Baker's air yards jumped to 8 YPA; play action is key to his success.
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Mina Kimes notes that Baker Mayfield was 31st in air yards per attempt in 2024 (6.7) but jumped to almost 8 air yards per attempt in 2025, and emphasizes that good things happen when Baker pushes the ball downfield. She believes new offensive coordinator Zach Robinson can help get the 2024 version of Baker back by bringing down the average target depth and leveraging play action, where the Bucks were 8th in EPA per play (0.29) versus 25th when not using play action (−0.03).
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Baker was 31st in area yards per attempt in 2024...it was 6.7 last year. It was almost eight area yards per attempt. Good things can happen when Baker pushes the ball down field...The Bucks offense last year when they used play action were eighth in EPA per play 0.29 when they didn't, they were 25th negative 0.03.
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- Mina Kimes notes that Baker Mayfield was 31st in air yards per attempt in 2024 (6.7) but jumped to almost 8 air yards per attempt in 2025, and emphasizes that good things happen when Baker pushes the ball downfield. She believes new offensive coordinator Zach Robinson can help get the 2024 version of Baker back by bringing down the average target depth and leveraging play action, where the Bucks were 8th in EPA per play (0.29) versus 25th when not using play action (−0.03).
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