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Baker Mayfield Doesn’t Think the Eagles Can Handle the Tampa Heat
By Kyle Pagan
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Baker Mayfield was talking to Mark Sanchez and weighed in on the Eagles’ strategy of arriving a day ahead to get used to the heat. Writeup from Austin Nivison at CBSSports.com:
In an appearance on “Rearview” with Mark Sanchez, Mayfield said Tampa intends to use the heat as a tool to wear down Philadelphia’s defense. Mayfield said one extra day in the Florida humidity won’t be enough to adjust by Sunday, and he even thinks that decision could backfire on the Eagles.
“We’ll have a good game plan, obviously, to try and tire these guys out,” Mayfield said. “Advantage for us, we’re in Tampa, the heat. They’re not used to that. I know there’s been stories that broke about them coming down to Tampa a day early. I don’t necessarily think that helps them. One day doesn’t get you acclimated to this humidity. Honestly, I think it makes them think about it more when they get down here earlier.”
Oh you think it just starts on Friday? Oh Baker, how naive. It started at the beginning of the week. Jordan Davis mentioned Eagles players have been packing the saunas all week:
TEAM STEAM!
The heat index should be above 100° on Sunday because of course it will, so the more time in the sauna the better. Open up those pores and let the Heat Miser in. It’s going to be a toasty one on Sunday, but I believe in the Birds. We’ve got a winner under center. A legit QB, just ask Jared Verse. The motherfucker can throw:
Remember last year both DeVonta Smith and AJ Brown were out. Cooper DeJean wasn’t even a regular in the lineup and we had Avonte Maddox asking Mike Evans to game with him:
This year we should have the entire offense available. I don’t care that they signed the Tush Smush:
It’s time the Birds exorcise the demons in Tampa Bay and I love that they’re taking it seriously.
Kyle writes blog posts and does Man on the Street-style videos all around Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University (a basketball school) in 2015. contact: k.pagan@sportradar.com