Throws By QB Baker Mayfield & Kyle Trask At Practice Session Has Left Everyone Questioning Bucs Future After Tom Brady
A viral Twitter video included a series of the quarterback Baker Mayfield & Kyle Trask’s practice throws that were quite unimpressive.
Throws By QB Baker Mayfield & Kyle Trask At Practice Session Has Left Everyone Questioning Bucs Future After Tom Brady
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback room will undoubtedly look different in 2023 after having the luxury of knowing Tom Brady was firmly established as the team’s starting quarterback for the previous few seasons.
According to head coach Todd Bowles, Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield will face off in an open fight for the starting quarterback position. Organized team activities, nevertheless, might not have made it clear who will, in the end, be in charge during Week 1.
Bucs' QB competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask is underway 👀
(via @kyle_burger)pic.twitter.com/vSeF74P0IN
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 30, 2023
Tampa Bay signed Baker Mayfield shortly after Tom Brady’s retirement in February, and now the former first-overall selection is competing with third-year player Kyle Trask for the starting quarterback job.
In the video that is presently making the rounds online, Trask and Mayfield can be seen diving back without any pressure applied, and they both repeatedly miss their open targets.
Kyle Trask, Baker Mayfield, and John Wolford getting some work in with the tight end group. #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/GA7kkYhml0
— Logan B. Robinson (@LogansTwitty) May 23, 2023
With a wealth of starting experience, Mayfield is anticipated to be the top candidate for the position. However, concerning video of the former first-overall draft selection missing easy throws on two separate occasions has just surfaced. Mayfield is still having accuracy issues.
However, Bowles has said that Trask is “getting more confident” as he offered a good review of the third-year player, while Mayfield appears to not be able to secure the position as of yet.
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He said: “He’s getting the reps. When you get more reps, you get more confidence. Obviously, and rightfully so, with Tom there last year and Blaine there, he didn’t get the reps he should get.
Although a terrible day at work is not always a sign of how the Bucs’ season will go, it was undoubtedly discouraging for Tampa Bay supporters.
Kyle Trask on his competition, Baker Mayfield; says that there's no bad blood and they are just pushing each other:
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“Yeah, but that’s the point of sports. We love competition,” Trask said in his press conference. “We’ve been competing our whole lives in this sport, so… pic.twitter.com/WevOXnEU6s
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) May 30, 2023
The team still has time to address its quarterback dilemma before the start of the season because it is May and not September.
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