We all know about the jersey of every Cleveland QB since they returned, and after 20 years they finally found someone in Baker. Killed it his rookie year, started winning games, MADE IT to the playoffs, WON a playoff game, and struggled the next year and he’s gone. Just like that? They finally found consistency with a QB, struggled in ‘21 and that was it. I feel he was done dirty by a franchise that needed a savior and he did exactly that. I’m just curious on how the fan base felt.
I would just be more specific on the “he wasn’t that good” angle. He wasn’t that good…for $40M/year. The management realized they weren’t going to be able to pay him $40M a year, while also fielding a good enough (read: expensive) team around him to make up for his deficiencies.
On the other hand, as he’s showing on the Bucs, he’s definitely a good value at like $8M/year.