Promising Breakdown Of Baker Mayfield
July 10th, 2025
Checkdowns studied.
It appears Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield is no Checkdown Charlie.
Per the research from the football thinktank @fball_insights, Mayfield doesn’t like to check down his passes. Not at all.
Mayfield, per Football Insights, had the 12th-highest percentage of checkdown passes in the game last season.
The graphic below demonstrates the amount of time after the snap when quarterbacks bailed and checked down. The majority of Mayfield’s checkdowns (18 percent) came four seconds or longer after the snap.
This tells Joe several things. First, Mayfield is patient, allowing his receivers to get open before giving up on the play. It also tells Joe that Mayfield can afford to be patient. He’s getting damn good protection.
And Joe thinks it is fair to suggest if Bucs receivers are not open four seconds after the snap, they likely aren’t going to get open on that particular play.
And, Joe thinks it is reasonable to conclude that more often than not, Bucs receivers were getting open quicker than four seconds. Given the fact Liam Coen liked a quick, dink-and-dunk offense, that also suggests guys were getting open quicker than four seconds.
And, it’s likely also that Mayfield trusts the guys that he is hitting on checkdowns. You know, it’s nice to have a pair of targets in the backfield like Bucky Irving and Rachaad White.
Checkdowns by time to throw @FantasyPtsData pic.twitter.com/M7phUnAw4B
— Football Insights 📊 (@fball_insights) July 10, 2025