Your periodic reminder we could have had Baker Mayfield for next to nothing

Agreed 100 percent.

He’s not a franchise QB, but for where we are, he’s a fighter and would have gotten this team into the playoffs. Now, he’s balling and doing his thing.

Baker vs carr...

Comp %
Baker 64.3%
Carr 68.4%

Passing yards:
Baker 4044
Carr 3878

Yds/att:
Baker 7.1
Carr 7.1

TDs
Baker 28
Carr 25

Int
Baker 10
Carr 8

Passer rating
Baker 94.6
Carr 97.7

QBR
Baker 54.4
Carr 56.6

The line between success and failure seems blurry

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Man, I could be one hell of a GM if I used hindsight like you guys.

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They were comparable QBs, but the cost was not comparable. Carr is infinitely more expensive, which affects the rest of your roster.

And, I remember thinking at the time, why don’t we just get Mayfield and save the money and not hamstring us further?

It’s not hindsight. It’s just common sense.

Baker is going to get paid this year and will likely hamstring tampa.

Carr contract isn’t near as bad as some of you make it out to be. Our problem is all coaching.

I don’t share every thought I have on here.

Whatever. Mayfield > Carr. And much cheaper.

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Carr contract isn’t near as bad as some of you make it out to be.

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*If we don't touch it

Baker on a short-term deal and Jameis coming off would have us in a much better cap position moving forward.

We could sign another cast off for cheap for 2024 and possibly be in a good position cap-wise.

But instead we are fricked long-term with a mediocre team who has the potential to get pretty bad, pretty quickly.

Mayfield brought his team to the playoffs, Carr sitting at home. Who cares about stats.

Yeah the Bucs are about to re-sign Baker now just like the Saints would have to do if they made it to the second round.

These other scenarios are fantasy GM shite.

Hell, Derek Carr could have just ended the game like Baker just did.