NFL Analyst Gives Major Props To Buccaneers and Baker Mayfield
NFL Analyst Gives Major Props To Buccaneers and Baker Mayfield originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are very lucky to have a quarterback like Baker Mayfield as the face of their organization.
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They could always be a team like the Cleveland Browns - the same team that drafted Mayfield first overall in 2018, but shipped him off four years later.
Mayfield has since shrugged off the struggles in Cleveland and has resurrected his career in Florida. The former Oklahoma prospect has helped the Buccaneers win each of the last two division titles, and won a playoff game in 2023.
Mayfield's 41 touchdowns last season showed he can play at an elite level for a full season. And now one analyst wants it know how good (and seemingly underrated) Mayfield has been throughout his career.
"I think Baker's better than Dak [Prescott], he's better than Tua [Tagovailoa], he's better than Geno [Smith], he's better than Aaron [Rodgers], he's better than [Kirk] Cousins," Colin Cowherd said on FS1's The Herd. "Baker now is absolutely under-discussed. He is a really good NFL quarterback. I don't think that's disputable."
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The more Tampa Bay wins, the better it looks for Mayfield's career.
Remember, the Browns wanted to move on from Mayfield because he tried to play through an injury and suffered from that. They wanted "an adult" in the room at the quarterback position. ...
So they got Deshaun Watson to be their guy the very next year.
Hmm.
Cleveland's mistake has been Tampa Bay's golden ticket. It's helped them remain in title contention in the post Tom Brady years. ...
And has them thinking of another Super Bowl in 2025.
Related: ESPN Analyst Questions Buccaneers Draft Strategy
Related: Former Super Bowl Champion Has Concerns For Bucs' Chris Godwin
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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