Bye bye Baker

[PNW_PantherMan]

Just now, 45catfan said:

Unless I did the math wrong, Baker was at the 5th rounder threshold until his last start.  That bumped him over the 70% threshold.  We would have to make the playoffs for him to get below that again.  In other words, we don't have enough games left for Baker to get below the 70% again.

I thought it was based on snap percentage.  How are you calculating that?

[Ricky Spanish]

Just now, 45catfan said:

Unless I did the math wrong, Baker was at the 5th rounder threshold until his last start.  That bumped him over the 70% threshold.  We would have to make the playoffs for him to get below that again.  In other words, we don't have enough games left for Baker to get below the 70% again.

Math is off, he is well below the 70% threshold and there was next to no way he would break it even if he started the rest of the way. 

[kungfoodude]

3 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

You know, if it is just doing him a solid, I like that. Helps our rep with future FA's to have an amicable parting.

[UNCrules2187]

2 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Unless I did the math wrong, Baker was at the 5th rounder threshold until his last start.  That bumped him over the 70% threshold.  We would have to make the playoffs for him to get below that again.  In other words, we don't have enough games left for Baker to get below the 70% again.

Your math is off. 
 

Mayfield has played in 372 of the 705 offensive snaps in Carolina this year, according to Pro Football Reference. At that pace, he'd need to play in about five-and-a-half games in order to reach 70 percent, and Carolina only has five games remaining.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/draft-pick-compensation-for-carson-wentz-and-baker-mayfield-trades-are-virtually-locked-in/

[Jackie Lee]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

Seems suspicious. Maybe we have some backdoor deal with San Fran.

If they pick him up, let the conspiracy theories begin.

He has to go through waivers before he can get to SF, at $2M left owed for the season a couple teams might be interested due to injury/seeing if he's better than their current backups etc

[joemac]

3 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Unless I did the math wrong, Baker was at the 5th rounder threshold until his last start.  That bumped him over the 70% threshold.  We would have to make the playoffs for him to get below that again.  In other words, we don't have enough games left for Baker to get below the 70% again.

No way has he played 70% of the snaps.  Especially considering we have 5 games left. 

[mccjeff]

I know everyone thinks it was a fake and pointless qb competition because obviously Baker was the starter. But apparently there should have been one and it looks like it should have been Sam that won. Or PJ. Save the heat. It was stupid.

[45catfan]

Just now, UNCrules2187 said:

Your math is off. 
 

Mayfield has played in 372 of the 705 offensive snaps in Carolina this year, according to Pro Football Reference. At that pace, he'd need to play in about five-and-a-half games in order to reach 70 percent, and Carolina only has five games remaining.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/draft-pick-compensation-for-carson-wentz-and-baker-mayfield-trades-are-virtually-locked-in/

Yeah, I got it backwards, I got 5.5 games needed to get BELOW 70%.

[mav1234]

Thanks all for clarification on snap %, appreciate the links/math.  Glad to know he's still only costing us a 5th.

[45catfan]

Crap guys, that's the last time I try to do the math myself with using Google to find an article to collaborate.  Holy cow!

[PNW_PantherMan]

4 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

He has to go through waivers before he can get to SF, at $2M left owed for the season a couple teams might be interested due to injury/seeing if he's better than their current backups etc

Broncos?

[Toomers]

1 minute ago, Jackie Lee said:

He has to go through waivers before he can get to SF, at $2M left owed for the season a couple teams might be interested due to injury/seeing if he's better than their current backups etc

Makes you wonder if the Eagles or Cowboys won’t try to keep him away from SF. He’s looked horrible but it wouldn’t be too surprising for Shanahan to breathe life into a struggling QB. 

[Captroop]

Doesn't hurt us, and can only help Baker. But even for a QB hungry team, I don't see Bake being anything more than a backup. He's got no velocity on his throws, and he's not a game manager. No one's bringing him in to lead a playoff run.

[pantherclaw]

He was unfortunately as bad as I feared he was. 

Such a waste of time. 

Thank God the team is cutting his and moving on.