Jason Licht reacts with a bitter beer face when asked about Baker Mayfield’s possible future with the Bucs.
This had to be one of the funniest moments that Joe has seen/heard in a Bucs broadcast in a while.
As he does each preseason, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht made an appearance in the second half of the final worthless preseason game in the WFLA-TV Channel 8 broadcast booth to answer some questions about the Bucs.
Licht was in a jovial mood. Why not? The regular season is about to start. He’s fielding questions from good guy Chris Myers and Licht is joking with his golfing and shuffleboard pal Bucs preseason color analyst Ronde Barber.
But then, Myers really threw Licht a curveball. And for those panicking that the Bucs have not yet re-signed Baker Mayfield, Licht’s reaction to a Mayfield question sent strong vibes that Mayfield isn’t going anywhere.
Myers asked Licht how “optimistic” he was that Mayfield will be the Bucs’ quarterback “beyond this season.”
As Joe stated, Licht was in a good mood. He smiled while Myers referenced Vita Vea leading up to his question. Then Licht looked down as he listened to Myers.
Then, Licht’s eyes suddenly darted straight ahead as if he was shocked with the question.
Then Licht, who’s not a great poker player, quickly developed bitter beer face and stared at Myers as if Myers asked him if he likes to chug warm beer in his office each morning.
The look on Licht’s face was sort of like, “How can you ask me that?” And then Licht blurted out, “I feel very optimistic about it.”
The smile then returned to Licht’s face as he said Mayfield “wants to prove to us he’s the franchise quarterback that we said he was.”
Joe has typed many, many times this summer that everything Joe has heard on and off the record is that Mayfield will be your Bucs quarterback in 2027 somehow, some way.
Licht’s reaction to Myers’ perfectly reasonable question reinforced Joe’s read on the situation.
(Licht’s reaction to Myers’ question was so classic. Joe’s tried with minimalistic software several times to get a screenshot of Licht’s [bitter beer face](https://www.joebucsfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/bitter-beer-face.jpg)\-reaction, but Joe cannot get the exact frame he wanted.)