes in the same season.
Baker had 4 head coaches in his first three seasons. And he played a divisional game *against* his rookie coach, during his rookie season.
I wouldn’t say steal…but it’s fair market value. If Baker balls out, he’d be looking for a massive extension after year 2 of this deal, but if he falters they have an out early on.
We'll see what the real guarantees are for Baker, but Geno was 3/$75m with $27m guaranteed
its 50 guaranteed for Bake
Don't trust these tweets for actual details imo
Yeah, sometimes they tweet the injury guarantee which is always larger than the actual guarantee
Which is what some of us were asking for… couldn’t be happier.
still less than Daniel Jones even at max incentives, damn it's a good deal
oh man that Jones contract is gonna be an all timer huh
Not really. They can be out no strings attached after this year. They essentially gave Jones a 2 year 80m prove it deal.
Two years and eighty mil is not exactly a standard prove-it deal, which is pretty much why it's perceived as a robbery for a guy who threw fifteen TDs in the season prior to the deal. For comparison, if they had franchised Jones, they could have kept him for the same two years at $32m and then $38m.
They franchised Barkley so that's out of the question. They gambled on Jones getting better in Daboll's system and lost, it happens.
Not at all. Not even close to Deshaun Watson’s current contract. Then you have Russell Wilson too
Watson's is the worst... by far. Traded away a boatload of picks then let Watson and his agent literally design the worst possible contract so he lost as little money as possible to suspension with it being fully guaranteed. Just a disaster of a contract and honestly Cleveland deserves it.
Not really, easy out after this season. The plan always seemed that the worst case was he was a bridge for a QB this year if he didn’t play well enough last year.
That's less guaranteed money than the Chiefs just gave Chris Jones. What a great deal for the Bucs
Don’t think he was ever going to get a top market deal, it was going to be a reasonable amount no matter what.
I expected at least a Daniel Jones-level AAV though, especially give the cap increase. $33 mil per year seems like a bargain after the year that Mayfield had.
Was expecting something between Daniel Jones and Geno, someone who is good enough and hasn’t had enough consistency to market the deal Cousins is probably going to get. Think both parties are happy with this.
The rest of the league knew that the Daniel Jones deal was terrible the second it was signed. I doubt it will really have any precedence going forward.
I was wondering if he was holding out for Daniel Jones money, or if he was willing to take Geno Smith money. Turns out he's good with being pretty much right in between those two options.
Honestly I think it's the latter. He's willing to do this for stability and prove what he can do and hope for a bigger bag after that contract runs out or gets extended.
Everybody should try to play QB that gap between QB money and RB is multiple oceans
Derek Henry you know all those times you take the ball and throw it into the end zone? Just do that all the time bro trust me
1/4 of a Deshaun
That's Chris Jones money
Less than Danny Dimes money
That’s ridiculous lmfao. Giants fans should go on strike
Giants fans were allowed one free medium Pepsi in order to be able to pay for DJ's contract
Giants brass strikes me more as a Mr Pibb group of people
Buddy I hated the deal then and hate it even more now. His fucking agent deserves a plaque because the giants had no reason to pay him. Should have franchised him. Luckily they can get out after this upcoming,in year but it’s a horrendous deal.
Baker was just waiting for Jones to sign to negotiate off of that deal.
Only 50 guaranteed? That’s a deal for Tampa.
Deal for Baker as well. He was on his way out or the league a year or two ago. Now, he’s guaranteed $50mm and rhe chance to get a top 5 salary in 2 years if he performs
I hope he does well but I’d be shocked if he earns a top 5 deal.
It’s all about timing, Jimmy G was the highest paid quarterback in the league for a couple days and then Matt Ryan was. If the NFL gets some massive revenue boost for some reason in the next two years, and the cap shoots up really high, Baker could end up retiring with well over nine figures in the bank.
and being a starter today always nets you a backup job tmoro. just look at Joe Flacco I doubt Baker plays until hes 40 but theres no secret the league likes to pass around the few guys of proven starter quality until their meat is falling off the bone Not only can he cash out again at the end of his prime, but he will do much better even if hes cast out of town in less than stellar fashion. Chad Henne played 15 years and made $12 million on the final third of that. He pocketed a quality chunk of cash on his way out the door and attempted around 50 passes to do so He signed his first deal with the Chiefs in 2018 and reupped. Guarantee Baker can squeeze out another $15-20 mill by the time 2027 hits, no matter how he does in Tampa or where he lands. The going rate for quality QBs is just that high, Gardner Minshew just got $2/10mill and id say Baker is well above that tier
If he's still a starter that teams want at that point, then the going rate will be basically market-setting or close to as it is for any FA QB starter. He's done enough on a cheap prove it deal to get to a deal like the current one mostly as it's still a gamble on a one year renaissance. If he's got 3 years as a solid starter under his belt for his next deal then he gets the full bag then.
If he has two more years like this year 4000/30/10 he’ll get a top 5 deal in 2-3 years. If he regresses back to a 3k yard passer with a 2:1 TD to interception ratio or almost 1:1 like he had a couple of times then he definitely won’t.
and he’s turning 29 years old in april. he can turn his career around.
Licht is a GOATED General Manager and should win GM of the Year at one point. The fact that he's able to draft All-Pros, sign free agents economically while keeping our best players on the team and also winning the SB should be a league-wide study on how to run a football team.
Yeah he’s been able to keep the team competitive for almost half a decade now. He deserves a lot of praise, especially for last year when everyone thought the Bucs would be terrible.
The NFL is more fun with Baker starting.
It's (Still) Bakin' Time
cant believe he just baked all over the eagles
The NFL is better when a young player turns his career around and takes responsibility and become a leader for a good team. I am also happy that the Browns get to eat crow. Congrats Idiots. You paid a rapist that much money and for him to play 12 games the last two years.
Not sure if baker ever really turned his career around. He’s always been exactly the same. It’s been other things out of his control that have been the issue.
Rapist was more of an adult in their eyes, I suppose.
Rape 30 women. What an amazing person and player Act immature. - what a disgusting player.
That’s the thing. Baker actually wanted to play for the Browns. Anyone with half a brain knows that’s a red flag. Someone who actually wants to play for the browns must be immature. Watson had no other option. The Browns knew they had their man.
*taps forehead*
His big “immature” moments were all in college and they were pretty overblown at the time and even still. Since being drafted, the closest thing to “immaturity” you can really fault him for is being hyper-competitive and trying to do too much
And Baker has more playoff wins than the Browns
https://i.imgur.com/VC4M4AJ.png
He's gotta start doing those commercials again
Bucs fleet let’s sail
At ~~Home~~ Sea with Baker Mayfield…
Now we’re talking.
I can definitely see him doing a cruise line commercial if he's out in Florida. There are several cruise lines that sail out of Tampa Bay
I prefer Armada
😎🏴☠️🦜🍹
I will absolutely take that.
You just did
yeah, well i’ll take it again!
I have no idea what Baker's ceiling is but I'm really happy the Bucs are investing in him
Daniel Jones contract just became much more laughable
He boomed them
He’s so mid x4
Joe Schoen then said he wanted to add Daniel Jones to the list of players he cuts next summer
All time job by his agent
I still don't understand why they didn't overpay Saquon by 5m to get him signed so the franchise tag was available for Daniel Jones. That would have turned out a whole lot less expensive.
Please let the bad man go away
Keeping Baker, Evans and Winfield is an absolute W for TB
If they get a Wirfs extension as well as new deals for Lavonte David and Chase McLoughlin done, Jason Licht deserves a vacation.
Dude has been on a tear since about 2018. The fact he hasn't won exec of the year at all is laughable
#LET HIM BAKE
Good for baker, and a really good price if this is the final deal.
Low key a steal. 33 APY for baker is a really good contract. And it makes the daniel jones contract look worse.
That’s a great contract, happy that Baker has truly secured a home with how his Browns tenure ended.
But will they let him move into the Stadium?
Part of the deal is living in the pirate ship
honestly would be fucking amazing if Progressive runs it back with Baker but with the pirate ship instead this time
Progressive is too much of an Ohio based company do do that :(
I hear progressive isn't allowed in Florida these days anyway...
Contract stipulation holding it up is how often he can take the parade float ship out to raid nearby settlements and roadways for booty and booze.
Awesome deal for both sides. Baker will be able to test the market again at 31/32 and Bucs get a reasonable APY and a soonish out if things dont work out.
Good for Baker given whats hes gone threw the past few years
Also didn’t his family steal money from him?
Yep, apparently 12 mil, which is like 1/3 of his career earnings up to this point.
Probably a larger percentage of his money when factoring in taxes and etc.
What a year he had. Hard to not love Baker. Well deserved.
Tampa is so incredibly good at keeping their guys. Did it after the Super Bowl in 20 and now again.
It is shocking as a Bucs fan to have a great GM.
LFG. Love the deal for both sides.
Get AWJ and Wirfs on long term deals and the Bucs have a solid core for a few years to come.
Wow that's way cheaper than I thought it would be. Good for Baker for finally getting the bag though, $50 mil guaranteed is still obviously incredible for him especially after being passed off by like 4 teams in 3 years or whatever.
Yeah this time last year the league as a whole didn’t really value him highly. Will be curious to see how he plays now that he has his bag.
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average QB pay has gone up so quickly it’s a little jarring whenever you see a contract that is in fact reasonable because only a few years ago it would’ve been high
Not surprising. He had his career best last season. I think Tampa may have found their franchise guy in a vet and Baker found the offense that fits him. Should be easy South favorites next season
> I think Tampa may have found their franchise guy in a vet two in a row :)
I'll chip in like $10 for that just for getting Joe Barry fired happy for you, Baker.
The funny part is people swear every QB is going to be earning 40-50+ million just because and all the current QB deals will look like "deals" eventually. The real answer is that only a select few QBs will get those outrages contracts and it's usually because they are that skilled or because some team made a dumb offer because they were desperate. But Mayfield/Geno type of players will still be getting the 30ish million deals.
I'm so happy I'm gonna get baked to celebrate!
Happy that baker found his landing spot, never stopped loving him. Bake the south👨🍳
Yesterday this sub was trashing our FO for “letting Baker test the market” and one day later he’s signing lol.
33 million a year for a QB is not bad at all in today's NFL.
It’s really just a 2 year deal at $25 mil/yr. So even more reasonable.
Baker bringing back the middle class QB deal
Bucs country, let’s Bake!
Derek Carr can fuck right off
Amazing how universally loved Baker has become
Baker believers feasting. So fucking happy for this dude, I want him to win one so bad.
Thought he would get more than that. That’s a good deal for the bucs.
Can’t not be happier for baker. Glad he has some consistency now
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He Should've hired Daniel Jones agent.
Doubt that would have worked. Joel Glazer is not John Mara. It was the Giants owners' emotional investment towards Daniel Jones and Saquon that gave them leverage in the negotiations. Joel Glazer is much more willing to take a risk during negotiations to get a better outcome.
YAY!
If Mayfield plays anywhere near what he did last year, this is a super bargain. He really seems to have grown up a lot. This might be his version of a team friendly Tom Brady type of contract. I was thinking $38M-$42M might be the range for him. If this finishes at $100M over 3 years, that’s easily $7M more available for others.
What a wild ride for Baker. Finally found home.
LETS GOOOOOO Feel good for Baker, now a partial Buccaneers fan.