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And then even even in the case of Baker Mayfield, because he was a little bit older, smaller, gets banged up. I think a little bit more sensitive to some of that stuff did not last, I think, as long as they were hoping.
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Mayfield's age and injury sensitivity limited the durability of his Buccaneers value play.

The source notes Baker Mayfield's reclamation with Tampa Bay, while initially successful, did not last as long as hoped because he was older, smaller, and more injury-sensitive than younger alternatives like Sam Darnold. His contract (one year, ~$4 million) was a lucky stumble into value, but his durability concerns limited the runway of that arrangement.

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