I’m not saying he’s been bad, but he’s a HUGE part of why we’ve lost 3 straight. Blaming the O line when ONLY 2 other QBs have taken less sacks than Baker in the NFL. PFF has us ranked #2 in pass protection. Thursday we had only 1 drive over 50 yards (and we needed a 4th down facemask penalty to even get that). Week before it was the same, defense kept us in it until he throws a late ill-advised INT. Baker gets credit for his ‘moxy’ and ‘attitude’ which is fine, but the stats matter too. Our offense has been completely stagnant for 3 games straight. And yes, our running game is poor but it’s been like that. Since 2016 we’ve finished bottom 10 in rushing every year. I don’t recall that excuse for Fitz or Winston, and they had much worse O-lines and defense.

Baker has also never really had success in the NFL, minus a lone season with the #1 O-Line and #1 Rushing game (his career win % and career QBR are damn near equal to Jameis lol)

To reiterate, Baker has been a steal for us at his current salary and has been competitive, but I don’t get why he should be excused from his recent poor play. 3 total TDs in 3 games. Again, I’m going off stats, and I genuinely don’t understand why he gets a free pass

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    1 year ago

    I don’t, I’m disappointed. But he’s on a 1-year contract, which means this season is his job interview. So far, he’s failing, so he probably won’t be in Tampa in 2024.

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    1 year ago

    I would argue that baker is doing as well as nearly anyone could with the play calls and penalties we’ve been subjected to this season. He’s missed some downfield reads but how many qbs in the league would have hit those while also running for their life… maybe 3

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    1 year ago

    Off the top of my head VS the Bills…. rolled out of a sack and ran for 1st down. Completed pass to white while bills ripping his leg back, bouncing on the other one, avoided a safety by getting rid of the ball while at a 40 degree angle, defense running pass D 80% off the time because they know Bucs can’t t run. Maybe watch the game and count the half seconds before Baker has to get out of the pocket.

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    1 year ago

    I think he hasn’t been criticized as much because most people expected this level of play. He’s a known quantity. In fact he’s actually been better than expected in some respects. Expectations were properly set and people only tend to single out those who play below expectations.

    I think he’s also had the right attitude about his shortcomings and taken ownership of them. People are more willing to give a pass to someone who recognizes their own failures.