Jenna Laine19 de oct, 2023, 01:02Lectura: 4 min.
The Buccaneers quarterback was critical of his club’s entire offensive performance
TAMPA — With the screen passing game failing, the deep pass connection almost non-existent and the running game once again stuck in neutral, the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baker Mayfieldhe stressed after the defeat of the Bucs 20-6 against the Detroit Lions on Sunday: “We need to pick up our shit…”
“Today we stink,” he emphasized. Baker Mayfield, who completed 19 of 37 passes for 206 yards and one interception for a total QBR of 22.9. “Today we sucked, we sucked today… it was horrible… If we play like this, we’re going to lose every time. The defense and special teams did an incredible job once again, and the offense… we just need to pick up our shit…” .
Baker Mayfield is in his first season as a starting quarterback in Tampa Bay.AP Photo
Los Bucs (3-2) entered Week 6 in first place in the NFC On after a convincing 26-9 victory over the New Orleans Saints in Week 4 before their bye week. But so much Mayfield like the coach Todd Bowles They commented that they felt it was not handled correctly. Bowles He thought they looked “slow” even though they added an extra practice Monday to make up for any rust. Not to mention that they were almost at full strength with the wide receiver of Pro Bowl, Mike Evansback after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 4.
But Baker Mayfield he only got 4 out of 10 right aiming at Evans and 2 of 7 for the rookie Trey Palmer. The only consistent connection was with Chris Godwinwith who Mayfield He managed to connect on 6 of 7 attempts for 77 yards.
The first pass attempt Mayfield a Evanswhich occurred on the second series, was deflected by the defensive end Isaiah Buggs on the line of scrimmage and intercepted by the cornerback Will Harris. It was just Mayfield’s third interception of the season.
The kicker Chase McLaughlin (who finished 2 for 2) was the only player in the Bucs who scored points, and Sunday marked the first game all season in which Tampa he failed to score a touchdown.
“They did a good job in the red zone,” he accepted. Mayfield. “On one of the plays, on second down in the red zone at the beginning of the game, on second and 3, they ended up putting pressure. So much Mike as Chris They would have had a one-on-one, but they did a good job of putting that pressure on to get us out of there. “There were definitely plays that we just didn’t have today.”
According to the numbers, Mayfield he had a 48.1 completion percentage against zone defense (his second-lowest mark of the season) and his shots were off 22 percent on those attempts (also his second-worst of the season; the worst happened in his other defeat against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3).
The screen game, which has helped Bucs to overcome his deficiencies in the running game (fourth worst with 78.8 average yards per game), he was also ineffective, and Mayfield he completed just 53.8 percent of passes of 5 yards or less.
Chris Godwin He noted that players on the offensive side of the ball need to “increase their intensity” and “understand the severity of the situation” to become a dominant team and help their defense.
“It won’t be achieved by just saying it,” he emphasized. Godwin. “Talk is cheap. We’ve got to go out there and we’ve got to really put in the work. I think we’ll do it.”
Although the Bucs They struggled on virtually every down, the most glaring deficiency being on third down, where they have excelled this season, particularly with the ability to Mayfield for improvisation. Before Sunday, the Bucs They had converted 47 percent of their third downs, the sixth-best mark in the league. NFL. But against the Lions (5-1), they converted only 2 of 12 (17 percent).
“At a certain point, we have to get angry as an offense,” he criticized Mayfield. “We should have put a lot of points on the board. We talk about the standard of winning around here, but offensively, we have to look at it in a smaller perspective. We should have a lot more points than we have. And that’s why we have to be responsible for that, and it starts with me, and we’ll get it going.”
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