Baker Mayfield, like the rest of us, is waiting to see who the Bucs hire as their new offensive coordinator. This investment is very important to him as he will obviously play a huge role in deciding which new play caller will play in 2024.
Mayfield spoke publicly Thursday night at the Pro Bowl game in Orlando for the first time since former offensive coordinator Dave Canales left to take the Panthers’ head coaching job. Where it helped the NFC win the Accurate Pass Challenge. After being named to the Pro Bowl as Dak Prescott’s replacement. Early this week.
When asked where he would sign a new contract beyond the 2024 season, Mayfield acknowledged it would depend on the outcome of the Bucks’ search for an offensive coordinator. He said it’s clear he wants to remain in Tampa after Canales leaves, and that’s where the process begins.
Bucks OC Dave Canales and QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR
“It all depends.” Mayfield told NFL Network’s Cam Wolf on Thursday. at the Pro Bowl game. “Obviously Tampa, we’re doing a little bit of a search for OC right now. It starts from there. They were the first ones to give me a chance, and (I) gave them I appreciate it. Let’s see. Take it one day at a time.”
Shortly after the Bucks lost to the Lions in the NFC Divisional Round, Baker Mayfield expressed his desire to play in the red, white and pewter again next year.Of course he said he wanted it too. Longtime Bucks legend Mike Evans is back. Even after the two formed a strong bond last season.
Mayfield said Thursday that his agent and the Bucks had indeed begun preliminary talks to finalize a deal before Canales’ departure. Well, it’s a wait and see game.
“I think my agent and them were involved a little bit,” Mayfield said. “But obviously when Canales left, and getting the head coaching job was great for him and he deserves it, but when they started the OC search, something went wrong. I think they knew they needed to know who was calling the plays before it was over.”
Baker Mayfield: Bucks make 2023 more fun
During an ESPN panel at the Pro Bowl Game on Thursday night, Baker Mayfield made his feelings about the Bucks clear.just take it His response to a question from Robert Griffin III As an example.
Griffin told Mayfield that he seems to be enjoying football more in 2023 than he has in the past, and then asked him why.
Bucks OC Dave Canales and QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR
“Honestly, I told myself I was going to have that mindset,” Mayfield said. “But the organization made it easy for me. The locker room was great, the players around me were great. Obviously we just lost. [Dave] Canales, but that… [he’s] He’s just a positive guy to be around. It was contagious to everyone and I think everyone enjoyed it. ”
Losing Canales to Carolina as the Panthers’ new head coach clearly hurt the Bucs’ chances of re-signing Baker Mayfield, but the first-time Pro Bowl quarterback is willing to work with another player, even if It’s clear that he wants to come back anyway, even if it’s a possibility. He will be the new offensive coordinator in 2024, joining a long list of coordinators he has worked with during his career.
bucks Find an offensive coordinator in progress. Former Browns coordinator Alex Van Pelt and former Eagles coordinator Brian Johnson could have been appointed. It may have emerged as a favorite earlier this weekVan Pelt was hired as the Patriots’ offensive coordinator on Thursday.
It will be interesting to see who Tampa Bay selects as their new play-caller as a result of their search, and how that impacts Baker Mayfield’s future from there.
