“The biggest similarity is just that dawg, man,” said Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Rachaad White on how Bucs QB Baker Mayfield compares to former Bucs quarterback and future Hall-of-Famer Tom Brady.
The fourth-year pro out of Arizona State was interviewed on the podcast NFL insider Jordan Schultz does with NBA star Draymond Green, called “Why is Draymond Green Talking About Football?” On Thursday, Schultz shared a clip from that podcast, where he asked White what the biggest similarity was between Mayfield and Brady. As a rookie in 2022, White played with Brady. Since then, he’s been quarterbacked by Mayfield.
“The biggest similarity is just that dawg, man. You can’t coach that dawg, man, by any means necessary. However it gotta get done, they get it done,” White said. “And you see it every time. He don’t take nothing for granted. That’s how Brady was too.”
“You know, cherish every opportunity that he get and he gonna go out and attack it. And then if that game’s on the line, you get in the moments, and Draymond knows what I’m talking about,” White said, referencing Green’s teammate with the Golden State Warriors, Steph Curry. “Get it done. That game on the line, that last shot or something, we believe. You’ve just been here before. That’s the thing with Bake, you know, you got no knock about it. So that’s what I’d say is the biggest thing: just dawg, man. Can’t coach [it].”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield Just Has that Dawg in Him
Soobum Im/GettySEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 05: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to a game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on October 05, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images)
Words cannot do justice to the performance Mayfield is putting on to start this season. Through five games, he has five game-winning drives — a simply ludicrous number. Usually, elite quarterbacks are considered clutch for delivering five game-winning drives in a season.
It hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows for Mayfield. He has nine turnover-worthy plays on the season, per PFF, yet only has just the one interception. That is incredibly lucky, and yet Mayfield isn’t letting it phase him. He’s been living on the edge, in a sense, and getting away with it. That builds confidence, and Mayfield isn’t usually a turnover-riddled quarterback. He’ll likely get things in check and make smarter decisions with the football moving forward, setting up this team for immense success the rest of the season.
On the year, through five games, Mayfield has 1,283 passing yards and 10 touchdowns, adding 144 yards on the ground. He’s completing 65.1 percent of his passes.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Gutting Through Insane Injuries
The Buccaneers are 4-1 with wins over the Falcons, Texans, and Seahawks. That’s incredible resilience given the injuries Tampa Bay is dealing with. RB Bucky Irving, WR Chris Godwin, WR Mike Evans, WR Jalen McMillan, LT Tristan Wirfs, RG Cody Mauch, RT Luke Goedeke, CB Benjamin Morrison, CB Jamel Dean, S Christian Izien, DT Calijah Kancey, and ED David Walker are all currently out or have previously missed time. And all of these players are starters or key contributors.
Coming up, the Bucs play the 49ers, Lions, Saints, Patriots, Rams, and Bills. If they can survive that stretch and get healthy in the meantime, they’ll be all set for the second half of the season, which is setting up to be a pretty breezy run.
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