Baker Mayfield Says Bucs Will “Dictate” Through Receivers
June 16th, 2026
Chris Godwin lauded for comeback.
Will the high-flying Buccaneers offense return after a one-year hiatus?
Joe would label that is “somewhat likely” as the afternoon heats up One Buc Palace in mid-June.
The offensive line is healthy, so is the quarterback and running backs and a talented group of receivers not named Mike Evans.
Baker Mayfield talked to media today at One Buc Palace following Day 1 of mandatory minicamp. He seems to feel the Bucs offense will be able to impose its will through the air.
“We’ll be able to kind of dictate based on personnel and [our receivers] moving around and really seeing defenses and how they’re going to try and cover us, attack us,” Mayfield said. “It’s a great luxury to have.
“I think Chris [Godwin] looks really, really good right now. I was training with him the whole offseason and [Jalen McMillan,] as well. Those guys busted their tails. Chris looks like he’s back into his pure form.”
Joe is excited about Godwin, maybe even as much as Mayfield.
At 30-years-old, Godwin should be in his prime and he’s sort of in a contract year with no cash guaranteed in his Bucs contract for the 2027 season.
At 30, Evans had 79 catches for 1,255 yards and 13 touchdowns. Yea, Godwin is not Evans, but he is capable of making a lot of fans forget about Evans for at least one season.
June 16th, 2026 at 12:39 pm
No way Evans gets forgotten about. He should still be here. Another guy should be gone.
June 16th, 2026 at 12:47 pm
This WR core and the skill players overall especially with the addition of Gainwell are going to be part of a Top 10 Offense. The biggest concern will be the health of the O-Line which relates directly to Baker’s comfort level of course. The real exciting part of the Offense is this OC knows what he is doing. LFG!!
June 16th, 2026 at 12:48 pm
Someone needs to remind Baker that he’s supposed to throw the ball to the guys wearing the Buccaneers helmets.
And maybe get him a ladder so he can see over the O-Line.
1-9 in Prime time. HOF bound!
June 16th, 2026 at 12:49 pm
Don’t worry, Lynch50, Zac will have Baker playing worse than Michael Penix in no time.
June 16th, 2026 at 1:05 pm
TBBF predicts JMac will surprise all….
June 16th, 2026 at 1:15 pm
If their is a positive thing from ME leaving and the way he left, it is Godwin coming out of ME shadow. Yes, I think we all hope Godwin is back to himself. I am truly happy for him because he has truly overcome. I mentioned before I would like yo see him placed on the billboard at the stadium. He is in my opinion now MR Buc!!. I hope he nails it this year for him. Yes we will all benefit from his performance. .
Talk about passion the D players need to look at this guy and so do the fans.
Thank You Chris!!!!
June 16th, 2026 at 1:19 pm
If their is anything positive in ME leaving and the way he left, it is Godwin can now emerge from ME shadow. I think they need to put his pic on the billboard at the stadium. He is now MR Buc. No one is more dedicated and worked harder to get back into form than him. Talk about passion!!, the D players need to watch this guy and yes so do the fans. I hope he has a breakout season and cashes in
THANK YOU CHRIS !!!. You truly are amazing
June 16th, 2026 at 1:23 pm
Sorry for the duplicate. As someone else mentioned the software on the site now has issues. All to often things don’t get posted or you are told it is moderatered or you are repeating even though you are not. This happened here. The initial was not posted.
June 16th, 2026 at 1:27 pm
Still talking about footwork. . .what you don’t d’feet you will repeat
June 16th, 2026 at 1:32 pm
Like you said JOE Godwin isn’t Evans but he’s dam dangerous. Before he got hurt in 24 dude was lighting it up even more than Evans. Just stay healthy
June 16th, 2026 at 1:42 pm
Listen to the Brady broadcasts of the Bucs games and he said the Bucs offense runs through Godwin with Evans out there for the big play.
June 16th, 2026 at 1:47 pm
Based on Baker’s remarks it does not appear that he intends to play hardball and ask for a trade.
June 16th, 2026 at 1:48 pm
If Godwin is used in the slot, like 2024, and can stay healthy, he’s going to have a huge year. For fantasy, I’ll be picking up Godwin on the cheap as everyone rushes to get e2. Also, McMillan isn’t a bad last round flyer – he looked so good to end last year, and if Godwin or e2 got hurt …or, who knows, maybe he just flat out ends up taking one of their jobs. He looked that good to end last year, if he can keep it up, that’s a possibility.
June 16th, 2026 at 1:52 pm
“Listen to the Brady broadcasts of the Bucs games and he said the Bucs offense runs through Godwin with Evans out there for the big play.”
Or you can just watch 2021 tape of Godwin getting spammed passes from Tom Brady himself. Chris had like 90+ catches and 1,110yards in like 13-14 games before getting hurt. Was playing at a level high enough that he still got voted to the Pro Bowl afterward.