Sunday’s loss is not going to sit properly with Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield. Coming into the competition 2-0 and trying to journey excessive in opposition to a 0-2 Broncos staff, the other occurred. Denver got here in and saddled Mayfield and Co. with an embarrassing 26-7 loss.
After the sport, the quarterback gave credit score to the opponent – whereas acknowledging that the staff has a whole lot of movie to observe and can study from defeat.
Baker Mayfield: “We Received A Lot Of Issues To Get Fastened”
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photograph by: USA At the moment
The Bucs’ offense fully stalled in opposition to the Broncos’ protection on Sunday afternoon. They mustered solely 223 complete yards of offense, and Baker Mayfield had a quiet recreation the place he accomplished 25 of 33 passes for 163 passing yards with a landing and an interception. Mayfield averaged simply 4.9 yards per go, and it was a recreation the place he was blitzed closely and sacked seven instances.
The previous two video games have solely asserted that the staff wants beginning proper deal with Luke Goedeke to return, because it was powerful sledding for an offensive line that misses his physicality and toughness that rubs off on the remainder of the group.
Mayfield didn’t place blame on the blokes signed to guard him.
“There have been just a few pressures this week that have been truly on me – there’s some after we get into a few of these tempo drives and two-minute ideas – there’s a mindset of making an attempt to repair the protections after they’re bringing a few of these pressures and there’s additionally the mindset of snap the ball and get it out of your palms,” Mayfield mentioned. “Not all of that’s on the O-line. Luke is a hell of a participant, we do miss him, however we count on all people in there to have the ability to execute – that’s why I’m going to take a whole lot of possession of this. The ball must be out and delivered to the precise rattling folks…”
The execution was not there, and Week 3 was an enormous step again for a Bucs’ offense that got here into the sport fourth within the NFL averaging 28.5 factors per recreation. Tampa Bay merely didn’t begin quick and convey their finest stuff.
That has to vary.
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photograph by: USA At the moment
“All of the credit score on this planet to Denver for coming in right here – I feel we are going to watch this tape, and you’ll most likely inform on the tape how a lot they wished it greater than us,” Mayfield added. “For offense, we didn’t begin quick within the first quarter, didn’t begin quick within the third quarter – that’s the story of the sport. We are able to’t throw an interception early on; it adjustments the momentum, however then we had an opportunity, scoring within the second quarter proper there going into halftime figuring out we’re getting the ball again after which once more, didn’t begin quick within the third quarter.
“We acquired a whole lot of issues to get mounted, however that’s the story of this league. We talked about it earlier this week – it’s a must to convey your finest stuff any Sunday – it doesn’t matter who you’re taking part in. So, for us, get the issues corrected. Fortunately, we get to do it once more subsequent Sunday proper right here at dwelling to get these items mounted.”
Sunday Was A “Good Lesson” For Baker Mayfield And The Bucs
When analyzing how the sport went for the Bucs and the teachings the staff can take from their first loss this season, Baker Mayfield understands that there’s nothing else to do however settle for it for what it was and transfer on to Week 4’s recreation in opposition to the Eagles.
“This can be a good lesson for our staff total,” Mayfield mentioned. “You must put together such as you’re taking part in in a playoff recreation each week or else this may occur. We acquired our asses kicked – physicality-wise, execution-wise, all around the board for us. It’s a superb lesson for our staff, for the younger guys who haven’t seen it earlier than of what that you must be ready for, how detailed we should be and for it to occur this early on, I’m going to take the positives from it and take this one on the chin. There’s nothing else to do moreover that and go from there.”
Bucs HC Todd Bowles and Broncos HC Sean Payton – Photograph by: USA At the moment
Mayfield is just not the one one who sees it that method.
So does head coach Todd Bowles, who admitted at his post-game press convention that it was a “full staff collapse.”
“[It’s] an extended season,” Bowles mentioned. “You already know, we took it on the chin in the present day. They beat us, flat out. They outcoached us; they outplayed us. It’s going to be an extended season for us. We weren’t further excessive the Monday we got here in after Detroit, we will’t be further low tomorrow as soon as we watch the movie on this recreation. We now have to maneuver on to the subsequent one. There’s much more powerful video games to be performed – a whole lot of soccer to be performed and sadly, we didn’t win this one.”
The Bucs will shortly be transferring ahead and specializing in internet hosting the Eagles, however Sunday’s embarrassing loss is an early-season reminder to not get too up or too down.
