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Replacing Tom Brady is an uphill battle that Baker Mayfield is getting ready for. He is settling down after Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him up from free agency. After a dismal last season, which was not reflective of the talent the QB possesses, Mayfield is all set to prove himself in Tampa Bay this time. And by the looks of it, Brady’s spirit is already with him. If he puts his own words into action, the young QB might just get the lift-off he so desperately needs.
Mayfield talked about the role he wants to play in the team during his latest appearance as the Bucs QB. And he took the words straight out of the playbook of his predecessor.
Baker Mayfield will do anything
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Baker Mayfield is going all-in on the Buccaneers project. The QB signed a short-term deal with the franchise but has his eyes dead set on a long-term involvement. In his recent appearance as the new Buccaneers QB, Mayfield outlined how he wants his new franchise and teammates to see him.
“I’d hope they would say I am a very confident but caring teammate. You know, no matter what, willing to do whatever for our teammates and whatever we’re trying to get done. Winning, and however that’s supposed to look like, I’m gonna do it. If at the end of my career, I can have everybody say that, I’d be very proud of that,” Mayfield said in a video from the franchise.Well, the QB surely isn’t planning to retire soon although he has just a year-long deal with the Bucs worth $8.5 million. So he has his eyes on a longer deal. And he does require it as the window on the 2018 first-overall pick is closing fast. He has changed colors thrice in the last year. Another failed stint might not go down well for him.
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The dedication he talked about is straight out of the playbook of his predecessor Tom Brady. Brady transitioned quickly from a slender dude to a confident NFL QB. And Mayfield wants to replicate the same for the sake of his own career.
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The Tom Brady way
In 23 years, he was in the NFL, Tom Brady filled his fans with confidence. Seeing him on the field meant his team wasn’t out of the game till the final second. His record of the most fourth-quarter comebacks in NFL history speaks for itself. There was always a way for him to win.
Apart from being confident and a winner, he cared for those playing around him. He once refused to come out of a Buccaneers game and risked injury, just so his teammate Rob Gronkowski could catch a couple of more passes to activate a bonus on his contract. It was always about the team for him.
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Now that he is playing no more, his legacy is for Baker Mayfield to carry. Will he be an able replacement for Brady?
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