Baker Mayfield
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Mayfield a Honda?
That's a pretty generous assessment.
Hondas perform well every day. ?
Gave up my caddy for my Honda. I miss a heavier car and AWD, but damn it's way cheaper to maintain and better on gas.
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Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown -
My first new car was an '85 Honda CRX Si I put over 200k hard ass but trouble free miles on it before it was rear ended by an uninsured 17yr old.
My second Honda was a 2003 Accord EX. It had 263k on it when I sold it last February when I bought my next Honda....
A 2018 Honda Civic EX. It's my wife's car and she loves it. The CVT is weird though, but in typical wife fashion, she says she feels no difference between it and a gearbox car. What the actual fuck??
I drive a 2019 Honda Ridgeline...... I'm 54 and with the way I keep vehicles, this could well be my last truck. It's the most comfortable, best driving Honda that I have ever owned. Go ahead, insert "it's not a truck" jokes down below... then go test drive one for yourself and you'll quickly shut the hell up.
I also owned a 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 that I drove for a few years and then gave to my daughter for her 16th birthday. It was a quick and fairly reliable car and while it was super fun to drive, it was certainly an economy car in terms of fit and finish. Road noise was the only thing louder than the exhaust. I do like Mazda though, but they are certainly no Honda.
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Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
I've heard good things about the newer Mazdas. Can't argue with the K series motors in my Honda though. Damn thing will probably go 300k if I take care of it.
Had a Honda for 11 years, it got totaled and got a Subaru.
I may never buy another brand of car.
You sound like a good friend of mine. He loves his suby.
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Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
I've heard good things about the newer Mazdas. Can't argue with the K series motors in my Honda though. Damn thing will probably go 300k if I take care of it.
You sound like a good friend of mine. He loves his suby.
I just bought a Mazda CX30 last year- I like it a lot. It performs and handles really well for a small SUV. I can haul things besides kids and groceries. I had a CX5 before that and I liked it.
I have and had no issues with either.
Has anyone tried to sell a used car now? Wow. Cost of Used cars were reported to be up 30% this past year.
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Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
I've heard good things about the newer Mazdas. Can't argue with the K series motors in my Honda though. Damn thing will probably go 300k if I take care of it.
You sound like a good friend of mine. He loves his suby.
I just bought a Mazda CX30 last year- I like it a lot. It performs and handles really well for a small SUV. I can haul things besides kids and groceries. I had a CX5 before that and I liked it.
I have and had no issues with either.
Has anyone tried to sell a used car now? Wow. Cost of Used cars were reported to be up 30% this past year.
I just bought a Mazda CX30 last year- I like it a lot. It performs and handles really well for a small SUV. I can haul things besides kids and groceries. I had a CX5 before that and I liked it.
I have and had no issues with either.
Has anyone tried to sell a used car now? Wow. Cost of Used cars were reported to be up 30% this past year.
Co worker of mine said the difference between a used 4Runner with 35,000 miles and a new 4Runner with 17 miles was less than $4000... naturally he went with the new.
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If Brady does actually retire I...will miss him surprisingly a lot. He's really really grown on me in his second dynasty run and Tampa years.
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Had a Honda for 11 years, it got totaled and got a Subaru.
I may never buy another brand of car.
Got a 2018 Outback. Wife loves it because she's short and has great vision over the hood with settings that go for her and another setting for me at push of the buttons. Next one I get will be a Subaru Crosstrek in about 3 years. We'll hang on to the Outback. The dealership is always trying to fool me into trading it in. No way Jose.
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Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
Mazda is actually more reliable than honda or toyota now across the lineup, their chassis are infinitely better, and arguably best of all, no Mazda uses the terrible, horrible, no-good CVT. I bought a Honda new in 05, drove it 15 years and 300k, but i recently switched to the cx5 with the turbo and it's a superior drive. [Even got $750 from the dealer for trading in a 2005 car..]
Especially with crossclimate2 tires - I'm driving 90 miles tomorrow morning and I'll be fine even in this fun storm. They're all-seasons that are snow rated.
Not even close. Honda and Toyota lead reliability ratings. My Honda has the 10 speed automatic 2.0T engine. Mazda is a small company. I also have the crossclimate 2 tires. They are awesome.
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Had a Honda for 11 years, it got totaled and got a Subaru.
I may never buy another brand of car.
Got a 2018 Outback. Wife loves it because she's short and has great vision over the hood with settings that go for her and another setting for me at push of the buttons. Next one I get will be a Subaru Crosstrek in about 3 years. We'll hang on to the Outback. The dealership is always trying to fool me into trading it in. No way Jose.
Got a 2018 Outback. Wife loves it because she's short and has great vision over the hood with settings that go for her and another setting for me at push of the buttons. Next one I get will be a Subaru Crosstrek in about 3 years. We'll hang on to the Outback. The dealership is always trying to fool me into trading it in. No way Jose.
I have the Crosstek, and its plenty big enough for me. It's basically a smaller Outback, for $10,000 less and better MPG.
And now it comes in the bigger engine.
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Got a 2018 Outback. Wife loves it because she's short and has great vision over the hood with settings that go for her and another setting for me at push of the buttons. Next one I get will be a Subaru Crosstrek in about 3 years. We'll hang on to the Outback. The dealership is always trying to fool me into trading it in. No way Jose.
I have the Crosstek, and its plenty big enough for me. It's basically a smaller Outback, for $10,000 less and better MPG.
And now it comes in the bigger engine.
I have the Crosstek, and its plenty big enough for me. It's basically a smaller Outback, for $10,000 less and better MPG.
And now it comes in the bigger engine.
My buddy just bought a pearl white 2021 Crosstrek 2 weeks ago and it's pretty badass.
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I have the Crosstek, and its plenty big enough for me. It's basically a smaller Outback, for $10,000 less and better MPG.
And now it comes in the bigger engine.
My buddy just bought a pearl white 2021 Crosstrek 2 weeks ago and it's pretty badass.
My buddy just bought a pearl white 2021 Crosstrek 2 weeks ago and it's pretty badass.
My cousin had a 2006 Ridgeline, which I believe was the first year of production.
Ten years later, and nearly 300,000 miles on it, it still drove like a Cadillac.
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My cousin had a 2006 Ridgeline, which I believe was the first year of production.
Ten years later, and nearly 300,000 miles on it, it still drove like a Cadillac.
I loved caddy's until they lost their truck frame....
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My cousin had a 2006 Ridgeline, which I believe was the first year of production.
Ten years later, and nearly 300,000 miles on it, it still drove like a Cadillac.
It really is ridiculous what they ride like. It's far and away the best feeling Honda I have owned and the way the engine and tranny work together is unlike any automatic car that I have owned.
I cross shopped it with a Tacoma, but it took less than 1 mile while test driving it and wondering if the engine had ever been formally introduced to the tranny to know that I would own a Brat, er El Camino, I mean Ridgeline.
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Mrs. Wife has a 2015 Crosstrek that we bought new. I'm not a big fan of that transmission.
My 2000 Corvette is in my driveway, under 2 car covers (with a battery maintainer plugged in). Yesterday we got about 2 feet of snow. An hour ago I finally got my snow thrower over to it and got a foot of snow off of it. (my poor baby!) Mrs. Wife's car has one garage stall and my DD 2014 Mercedes E350 has the other for the winters.
I should mention, Stay away from Mercedes. The Germans put waaaay too much electronics and computers in it. Computers and sensors for friggin' EVERYTHING. When something goes wrong it's virtually impossible to fix and there's not enough money at the Mint to cover the bills. I mean, it's great, solid, quiet, smooth, all of that.......but get a Lexus if ya want a luxury car. WAaaay cheaper to fix and maintain.
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I'm hoping to get some support for the next family car [~8-10y] to be the E63S wagon with the (very) big engine.
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Not a fan of CVT's.
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My last post in this thread Re: Baker. Quite possibly my last post on this board where I do film review.
I went all the way back to week 1 - healthy Baker, healthy Oline, healthy receivers, etc etc. The groundwork for the way defenses played Mayfield the remainder of the year was pretty much put down by Coach Spagnola and his love of zone disguise and rotation along with CB's playing what amounts to 'muddled' zone depths. I've seen posters here reference this game as a highlight to show his ability based on the stat line - 21/28 for 321 yards. (0TD's and 1INT) Especially given that Baker was 100% this game. Well, I've watched A LOT of these past 4 years. Outside of scouts, the Browns front office and people who might be paid to do this shit (PFF), I'd be willing to venture I've put in the next most amount of time.
There are good reasons I'm critical of Baker's play - he's earned it. I watched this whole game through, per the usual and I've come to a pretty sad conclusion... Baker hasn't advanced as a passer in much of any appreciable manner since 2019. The team around him, the coaches and their designs have helped to elevate his production and work to mask his weaknesses. But unless those weakness can be improved upon this upcoming off-season and the subsequent 2022 year, Baker won't be the Browns QB in 2023 with any contract that involves paying him as a top 15 passer. I didn't have to go past the first few series to find the same type of play that I highlighted from the Bears, Texans, Patriots and Ravens game(s). Baker would mis-fire on a play, the Browns coaches would adjust their calls to attack KC's designs in a manner a bit more easy for Baker to digest. By that point KC made their coverage tweaks the next go around. Enough typing, breakdown stills it is...
It's an ace-based formation (equal receivers to both sides)
You have Thornhill for KC #22 floating closer to the line as the boundary safety presnap. If he keys run you have an 8 man box otherwise he drops to his call.
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5 step straight drop (no ball fake) by Baker. Given how the corners are playing and the alignment of the safeties, it looks like a flavor of Cover 6. Coach Spaggs loves getting creative with his 2 high looks and how he moves his safeties around, this is a pretty standard call for the Chiefs.
- Bakers eyes go to the boundary safety and his depth/leverage.
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The field corner (at the top) doesn't bump, stays in phase and picks up Jarvis in his 1/4 while Tyrann (I think?) is playing the #2 to #1. Boundary corner jams his receiver, gives Thornhill time to read the pattern to his side and is playing 1/2 field pickup. qtr/qtr/half.
- Bakers eyes come back to the left and reads the corner stacked on Jarvis, see's the LB pickup Hoop in his curl/flat, but doesn't realize that within 13 yards there are only 2 defenders to match a 3 man pattern. The corner has been run out and the linebacker occupied. There are only 3 defenders to that side of the hash and the one unoccupied by a receiver is 22 yards from his throwing point. It's another version of a type of zone flood. This is an easy swing out to Chubb for free yards. Instead.....
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...Instead Baker comes back to the middle on his double clutch after leaving his left.
Funny part is, taking Andy on his little check isn't a terrible idea for 4-5 yards. But his double clutch allows the linebackers to plant and attack downhill. So you're asking a fullback to catch and shield like he's a receiver or an elite TE.
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Baker double clutches then throws, linebacker recovers and times his hit great on AJ.... Chubb is looking back because I'm pretty positive he was expecting this ball to be going his way at some point. Either way, that's a lot of real estate to work with giving a running back YAC to work with. This pass was incomplete by the way.
- Same Drive, several plays later.
- Another 2 high shell
- 1 & 3 - Corners close space
- 2 - inside leverage
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- Chiefs with another flavor of Cover 6. Only the defender over Hoop who had inside leverage has been picked up by the route developing from the backfield. So Hoop has been turned free to the sideline. The field corner has his eyes back and isn't high hip on his man now. At this point you work with space. But this play has another issue because, as I show in the blue line, Bakers depth of drop makes life hell for protection. His back foot and body are almost 11 yards. I've mentioned this and pointed it out before, but it isn't helping the situation by any stretch. Toss in Baker leaving his primary(s) late and this offense sputters a great deal when the running game isn't having it's way.
I mentioned Bakers need to stress defenders, especially corners. Playing safety it's hard to "lie" to a QB. Playing corner and you can get away with some things in certain calls, they like to lie quite a bit. But once that curl flat defender fell off, unlike last time, that should have been your throw.
This is almost like daring someone to shoot in basketball because you don't have faith they'll routinely beat you. Bakers processing speed and his play style stressing the Oline lead to pass protection issues.
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Baker saved some face but escaping up and out of the pocket.
But instead of moving to space and keeping his eyes downfield, he drops his eyes just long enough to pick up 8 yards on the scramble. It's positive yards and those yards help keep the offense on schedule. In a vacuum you think it's a good play until you go back to watch that this is just a weakness that can be exploited in time. Had Baker climbed the pocket, it's likely he doesn't recover to throw left and take the out, but Jarvis has cleared the corner at the bottom of the screen and Thornhill, with his eyes at the pocket, has opened his hips and is expanding back to the middle of the field.
If Mayfield had gotten out of trouble and located this throw, it's big money to Jarvis on a decent lead.
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If you didn't believe me that Baker dropped his eyes a bit too much, here's my proof....
I have a couple more plays on deck, one from that same drive as above, the other from the next drive. I'll put them in the next post as they're a bit long winded.
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