Baker Mayfield is coming off the best year of his career in the box score, though he would happily trade it in for a playoff run with the Bucs.

For the team in 2025, he is going to be tied once again to them having a make-or-break season, but ultimately, he could be the face of their worst-case scenario if you listen to Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine. He recently wrote about each team’s worst-case scenario for the upcoming season and for the Bucs it centered around their Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and their new play caller.

He lays out a scenario that Bucs fans do not want to entertain: a Baker Mayfield regression.

He writes, “Mayfield has been on an upward trajectory since joining the Bucs in 2023, but it’s worth noting that year-to-year consistency has been an issue for him. His Browns career was marred by his inability to be the best version of himself every year. Unfortunately, a lot of that could be tied to turbulent coaching situations. The Browns didn’t give him a lot of stability, and he hasn’t enjoyed much of it since then. On one hand, that means he’s used to working with a new coach just about every year. On the other, there seems to be a pattern of Mayfield only performing well when he has a good coach orchestrating the offense. . .”

Grizzard being with the Bucs last season should increase his chances of being able to continue his success with Mayfield.

When you consider that he was his passing game coordinator in 2024, the continuity should be able to be found once again, even if it takes a few weeks with the new role. Not to mention, Jason Licht made sure that Mayfield had all of his weapons back, as well as giving him another in first-round pick, Emeka Egbuka.

This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: What if Josh Grizzard doesn’t mesh well with Baker Mayfield?