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Copycat league.
Baker Mayfield hasn’t had a good past couple of games after looking like an MVP for the first six games.
Hey, against Detroit, no real shame in that. The Lions are a damn good team, even though they were riddled with injuries and suspensions in the secondary.
Sunday in New Orleans, there was no such excuse facing the slimy Saints, maybe the worst team in the league. So why did Mayfield struggle? NextGen Stats may offer a clue, notes Kevin Patra of NFL.com.
> Baker Mayfield faced his highest blitz rate of the season (48.1%), completing just 4 of 11 passes for 12 yards against the blitz … (while taking two sacks). However, against four pass rushers or fewer, Mayfield completed 11 of 13 passes for 140 yards.
You may have heard this, but the NFL is a copycat league. If Mayfield struggled with the blitz, you can damn well better guarantee that Mike Vrabel and the Patriots will be bringing the house after Mayfield a week from Sunday when the Bucs return from the bye.
Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard better come up with some schemes to battle the blitz.