Baker Being Baker Has Become Part Of The Problem
September 27th, 2026
The Bucs are now on a collective 12-game run with Baker Mayfield playing like a below average quarterback.
That’s no small sample size.
Last year it was injuries. Mayfield went from MVP candidate to banged up and struggling. It was understandable behind a makeshift offensive line and a rookie playaller.
This year, he was healthy for three games before the second-to-last drive tonight. His heralded offensive line was healthy, and Mayfield has a veteran offensive coordinator he helped handpick. Oh, and don’t forget Mayfield was given a fat contract he demanded because he and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager evaluated him to be an upper tier quarterback.
Mayfield’s decision-making has been off through three weeks and Joe can’t muster a decent excuse. Because there isn’t one.
How the hell did Mayfield eat a sack on a two-minute drive late in the first half today on first down? There were so many rough decisions. Joe has to go back to the film to count them all.
And now Mayfield has a dislocated throwing thumb and an 0-3 record.
Joe also is doing a lot of head-shaking about how Mayfield’s leadership has let the Bucs down. Remember, “it’s not playoff time yet.”
Joe would love to see the Bucs bring in an offensive brain, a consultant, to start studying Mayfield and the current broken offense.
The days of blaming Josh Grizzard and thinking Zac Robinson will find a magic fix without any action shouldn’t continue.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:18 pm
Just get Baker, the O-line, and the receivers to stop sucking!” Brilliant! We only need 8 out of 11 guys to learn how to play football again! Oh wait—Bucky is hurt and Otton can’t catch or block either, so make that **ALL 11 GUYS!!**
This is what happens when you pick Todd Bowles over Liam Coen. In 2024, Coen gave us a top-5 offense, a 5.3 YPC run game, and a 40-TD year from Baker. But Tampa’s brain trust decided a 35–35 coach who barely scraped through a trash 8–9 division was the future. Jacksonville snatched Coen, went 13–4 with a top-6 scoring unit, and left us watching our offense crash into a brick wall.
We handed away a genius play-caller to protect a defensive coach who couldn’t even hold a lead last week. Baker looks like the guy Carolina CUT! Trevor Lawrence was on his way out of the league just like Baker—until Coen saved him. Sure, it’s about the Jimmys and Joes, but if you don’t have elite talent, it is 100% about the X’s and O’s.
BOWLES SUCKS!! And Baker isn’t good without an ELITE play-caller giving him easy reads, quick progressions, and masking his inability to hold back his urge to run!
September 27th, 2026 at 8:19 pm
Guys, have faith for heavens sake.
When Baker gets healthy, he’s the MVP!
All will be well, we just have to wait for him to get healthy.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Liam Coen was the answer.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Gruuuuuuden
September 27th, 2026 at 8:22 pm
Joe. Are you that daft? When a o line plays like a sieve it not much of a decision to make. Wow
September 27th, 2026 at 8:22 pm
Good article.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:22 pm
They won’t do a damned thing about it, and we all know it. Lots of change coming in a few months. I might dress as a Todd Bowles contract extension for Halloween, just to scare the neighbors.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:22 pm
What game were you watching? The O line was terrible today and Receivers weren’t getting separation?
September 27th, 2026 at 8:24 pm
noone was lining up to hire grizzard as coordinator nor robinson
September 27th, 2026 at 8:24 pm
The Glazers are the problem. Let’s say they let Bowles go for Cohen and didn’t pay Baker as much as they did when they did. We’d be in better shape. Baker is sucking, but so is his line, some receivers with dumb drops, a D that was not as good as the score showed. We are bad all around.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:24 pm
Joe this is a terrible article. Did you not watch the game? They were in our backfield almost the second the ball was snapped. This game was on the oline and the offensive coordinator inability to adjust. Idc if he had to put two running backs in the backfield to chip block you have to adjust. Use two tight end sets, go hurry up, something anything!! Zac Robinson, Todd Bowles, and Jason Licht should all be fired.
Clean house and start over its time.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:24 pm
i really did enjoy watching this game tho…
it was a dog fight…
2 defenses rising to the occasion…
i even saw winfield sort of trying to get involved…
it was really good to see our defense begin to try and define themselves…it’s been a minute for sure…
real ugly-ish old school type game on a lot of levels…it was good to see…
this game convinced me the bucs season has started…they somewhat showed up…(not the passing game really tho)…
the first 2 games i was still convinced we were maybe still in preseason mode…
but this game showed me a few things…not much…but a few…
at 0-3 tho, we are legit circling the drain…and at 0-4 or 1-4 in the next couple weeks we will be de@ad and buried
September 27th, 2026 at 8:25 pm
thor looked engaged, and way better…somehow
September 27th, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Joe, they’re going to call you a hater for stating the obvious lol
September 27th, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Mayfield has always been a below average QB and he always will be. How’s that extension looking now Licht? Whole franchise is a clown show.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:27 pm
How do we get out of his contract
September 27th, 2026 at 8:28 pm
rod has become super super correct…
baker has become super super inaccurate…
he can no longer deliver a ball…
also egbuka is a problem – he lacks the ability to separate big time – and it’s only going to get worse as he ages…
and he doesn’t get out of breaks well, or cut on a dime…thus little separation…
the offense has issues upon issues…bucky however is not one of them
September 27th, 2026 at 8:28 pm
He made 100 million. Not too bad.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:28 pm
I get that he is tough.
I get that some plays he makes running around make the fans and the team love him.
I get all that.
But honestly sometimes the best play you can make is throw the ball out of bounds.
The Offense so far this season looks like they are on the first day at mini camp.
I have not seen a QB and his receivers being so out of touch. Its all over the place and of course is not only on Mayfield. But some of it is.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:29 pm
The bucs really said “lets give the qb with the most turnovers a huge contract” what the hell
September 27th, 2026 at 8:30 pm
…….. If you’re not part of the solution……..
…..then you’re definitely part of the problem….
September 27th, 2026 at 8:30 pm
I miss Dave Canales. That season nearly everyone was healthy, Baker limited his mistakes. The press conferences were amazing. Those were the golden days of hopium.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:30 pm
I’m happy for Tom Moore that he didn’t waste another year of his life with this dumpster-fire of a season.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:31 pm
Abysmal passing stats for him this game
September 27th, 2026 at 8:31 pm
Get lost with the Gruden crap. Chuckie the Ego blew it here, and really proved how stupid he was when the LV Raiders canned him. Leaving racist slurs on your work computer? And most of the employees are AA and mixed race. Wow, what an IQ.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:32 pm
@ Joe also is doing a lot of head-shaking about how Mayfield’s leadership has let the Bucs down. Remember, “it’s not playoff time yet.”
That’s because he is NOT a LEADER. He was NEVER a LEADER. He just has some people completely FOOLED. Mostly, a certain ‘type’ of FAN. His last play was so fitting… Him just running around in circles. He is NOT a “Leader of MEN.” Is is ALL only about BAKER MAYFIELD 24/7/365, Baby!!!! That’s all it is. He’s SELFISH. PERIOD. He knows BY NOW, that he can’t continue doing all of THIS BS, but he continues to do so… His teammates, and everyone else, BE DAMNED. “I’m going to do it MY-WAY, & screw-it.” Especially NOW, even more so, SINCE HE WAY PAID. Just STUPID. He is who HE IS and he always HAS BEEN. Just End of Story. And, that’s on LICKT and the Glazers. Unfortunately, it just SCREWED US ALL. FOR YEARS. Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock. It’s OVER. Hell, it’s been OVER.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:32 pm
They should take Baker $165 million
And give it the Real MVP of the team
The Punter
September 27th, 2026 at 8:32 pm
It’s not all Baker,, a lot of it is but the O line can’t block anyone. He is running for his life on every play. Remember this is the fan base that ran off Steve Young and Doug Williams.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:32 pm
Holding calls, zero holes in running game in the second half, and terrible pass protection…
Why does the O-line blow chunks so bad?
September 27th, 2026 at 8:33 pm
is it normal to have an undrafted rookie free agent as your backup?
September 27th, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Baker is laughing all the way to 109 million guaranteed. Yes, he’ll show the proper emotion and take the blame but what an incredible stroke of luck to sign a guaranteed contract when he did. The Mayfield family will be grateful forever.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Those of you trying to just blame the o-line, Baker had a dozen plays (counted them) where he had time and threw the ball to the open receiver, only to overthrow or throw to the side of them. He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. He’s just getting worse. He’s never been a great QB. HE IS NOT A FRANCHISE QB, AND NEVER HAS BEEN!!! You Baker lovers have been so clamped onto his package that you can’t see the forest for the trees. He’s always sucked more than been good. I, Rod, and several others have been saying this since the “competition” where Trask consistently had a significantly higher YPC than Baker in that pre-season, and against Baker’s regular season performance, but yet still lost. Trask could actually hit deep balls fairly consistently. Last week, Baker missed 6 easy, wide-open deep balls. This is Baker. It doesn’t get any better. That short MVP run he had early last year was just a mirage. He reverted the rest of the season and here we are.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:35 pm
At home to THE mighty “Jefferson-Less” Vikings.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:35 pm
And I thought JaMarcus Russell was overpaid…
September 27th, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Like many of us, I was against the Mayfield extension. He was under contract and the Bucs held the tag for ’27.
There was no reason to sign him? Why? Because he was pouting? Largest contract in Bucs history has become the largest mistake in Bucs history – and that’s saying something.
He’s an average QB that plays with passion but the results speak for themselves.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:38 pm
The issue is simple….Mayfield is on his 5th different OC in 5 yrs AND Mike Evans left. There’s literally nobody in our WR group that is unstoppable in jump ball scenarios meaning they either win the catch OR absolutely make sure the opponent doesn’t intercept it. Evans was that guy and looking back on Bucs history when Evans was out, our offense no matter the QB was inept. Evans changed the dynamics of the offense….Godwin benefited from it, Godwin doesn’t impact the offense in a similar fashion. There’s hardly any separation on WR….with Evans that didn’t matter because he would just get the catch. But this group simply isn’t as good and nobody is threatening the defense deep. Evans required a safety for help. A good play caller could scheme people open….our guy can’t. This team should honestly fire Bowles and promote the OC to see if maybe he calls games differently if Bowles isn’t looking over his shoulder. I doubt we change much but might as well see if the vibe at least changes with Bowles gone.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Here comes the Baker backers with all the excuses.
Reality is with good QB play, this team is 3-0.
With decent QB play they are 2-1.
With Baker they are 0-3.
Has the oline been a problem? Yep
Has the OC been bad? Yep
But the highest paid player in franchise history has been AWFUL.
I told everyone there was NO reason to sign Baker to a huge new deal. The risk was WAY too big and it’s playing out right in front of us. He’s been terrible and now injured.
If they end up with a top 3 pick and pass on a QB because of this contract, it’ll be the final nail in this franchise coffin for years to come.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:41 pm
@rodmunch
You’re the real MVP bro! You get the trophy for continually making the dumbest comments on this site. Cheer to you
September 27th, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Sean McDermitt
September 27th, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Jalon Daniels will be way better than Baker has been this year. We really just need less penalties on the offensive line and our offense will open up with Daniels at the helm. Just watch
Baker has been terrible for awhile now.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:42 pm
We were fleeced. Super arrogant guy.
Nothing without Mike.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Do we win a game this year????
September 27th, 2026 at 8:43 pm
Baker Mayfield sucks
Cleveland Browns fans are laughing at the Bucs
Calling the Bucs idiots for giving him that ridiculous contract
Dumping Baker Mayfield was Cleveland most intelligent move
September 27th, 2026 at 8:44 pm
“First Last Says:
September 27th, 2026 at 8:30 pm
I miss Dave Canales. That season nearly everyone was healthy, Baker limited his mistakes. The press conferences were amazing. Those were the golden days of hopium”
We won 9 games allowing <20 ppg, Í get what you’re saying but there’ve always been signs
September 27th, 2026 at 8:46 pm
O for goodness sake… when you run on first down, every time (flashbacks from Dave Canales) for a very small gain, you put yourself behind on 2 nd and 3rd.
There’s NO way those refs could miss the head slaps, late hits, the facemask grabs, the holds and the dirty play by the Viking Defense. I thought the inking coaching staff had more class than that.
The Bucs aren’t good enough to overcome poor officiating.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:52 pm
@ Robert – Get outta here, HE’S BEEN AWFUL. What is it now, I can’t even keep up it’s been SO BAD… 3-11!? So, you’re saying that the right (smart) move was handing HIM at 31-YEARS OLD a max-level, top-3 LONGTERM DEAL, for 4-FULL YEAR’S (including this season)!? First, COEN. Now, THIS. Plus, everything else in between. This franchise could NOT have been anymore mismanaged than this, if you had intentionally TRIED TO. And, “I” WARNED… Hell, SCREAMED every step of the way, concerning EVERY MOVE “THEY” MADE. I blind person couldn’t have screwed this up ANY WORSE than what they have. And, it ALL starts with LICKT. Who is now closing in on having a career SUB .400 WinPct. throughout his ENTIRE 10-YEAR CAREER, without having Tom Brady aiding him on his literal EVERY MOVE, when he was here. He is who he is, and he always has been. BOTTOMLINE. PERIOD.
September 27th, 2026 at 8:54 pm
Trade for S. Sanders!!!
September 27th, 2026 at 8:57 pm
“HeavyE Says:
September 27th, 2026 at 8:54 pm
Trade for S. Sanders!!!“
Hey man, what do we have to lose outside of more games. If Baker is out long term, I wouldn’t expect Daniels to get the nod, but who knows. Could be worse, could have Browning or Bazelak in here
September 27th, 2026 at 8:57 pm
Is it time.tp move o ? Maybe we can trade him.to.the giants?
September 27th, 2026 at 8:57 pm
Is it time.tp move o ? Maybe we can trade him.to.the giants?
September 27th, 2026 at 8:58 pm
Offense is predictable Payne Durham in then run, pistol formation? Where was screen plays against blitz? What was the offense game plan?
September 27th, 2026 at 8:59 pm
Gus swayze available? ( Gardner minschew )
September 27th, 2026 at 8:59 pm
If he is crying wolf then give him the tape! Excuses are for losers my ole coach ingrained in me and quite frankly I agree. We live with them, we hear them, we somewhat autotune them. Figure it out or don’t cry wolf
September 27th, 2026 at 9:01 pm
If he is crying wolf then give him the tape! Excuses are for losers my ole coach ingrained in me and quite frankly I agree. We live with them, we hear them, we somewhat autotune them. Figure it out or don’t cry wolf. Ai might have said that but I know what I said. All Bucs fans know we ain’t dumb.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:05 pm
@ Davenport Says: “Like many of us, I was against the Mayfield extension. He was under contract and the Bucs held the tag for ’27.
There was no reason to sign him? Why? Because he was pouting? Largest contract in Bucs history has become the largest mistake in Bucs history – and that’s saying something.”
There was t a single thing that made ANY SENSE about it. I mean, THE ONLY WAY you jump at putting out that type of contract is at A DISCOUNT. Period. End of Story. ESPECIALLY, when he was ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT. And, the franchise tag is possibly going to be at $47-MILLION (though I’m sure HIS OWN deal will potentially push-it to the $50-MIL)… And, “THEY” just decide to HAND HIM $55-MIL X3!? Now, make it MAKE SENSE. It’s pure IGNORANCE. Just STUPIDITY. When, they had their OUT and the season was about to start, and he had just called you all a bunch of “LIARS.” GTFO. Just ABSURDITY. It’s INSANE.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:05 pm
You know a lot was made of the contrast between Tom Brady’s preparation style and attitude in practice and games compared to Mayfield. Even the offensive lineman were like, we can enjoy the game again. With Brady it was serious, all business and of course 7 Super Bowls including one in Tampa. Even Brady said would you rather have fun all the time or win Super Bowls? Apparently having fun at practice, being buddies with all your teammates doesn’t win Super Bowls.
At least not in Tampa.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:08 pm
Remember when Baker said he felt disrespected? Well I feel disrespected by him! WTF has happened to him? And Grizzard wasn’t the problem, remember they were playing MVP level on offense the first part of last season…strange no one mentions that!
September 27th, 2026 at 9:08 pm
Kenton Smith
Where are you lol
GO BUCS
September 27th, 2026 at 9:10 pm
@LakelamdSteve
They’re learning, that you have to be good and win games to have fun in this game. Losing isn’t fun, losing stinks especially when you could’ve won. Could’ve.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:11 pm
“813bucboi Says:
September 27th, 2026 at 9:08 pm
Kenton Smith
Where are you lol”
Trying to join a thumb donor list
September 27th, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Adam was thought the same thing. Both defenses came to play. Just got to get our offense jump started. ST didn’t show up unfortunately.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:12 pm
This really has become a total clown show….I hope this doesn’t come true but
I see Baker flaming out and the Buc’s stuck paying him just like the Giants did with Daniel Jones…which crippled them for 2 years….I can then see Baker bouncing around the league as a backup QB. Might come in and help now and then. Sorry but the writing is on the wall.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:14 pm
Baker Mayfield is a con artist
He sold this backwards thinking fanbase a bunch of dreams
And they fell hard for it
He trick the owners out of a $165 million contract
September 27th, 2026 at 9:15 pm
Defense Rules has said a few times that Baker has looked shell shocked at times since halfway through last season. I thought it was something else. I was wrong about that. He doesn’t just look shell shocked at times. He looks shell shocked most of the time. He also looks like he’s not having fun. His body language looks bad, his decision making isn’t as sharp as usual, and he’s not doing his job.
Missing a couple games would do him a world of good. Especially if we can win just enough to stay alive. A little different perspective might help. Wouldn’t hurt him, and the team, to know that they’re quite capable of winning without Baker.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:17 pm
our defense woke up big time because they knew a twitchy azz defensive group was coming to town…
this d needs to bring it like today….every damn week…the roster is pretty stacked to have a nasty crushing d if they get all crazy and salted up
September 27th, 2026 at 9:18 pm
“That’s really the disappointing part – to feel undervalued after thinking you’ve earned it.”
September 27th, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Shock some people, remember. Bake is a franchise talker. Problem is, there’s not a franchise trash. Talker league.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Fun fact:
Baker’s QBR for today: 12.7
Daniels’s QBR: 22.3
That’s how much Baker brought to the table today.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:19 pm
LMFAO. Gee wonder why someone would be calling for Sanders. Bet you want Jameis back too. Hey we have Daniels so either Jameis or Sanders would be perfect you wouldn’t it?
September 27th, 2026 at 9:19 pm
if the bucs d took plays off today, they’d have looked really really bad…
after watching the: “purple people eaters 2.0”
September 27th, 2026 at 9:20 pm
For sure, baker’s next quarterback gig will be a backup. He’ll never be a starting quarterback again. Unless there’s an injury.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Baker looks like he has no idea what he’s doing. It’s infuriating.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:22 pm
I mean, as an OWNER of the franchise, you’d THINK that you’d have enough freaking SENSE to NOT just ‘blindly’ TRUST LICKT, by now!? And, to at least have good and strong enough INSTINCTS to have already KNOWN that this season was more than likely, going to be a complete FAILURE under Bowles… AND, that it’d be the ‘right time’ anyway, to start tearing-it ALL DOWN before this season’s trade-deadline, in order for your the next HC (and GM) to have a fresh clean slate, to REBUILD THE ROSTER with the ‘all-time’ LOADED 2027 Draft-Class. INSTEAD of just absolutely ‘HANDCUFFING’ YOURSELF, with such a monstrosity of a contract being ‘tied-to’ BAKER FREAKING MAYFIELD… In return, immediately ‘lowering’ you pool of ‘potential’ Head Coaches (and GM’s). Thus, making it virtually IMPOSSIBLE NOW, to hire one of the ‘top-tier’ HOT YOUNG STUD HC/Play-Caller and GM combos, that are littered across the nation right now!!!! They probably just doomed themselves to another Tomlin or McDermott type, but probably NOT EVEN one of THEM would take-it!!!! They just KICKED their fans in THE TEETH, is what it feels like. Because, I really don’t know HOW ‘ANYONE’ could literally be THAT FRICKING JUST STUUUUUPIDDDD.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Well, I am all for seeing what Jalon can do next week against the Packers. make Baker take a seat on the bench even if his thumb is not as messed up as it appears. Might as well see what the scrambling kid from Kansas can do, he could not do any worse than Baker has.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:30 pm
We are more than likely, going to get STUCK with ANOTHER RETREAD coaching hire now. AND, this FO has not shown enough sense to start moving EVERY ‘available” asset with value, at this upcoming trade-deadline. Hell, I’ll take what I can get, BUT I don’t even trust LICKT enough, for HIM to able to have ENOUGH SENSE to extract max-value. He’s been here 13-FRICKEN YEARS NOW, and barely even has any ‘experience’ at making any TRADES. Especially, for Draft-Capital, and stockpiling PICKS. It’s really been THAT AWFUL. Mr. .400 WinPct. “ROH” LoL. 💯
September 27th, 2026 at 9:31 pm
Can we stop with the comparisons with Mayfield and Purdy. It’s clear who the better QB is 😒. Yeah, I am just piling on now. DISGRUNTLED fan – fully loaded!
that’s ALL i have to say …
September 27th, 2026 at 9:31 pm
It’s backyard football, and Baker Mayfield will forever from this day forward be known as “Backyard” Mayfield. He probably feels that he has to improvise on the fly because either he or the receivers don’t understand the routes. Either that or the receivers drop the ball. When he got the ball out of his hands, he was effective. After the touchdown to Hurst, he disappeared for the rest of the game.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:36 pm
Munch is a slice. All talk. No real football knowledge
September 27th, 2026 at 9:37 pm
* Munch is a douche
September 27th, 2026 at 9:40 pm
Do you think the giants would trade us Jameis for Baker.
Get the salary off our books
Trade via to bills for a first round pick in three years
September 27th, 2026 at 9:43 pm
While we are talking about Baker eating a sack in the 1st half on the other side of the field, nobody is talking about how if Baker eats a sack on that 3 stooges double reverse play BAKER DOESNT GET HURT AND HE HAS ANOTHER CHANCE WITH MORE TIME…THATS SELFISH AF TO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PLAY IS OVER!!!!!
September 27th, 2026 at 9:43 pm
Jameis can’t even get the ball in the End Zone The Giants kicker has scored all the points the last 2 games Their defense saved the game today.
September 27th, 2026 at 9:49 pm
How many games without Liam? The guy that just led the once mediocre jags to beat the pats?
Oh…yeah…
September 27th, 2026 at 9:51 pm
Take a seat Baker. Let’s see what Daniels can do. Last 10 games from Baker leave a lot to be desired. I’m excited for the kids and can’t wait to watch. Hope we win but am tired of watching Baker. Wish we could dump him and his contract.
September 27th, 2026 at 10:00 pm
@ Fanofdabucs Says: “If they end up with a top 3 pick and pass on a QB because of this contract, it’ll be the final nail in this franchise coffin for years to come.”
NO. HAIL NO. What the hell is drafting a 1st-Round” QUARTERBACK gonna do!? NOT A DAMN THING. It’d be a wasted pick. Because, this is a TRASH ROSTER to begin with. PERIOD. And, it’s getting ready to be completely DEPLETED at this upcoming trade-deadline. We already have a TOP-3 PAID QB for next season.
EVEN, IF you did move off of Baker… What are you going to do THEN!? Just THROW your young ‘rookie’ QB to the WOLVES, just like THAT!? And, then RUIN HIM!? Get him KILLED and then his ‘confidence’ absolutely DESTROYED. Though, again, what good would it do anyway!? Oh, so you’re “one of those” who have such ‘delusions’ of just letting him SIT THE BENCH behind Baker, so that “HE CAN LEARN.” Lmao. BS. So, YOU want to just WASTE the ‘number-one’ biggest advantage of even DRAFTING and HAVING a young QB… His ROOKIE CONTRACT. So, waste it then. Waste it with a TRASH ROSTER, as a ROOKIE. Waste it while sitting ON THE BENCH for a year or two under Baker, and THEN throw him out there with the rest of the HEAP. Because, you do know that it will be AT LEAST, 3-YEARS NOW, before we’ll even be able to do ANYTHING AT ALL, in free-agency… Right!?
The Broncos just got LUCKY. They already HAD a STRONG ROSTER. We DON’T (and it’s getting ready to get MUCH WORSE). And, thy hired a super ‘aggressive’ militant-type HOF Head Coach, who also happens to be a GENIUS “Play-Caller,” AND a Quarterback freaking WHISPERER. And, they JUST NOW, barely had enough cap space to FINALLY, go out and get them a #1-WR.
The ONLY “MOVE” is to BUILD. THE. ROSTER. FIRST. By extending Baker, they took a 2-year ‘rebuild’ with the ‘right’ HC and GM combo, where they could have been ‘legitimate’ Super Bowl Contenders by 2029… To NOW, being a loooong road ahead, and NO-TELLING, WHEN. But, a “QUARTERBACK!?” Forget THAT. I mean, for WHAT!? It’s not going to do a DAMN THING. BUILD. THE. ROSTER. FIRST. These owners allowed LICKT to literally, SCREW THE FRANCHISE.
September 27th, 2026 at 10:02 pm
If you want to win, start by protecting your QB.
September 27th, 2026 at 10:12 pm
You sign a solid vet “bridge” on the CHEAP. And, you BUILD. THE. ROSTER. FIRST. Drew Lock is only making $2.5-MIL. And, Mac Jones, $5-MIL. It doesn’t matter “WHO” you get… Just as long as they are CHEAP. Because, it is IRRELEVANT. A ‘Rookie’ Quarterback ain’t doin JACK SPIT with THIS ROSTER. If you DRAFT a 1st-Round QB next year, they’re going to be anywhere, from probably $10-$20-MIL per year, anyway! Though, it’s completely pointless, since it will be an entirely DEPLETED ROSTER. There are NO-RULES, staring that you have to DRAFT a QB LoL. And, this upcoming draft-class is just soooo LOADED. At MANY other, VERY important and valuable positions. They need VOLUME. And, they need YOUNG PLAYERS at literally EVERY POSITION, that they can ‘BUILD’ around. So, again… BUILD. THE. ROSTER. FIRST. 💯
September 27th, 2026 at 10:16 pm
One more time… At home to the Kyler Murray led, JEFFERSON-LESS, Vikings.
September 27th, 2026 at 10:22 pm
Does zac know when ti do a screen pass ? I dont think he does .
September 27th, 2026 at 10:24 pm
We don’t have the TALENT. And, Baker is not good enough to get this type of TEAM to being true legit CONTENDERS. So, that means, that he is NOT and NEVER WAS worth a LONGTERM EXTENSION, at ‘Max-Level’ MONEY. Period. End of Story.
September 27th, 2026 at 10:29 pm
LMFAO, I wonder why someone, would want a leprechaun for a QB, that can’t play and has nothing but excuses, on why he can’t? 0-3 start for 165million? He’s a Franchise QB for sure…….
September 27th, 2026 at 10:39 pm
We’re stuck with Baker. No o e is going to eat any of his salary in a trade. He IS the bridge QB… a super expensive one.
The Bucs really screwed the pooch on this. Could have had him under his current deal this year and tagged him next year if necessary. Glazers and Bud Licht did exactly the wrong thing. Another lost decade is cued up….
September 27th, 2026 at 10:40 pm
As Joe and Ira will tell you repeatedly throughout this season: Todd isn’t going anywhere.
🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡
#ClownCar #BoPlayoffs #$165millionWasted
September 27th, 2026 at 10:45 pm
I mean, just look at the TALENT even the “BAD TEAMS” like the Jets and the Browns. Hell, look at ATL… ALL UNDER 25-YEARS OLD, too!!!! Bijan. London. Pitts. Walker. Watts. Pearce Junior. I mean, THAT IS “ELITE.” Even, throw the “Big-Penix” in there with them still, potentially. That’s SEVEN. Mostly, at very valuable ‘positions’ on the field. Hell, THE MOST valuable positions. It’s THE NFL. Where, EVERYONE has “TALENT.” But, do you have enough “ELITE” talent, in order to COMPETE against the TOP teams in the league today, and to be a true legitimate “Super Bowl” CONTENDER. Otherwise, if NOT… Then, what else are we even DOING HERE, THEN!? Seriously. As a franchise OWNER, you have to be able to have the proper ‘instincts’ to be able to assess such things. And, NO… LICKT hasn’t the first clue, and he’s always going to try saving HIS OWN ASS FIRST.
September 27th, 2026 at 10:52 pm
I mean, you look at the amount of YOUNG TALENT on all of these teams around the league, that THEY all have that they can BUILD AROUND. And, we don’t even really have that type of “TALENT,” at ALL. We have a few nice pieces, but THAT’S IT. No one, who you would call “ELITE.” That is also, YOUNG. Because, of course, we still have WIRFS. For now.
September 28th, 2026 at 2:10 am
Fanofdabucs Says:
September 27th, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Here comes the Baker backers with all the excuses.
Reality is with good QB play, this team is 3-0.
With decent QB play they are 2-1.
With Baker they are 0-3.
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I think they’re 3-0 with decent QB play.
But overall, a good point.
September 28th, 2026 at 2:12 am
DBS Says:
September 27th, 2026 at 9:43 pm
Jameis can’t even get the ball in the End Zone The Giants kicker has scored all the points the last 2 games Their defense saved the game today.
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You mean the Jameis lead 2-1 Giants?
Also when your coach is literally running it 6 times in a row when you get inside the 20, it’s hard to throw for a TD.
September 28th, 2026 at 2:18 am
HeavyE Says:
September 27th, 2026 at 8:54 pm
Trade for S. Sanders!!!
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I said before the draft, and was being completely serious, that the Bucs should trade Baker to Cleveland for Garrett, Sanders, and 3 1st rounders, and the morons in Ohio are so dumb they would have taken the deal.
But no, they didn’t listen to me.
I said Sanders would give us, at worst, the same chance of winning as Baker. And that has proven to be true, Sanders couldn’t have been worse than 0-3.