Baker Mayfield Passing Chart Vs. Rams
November 26th, 2025
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.
Baker Mayfield only played one half of football against the Rams last Sunday in that atrocious game from the City of Angels. But in that first half, Liam Coen’s name was all over Mayfield’s passing chart.
We all know Coen hated throwing deep passes, at least with Mayfield. Joe isn’t sure if that has changed for Coen over in Jacksonville with struggling Trevor Lawrence.
Sunday at SoFi Stadium, of the 19 passes Mayfield threw in the first half (he did not play in the second half), only two went farther than 20 yards from the line of scrimmage.
Perhaps Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard was channeling his inner Woody Hayes. The legendary Ohio State coach famously once stated only three things can happen on a pass and two are bad.
On the two passes over 20 yards from the line that Mayfield attempted, one was incomplete and the other was an interception. So Hayes’ mantra came true there.
The majority of Mayfield’s completions came on those junk screen passes to the left that got few yards.
November 26th, 2025 at 4:21 am
Joe … ‘The majority of Mayfield’s completions came on those junk screen passes to the left that got few yards.’
What that tells me is that Grizz is clueless at this point. Our Run Game was working to start the game, then Grizz abandoned it in favor of the pass and everything fell apart. It was 14-0 Rams in the 1st qtr before we even blinked, and the game was effectively over.
If we’d stuck with our Run Game we had a slight chance of competing. In the 1st half, Bucs had TEN 3rd down and TWO 4th down opportunities. Bucs ran on FOUR of our 3rd downs … and we converted all 4. Bucs passed on SIX of our 3rd downs … and we converted on only 2 of them. We passed on BOTH of our 4th down chances in the 1st half … 1 was intercepted & the other was Incomplete.
I was under the impression that Grizz was promoted to OC because of the great work that he did last season on 3rd down conversion play-calls. Not impressed at all this year.
November 26th, 2025 at 5:04 am
As with many things Bucs related, it just makes no sense. The prevailing wisdom is that when you’re in a multi score deficit you essentially give up on the running game because you need points in a hurry. But if we’re only gonna throw it 5 yards past the LOS, that’s the same kind of yardage we get running the ball. Plus it’s less predictable to run in that scenario. Given how the defense is straight up hot garbage, we need to analyze and plan for how we’re gonna play from behind. And this shouldn’t be it.
November 26th, 2025 at 5:08 am
The best defense at this point in a good offense. Run the ball and clock.
November 26th, 2025 at 5:09 am
To all the fans who quit on us last year.
To all the fans calling for a good man to lose his job.
You are quitters and cowards.
You gave up on our boys last year, yet they made the playoffs.
You are giving up on our boys again this year.
Why?
Have you not learned from our boys to never give up?
Have you not learned from our boys to stick together?
We have lost to 5 great teams.
1. Eagles
2. Lions
3. Patriots
4. Bills
5. Rams
These are some of the best teams in the NFL!
We are are 6-5 and leading the NFC South. Again!
I wish all the fake fans would go cheer for another team.
Becsuse you don’t have a Buccaneers Mentality!
November 26th, 2025 at 5:21 am
It aint the losses, it is the fact that they have been out coached and out played in all of them by a wide margin.
November 26th, 2025 at 5:32 am
Let me teach you up buddy. THE GOOD TEAMS ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS! So if we can’t beat them now, what does that tell you? We’re supposed to hang our hats on beating soup can teams? Some of us have greater goals than backing in to the playoffs only to get embarrassed on a national stage and end up with the 19th pick in the draft for our troubles. Again. Being in the middle like that is the WORST place to be in sports. Not good enough to win it all and not bad enough to get a top pick. It’s purgatory. bowles may be a good man, but he’s a .500 coach across his whole career and his defenses have been in the bottom half of the league more seasons than not since he’s been here. Our boys never give up? A Bucs mentality? What team have you been watching? They come out flat and uninspired almost every week. No fire from ANYONE outside of Baker and Tykee. They wanted NO part of taking it to the Rams. Our backup QB looked offended he was gonna be expected to play rather than excited for the opportunity. Get a clue. And oh yeah:
FIRE bowles
NO confidence
November 26th, 2025 at 5:35 am
Still thinking that Baker has had something going on in the past few games. Maybe other injuries. And now another one. Plus an eerie feeling around the entire team of something else not being right. With Baker’s other shoulder being injured, he could stay out this week and/or make more short passes or none at all.
DR – Agree about Grizz. I also thought he was the hidden gem from Coen’s past OC position.
However, Coen had Mike, Bucky, and Chris most of last season. An entirely different team and game schedule. I really think he overused Bucky and then he ended up getting that hip/back injury. Coen hasn’t shown too much with the Jags either. Glad he wasn’t kept on as a HC. Unfortunately, I am unsure at this point if Grizz will be OC next year either.
November 26th, 2025 at 6:31 am
To be fair. The Oline sucked and Baker had no time to throw and was getting killed. Having said that, they should have run the ball way more often than they did.
November 26th, 2025 at 6:35 am
Rewatched the 1st half of Rams game. What is the point in throwing deep when you get 1.2 seconds to throw? The O line was as porous as a colander draining spaghetti. The 2nd and 3rd string guards were pushed back into Baker’s face continually and even Wirfs was handled by Verse. The Rams play defense the way it is supposed to be played. Strong pass rush and press coverage overwhelmed Grizz and the entire offense.
November 26th, 2025 at 6:44 am
@Teacherman, just because someone is a “good man” doesn’t mean that person is qualified for the job. Bowles head coaching record is 59-69. Keep rooting for the “good man” and I’ll continue to request a winning HC. Also winning, not whatever you root for should be the “Buccaneer mentality” as you call it.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:59 am
What that tells me is that Grizz is clueless at this point. Our Run Game was working to start the game, then Grizz abandoned it in favor of the pass and everything fell apart.
Been saying this since DET
Grizz is over his head!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
November 26th, 2025 at 7:59 am
teacherman … ‘To all the fans calling for a good man to lose his job. You are quitters and cowards.’
That’s unfair Teacherman. Almost universally JBFers consider Todd Bowles to be ‘a good man’ of great character. THAT’S not the issue here, not ever has been. This is his 4th year as our HC and 7th year as our DC. Both of those positions carry huge responsibilities, and ultimately set the tone for how well we do each season. Separating 1 responsibility from the other can be vey hard, but it’s essential to keep them separate.
While Todd was JUST our DC (2019-2021) our defense improved every single year. I give him a pass for 2019 because we were transitioning to a new 3-4 defense and more specifically because of Jameis’ 30 INTs. But in 2020 & 2021 our defense rocked, ending up both years in the Top-10.
When Todd took over as our HC in 2022 (and retained the DC hat), our defense slid to #13. No biggie I thought, because that was a tumultuous year. Ending up 8-9 with Brady as our QB was a little unsettling, but hey we won the NFC South (whoopee). The defense actually improved the following 2023 year (to #7 ranking) despite a lot of personnel changes. Our record improved a tad (to 9-8) & we won the NFC South again. I was optimistic that we were heading in the right direction.
But then 2024 happened. Our offense took off with Coen as our OC and Baker as our QB. Ended up with the #3 offense … but the #16 defense. That defense gave up 60 more points than in 2023 & ended up being our Achilles Heel.
That demise has accelerated in 2025. Our defense has given up 284 pts already in just 11 games, and we’ve slid even further to #25 ranking. IF we continued at that pace, we’d end up surrendering 439 pts in 17 games. I don’t believe that’ll happen (opponents SHOULD get easier these last 6 games). But still, this year will end up being our defense’s worst performance since 2019 when they surrendered 449 pts (with Jameis’ help of course).
The same thing appears to be happening here that happened up in Tennessee with Mike Vrabel. He took over as HC for Mike Mularkey in 2018 and promptly went 9-7, then 9-7 again in 2019. But then in 2020 the Titans improved to 11-5, then to 12-5 in 2021. Things started to unravel though in 2022 (Vrabel’s 4th year as HC) when the Titans fell to 7-10, and unraveled even more in 2023 when they fell to 6-11. Vrabel was fired, and Brian Callahan (a well-known coach) was hired as the replacement HC. Titans finished 3-14 in 2024, Callahan was replaced as HC earlier this season by Mike McCoy (another well-known coach) and the Titans now sit at 1-10 right now. The bleeding continues.
Mike Vrabel as you know was hired as the Patriots HC to start this season, and they now lead the AFC East with a 10-2 record. Amazing turnaround from their 3-14 finish in 2024. Reality IMO is that Mike Vrabel had stagnated in Tennessee, and needed that change of scenery. In my mind, Mike Vrabel IS Todd Bowles. Both are good coaches … and ‘good men’ … but sometimes you just stay in 1 place too long & need a change of scenery.
November 26th, 2025 at 8:00 am
I will defend Grizzard on the 1st quarter deep ball to Egbuka.
Egbuka was open after he made a move on the CB, but Mayfield , instead of throwing the ball, got happy feet and slid to his left and by the time he threw it deep, Egbuka had double coverage. Could’ve been a big play.
Otherwise, agree that it was a poorly called game after the 1st series.
November 26th, 2025 at 8:52 am
Chip Kelly is unemployed, coached Egbuka at OSU, and has >25 years of play calling experience at the college and pro levels.
Grizzard isn’t it, and I can even put this passing chart on Baker himself, because it’s the head chef picking the meal plan and we are STARVING.
November 26th, 2025 at 9:36 am
Hey teacher man lick it slow. Fire tide
November 26th, 2025 at 10:08 am
Another day ,MORE Baker excuses. He’s been here 3 full years and YET he’s below.500 outside the rest of the leauge. Every year has a losing record vs teams over 500, it’s like 35% and I’m talking just here in Tampa. The DEFENSE is why he misses wide open receivers…..The defense last year is why they started 4-6…last year the Commanders gave up MORE points (391-385) then the Bucs yet their ROOKIE QB led them to 12 regular season wins in a tougher division AND the NFC title game.And he didn’t have nearly the supporting cast Bum Baker did.The more me and other guys talk the more I see how putrid Baker is. ” He must be hurt” No. Since coming into the he is literally one of the most inaccurate QBs in the NFL. Of guys with 75 starts he is #5. Right there with Wentz,Darnold,Mariota and Trevor Lawrence. His first 7 years he finished 3rd,19th,24th and 26th or lower FOUR times. This year he is like 23rd. We can criticize every player or staff EXCEPT Baker..” winning the South” has our chest out. This 4 year run of the division is absolutely the worst in the history of football. 9-8 in 2023? The Bengals were in LAST place of the AFC North in 2023 with a 9-8 record. 10-7? The Packers went 11-6 last year and was in 3rd place of the NFC North. Pretty soon your going to have a civil war. Bucs fans vs Baker fans. That stadium is pathetic most of the time. Like one guy said, I bet KC glad they traded up for Mahomes as Baltimore is they traded up for Lamar. Carson Wentz was 27, coming off a 4000 yard(16 games ) 27td/7 int playoff season and they drafted Jalen Hurts THAT off season. And Wentz had excuses. He didn’t have ONE receiver reach 500 yards. That’s the difference between their organization and ours . If Baker played like he has here, he’d be toast. He’d been gone. They don’t tolerate that. Last I looked Philly is 8-3 with Saquon being trash this year. And Hurts went 14-1 SB and 3rd in MVP BEFORE Saquon. I’m SICK of this!!!
November 26th, 2025 at 12:18 pm
Defense rules: Since you bringing up the 2024 defense….that defense gave up LESS points then the Commanders defense did in 2024 and the Commanders with a rookie QB still won 12 regular season games and went to the NFC title game with inarguably a inferior roster. And whe. You look at it the Commanders defense surrendered 55 points vs the Eagles in the NFC title game..I’m glad you mentioned 2023. The defense allowed 60 less points, created a ton of turnovers. Winfeild turned into prime Ed Reed. The team was VERY healthy. Godwin and Evans played all 17 games. Yet our offense was ranked like 22nd. Idk, it’s all out there in front of everyone. And just because your not the only problem doesn’t mean your not a problem.
November 26th, 2025 at 12:24 pm
Defense rules: Vrabrel is the ONLY thing you see different in New England???Not that ACCURATE,6-5, 23 year old QB huh? Do you think he would be doing this with a undersized, inaccurate,30 year old journeyman QB? Probably not. Too bad it has to be a implosion for house repairs to be made..
November 26th, 2025 at 1:05 pm
Erickson Cobb Carrier … ‘Do you think he would be doing this with a undersized, inaccurate, 30 year old journeyman QB? Probably not.’
Was simply comparing 2 head coaches with a similar (defensive) background. But since you bring up the QBs …
Last season Baker completed 71.4% of his passes, throwing for 4500 yds & 41 TDs against 16 INTs in leading us to a 10-7 season. Our offense ranked #3 in the NFL. That’s pretty good IMO for a ‘undersized, inaccurate, 30 year old journeyman QB’ isn’t it?
Prior to last season, Baker had completed 61.9% of his passes over 6 seasons, for 3389 yds & 22 TDs against 12 INTs on average yearly. Hmmm, so a MAJOR improvement in 2024. I wonder why. Could it be because of the quality of the TEAM around Baker?
This season Drake Maye has led the Patriots to a 10-2 record thus far. Project that over a 17-game season and they’d end with a 14-3 record, with Maye completing 71.0% of his passes, for 4434 yds & 30 TDs against 8 INTs. Pats’ offense currently ranks #7 in the NFL.
Last season Maye started 12 games, and was 3-9 in those games. Still though, he threw for 66.6% completions, with 15 TDs against 10 INTs. He actually did quite well I thought in his rookie year last season, it just wasn’t reflected in the Won-Loss record. MAYBE because Pats’ defense sucked last year (ranked #22, surrendering 417 pts). IMO Maye’s got a bright future … as long as they put a decent TEAM around him.
The exact same is true of Baker. Put a decent TEAM around him, and he can get you where you want to go. but don’t expect either Mayfield or Maye to win the Super Bowl surrounded by a bad team. It doesn’t work that way.
November 26th, 2025 at 2:58 pm
Aside from the fact you’re comparing a STUD at 23 with 24 starts to a 30 year old that’s been on 4 teams is comical itself. So we blame the GM,HC,OCS, Line AND the defense. Well riddle me this … L since we still stuck on 2024. The Commanders defense gave up 391 points in the regular season compared to our 385 points. So, they gave up MORE points with a ROOKIE QB. They went 12-5 inna MUCH tougher division and that rookie QB LED them to the NFC TITLE game. Subtract the QBs and we had a BETTER roster then Washington.Ill wait for your rebuttal.
November 26th, 2025 at 5:11 pm
A bunch of passes completed only within.5 yards of the lLOS=no reliable WR’s getting open deeper relatively quickly.
November 26th, 2025 at 5:13 pm
Defense Rules: I’m STILL waiting for your response. At least admit when your wrong. Your suke silence is deafening. For every excuse you give Baker, I can give 2-3 rebuttals.
November 26th, 2025 at 6:52 pm
Baker isn’t inaccurate. He’s throwing to our WR’s 4,5,and 6.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:33 pm
St.Petematt: Can you be serious? This is where he ranked in completion % in his career….3rd,19th,24th, 26,29,31 and whatever he is this year which is like 22-24th. Even in 2023 he was 19th with both Evans and Godwin playing all 17 games.Ill wait …