@gregauman The Bucs are too close to a rebuild and interview sessions with new HC prospectives to be throwing 50+ million annually and a long term deal to a .500 QB. Every signing you mentioned, the teams thought they were on the up. The Bucs FO see their window closing.
@gregauman Liam Coen isn’t back in Tampa and we all know ‘24 is inflating the stats and skewing the picture. When Mike went down with the collarbone injury we struggled to even move the chains, and he’s not a Buc any more. I understand the hesitation for a long term big money deal.
@StankBastard I love social media. All year we’ll rip teams for horrible contracts, but the moment a contract negotiation comes up, every fan is frothing out the mouth to pay QBs 50+ million dollars annual for sub .500 play. Everyone forgets how he looked without Mike Evans.
@TheSamerAli I see it more as the Bucs FO thinks their window has closed and they don’t want to go into coaching negotiations tied to a multi-year 50m annual contract.
@raidertim305@siegetheday24@JoeA_NFL Him getting hurt is a major complaint of the org. They’re think he’s reckless at times and takes unnecessary contact. He was god awful after that shoulder injury and lost an 8-9 division. Now they’ve lost Mike. Their expectations aren’t aligned with his perceived value.
@USFBullsTboned@Jreso94@Buccaneers@iAmNickWize@TKras Eh. 6 of the last 10 games last season Baker threw for under 200 yards. 13 TDs/9 INTs in those 10 games. 9 for 19 with 2 picks against LA in a blowout.
The offense absolutely played a major part in that mid season collapse.
@Fadethefate@SleeperNFL They aren’t a competitor for the Lombardi. Why lock up 75+ mill annual salary before a rebuild as a non-competitive team? That’s bad business and sets the next HC up for failure.