TBayXXXVII

Did you see their opponents next year? They're not going to the playoffs. This year, they played 4 good teams... went 0-4 and only won 9 games. Next year they get Philly, Dallas, Detroit, San Fran, KC, Chargers, and Baltimore. I expect the Saints to improve their WR corp and the Falcons to get a QB that doesn't suck. If that happens, they're not winning 9 games nor winning the division... hence, not making the playoffs.

I expect the corruption in DC to continue and closed doors banter will take place behind the scenes and nothing will come of it.

EXACTLY! You don't give a guy like that, an extension. You shake his hand after the season and say "Thanks for all your help, I hope you get a chance to start somewhere else next year". But sadly, they're going to give him a deal and we're going to suck next year and lord knows what the fallout will be after that.

LOL, yeah, I said that... he's a below average starter! I have resigned myself to that fact already, so you're telling me anything new. I don't expect the Bucs to do the right thing. I do expect them to have a losing season next year.

Tampa should have ZERO interest in him for next year. He absolutely should have a job next year, but as a backup... not a starter. The only teams who should consider Mayfield as a starter are teams like Washington (who are rebuilding and don't want get their franchise QB to get killed his rookie season), the Raider, who need to start the rebuilding process but want to be a competent team and spend $10M on a stop gap. Teams that have a chance to contend, should NOT throw $30M at him to be their starter.

... and no one will. When I say "no one", I mean NONE of the 31 other teams in the league. Tampa should be #32, but something tells me they're not going to do it.

This was my point in other posts, even on the fantasy side. Tampa has a good team, they have quality players on both sides of the ball. Yes, they need to improve the middle of the OLine, but the rest of the team is pretty strong... but Mayfield isn't going to be enough to make the team a contender, only a pretender.

I'm not sure what they're going to do either, but one thing I will bet my entire years' salary on, is that their plans will NOT include Baker Mayfield.

Work out a deal with Tampa, pre-FA, and trade for Mayfield. Then, with the #1 pick, you can draft Harrison. You won't have to keep Fields or even pick up his 5th year option. Everyone wins on that front. Let's see if that's what happens. Willing to put a 0% chance on it.

I'm rooting for whomever will win me the most money.

Then you go convince the Bears to sign him because he had a better season than Fields.

Oh stop. You're sounding just like Buccaneer homers that are tiresome. LOL. Baker Mayfield is a great dude. I love everything about him, until he says hike. After that... meh. Here's the thing about Mayfield and the season Tampa had. The narrative is that Mayfield had a career year, it's wrong (because it's not his best passer rating/QBR/TD%/Int%/ypa season... just yards and TD's - yippy), but let's pretend it is. In a career year with the 7th best defense in the NFL, one of the best WR tandem's in the NFL, the easiest division in football, AND the leagues 25th easiest schedule, the Bucs ranked 20th in offense and won only 9 games. Let's also consider the fact that he had 5 years of film on him and a grand total of zero out of 32 teams, offered him a starting job. ZERO. From a financial perspective, the best offer he got was something like $8 to 10M to be a backup... but he took the $4M from Tampa, because they said, "we'll give you an open chance to compete for the job". Here's the kicker. There never was a competition. He had a good first half against a bunch of carpenters and electricians and they gave him the job over a 2nd round bust. Now, let's pretend Tampa isn't stupid, and we're looking at this from the outside. Looking at what I just said... he played with a top 10 defense, had a career year, played with one of the best WR tandems in the NFL, the weakest division in the league, and the 25th easiest schedule... and he won 9 games... what deal does a team offer a guy like that in the offseason? Let's also take into account a couple of other little tidbits. With 2:00 to go in the game, down by 8, in the playoffs... 2nd pass attempt, throws a ball right to the defender for a pick, to lose the game (not saying he lost the game, but the optics aren't good). Another one... in the last game of the season, against the worst team in the NFL (also 29th in points against), his offense generated 9 points. That's right, NINE! This was a "must-win" game, to win the division and make the playoffs. One last one. In the second to last game of the season... a game where they win, the win the division, the Bucs score 0, that's right, ZERO points in the first 3 quarters (home game no less), and were trailing 20-0 heading into the 4th quarter, he was 13-22 for 108 yards and 2 Int's. How does THAT, look to you, and what deal do you offer that guy? Then, tell me what team has better WR's than Evans and Godwin, a better pass blocking offensive line, and a better defense, that Mayfield puts you over the top to where you can justify that deal.

Baker Mayfield is a below average to mediocre starting QB in the NFL. If you're playing against a good team, and you have Baker Mayfield, 8 times out of 10, you're going to lose.

At a friend's house watching the game. I knew Tampa was going to lose... we had Baker Mayfield and they didn't.

I'm not scared. UConn had a chance to win, the shot didn't fall. It happens. They play again, it won't be in KS, but a neutral site.

So what you're saying is that when it suited them, the Democrats wanted the electoral college... now that it doesn't, they want to abolish it?

U-C-O-N-N UConn, UConn, UConn!!!!

So now you're worried about a president's mental status?

As a Bucs fan, I would love that. Pretty much guarantees that Atlanta does nothing the next 2 years.

I'm ok with that for everyone that's in DC.

Well, if Merrick Garland is involved, I'm sure this won't become political. Piece of trash that guy is. Hopefully Trump wins, we get rid of that turd.

I'm guessing that in the near future, Jordan McGillis and/or the City Journal is going to be cancelled, or a hit piece written about him.

My comment was about this line: But this is all silly. Im sittin here BSing and talking about this year......you know like sports fans do.....and its.....oh you talk a lot for a team who won only 2 SBs with top QBs! Like what? What does that have to do with this year? Lol. Bizarre.

This girl agrees...

Republican's should vote for her bill and say, "Sure, a poet wrote it, not a policy maker".