Baker being Baker means the Bucs are now at odds with their star QB
The first move is always the most important. That was when Baker Mayfield stutter-stepped past Joel. From there, he stiff-armed Bryan and then beat Avram to the edge. At that point, it was just a ma… [+5044 chars]
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