Buccaneers fans may not be stoked about the notion of signing Baker Mayfield, but this future is inching closer by the day.
Yes, yes, we already know. You personally aren’t a fan of Baker Mayfield or his personality as a fit for the Buccaneers. That doesn’t make him any less of a fit in real life.
The two things that people need to understand are 1) Mayfield is never playing another snap for the Browns and 2) the Buccaneers are not set in their future at quarterback.
No, even with the Deshaun Watson news, Baker is not playing for the Browns. There is no redemption arc. No resolution chapter. Bridges have been burned, and there is no coming back from what has transpired in Cleveland.
Also, Kyle Trask is unproven. This is the same argument that his supporters use, right? We haven’t seen him throw a pass in the NFL, so who knows if he is good or bad, right?
Well, if Trask is bad at being a starter in the NFL, it would be better to have another quarterback on the Bucs to lead the team that isn’t named Blaine Gabbert. We’ve already seen him play in the NFL. Is it fair to say he is a career backup and not a face of the franchise?
If you aren’t following this yet, you aren’t going to eventually get there.
With all this being said, Baker Mayfield is a legitimate fit with the Bucs. You may not like it. You may hate it. But of the actual opportunities for Mayfield and his future, a season with the Buccaneers in Tampa could be his best bet, and it also works for the Buccaneers.
Plenty of coaches and executives see the same thing, and these very same people also seem to know before everyone else that Mayfield isn’t getting a trade anytime soon and makes a ton of sense as a cut option.
If it all comes down to it, Mayfield isn’t the best bet as the future leader of the franchise for the Buccaneers, but his history does reveal a player that could be that player down the road based on the decisions the team is making, and that alone makes him worth considering if his price tag is non-existent.
You’ll just have to wait and see, but something makes it seem like this isn’t out of the question just yet.
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