Bucs’ Mayfield has hilarious description for scrambling methods
Quarterback Baker Mayfield is on tempo to achieve a profession excessive for complete dashing yards in a single common season and should set a Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise document within the course of.
Throughout a latest look on the “Rearview” podcast, Mayfield provided a hilarious description of what goes on in his head when he takes off scrambling throughout a sport.
Run, Baker, Run
“Simply preserve working,” Mayfield defined, as shared by the JoeBucsFan web site. “Forrest Gump till they get me. However yeah, simply making an attempt to reap the benefits of the moments, simply break up the hole. Something it takes to try to win a ballgame.”
Within the fourth quarter of Tampa Bay’s house sport versus the New York Jets in Week 3, Mayfield scrambled for 33 yards to get his workforce into field-goal vary. Whereas that try finally led to a Jets landing, Mayfield drove the Buccaneers offense again down the sector earlier than Chase McLaughlin kicked the hosts to a 29-27 victory that improved them to 3-0 on the season.
In response to the StatMuse web site, solely three quarterbacks rushed for extra yards than Mayfield (116) over the marketing campaign’s first three weeks. If Mayfield stays wholesome, he might break Steve Younger’s Buccaneers franchise document for dashing yards by a quarterback in a single season (425).
In fact, that would show to be one massive “if.” Mayfield was already banged up coming off Tampa Bay’s Week 2 win over the Houston Texans earlier than he was listed as a restricted participant for Wednesday’s apply as a consequence of a proper biceps challenge. As of Thursday afternoon, Mayfield appeared to be on monitor to play on this coming Sunday’s house sport versus the 3-0 Philadelphia Eagles.
Baker Mayfield speaks actually about his pace
“I wouldn’t essentially say I’ve an additional gear,” Mayfield added throughout the podcast. “I get zero to 100 fairly fast. However that 100% will not be actual quick. Simply making an attempt to be elusive, lengthen performs on third downs. After which the lengthy [run on Sunday against the Jets], I determine I’m going to be tackled by now or have to slip to maintain the clock rolling in that scenario. After which swiftly there’s a lane. I’m like, ‘Oh gosh. okay.’ Like, I don’t know what to do with my palms kind issues.”
Mayfield will search for some open lanes as he tries to information Tampa Bay to a 4-0 document. As of Thursday afternoon, ESPN BET had the Buccaneers as 3.5-point underdogs versus the defending Tremendous Bowl champions.
