When Baker Mayfield signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason, it was widely expected that he would be come the next starting quarterback for the team after the departure of Tom Brady. But it sounds like there’s still a real chance Kyle Trask wins the job instead.
During a press conference this week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dave Canales revealed that the quarterback competition has “absolutely” tightened up in recent days.
“First couple of days, I think the experience that Baker brings — just playing in games, being in camps, going through installs — you could see where the offense was jelling really well,” Canales said according to Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times. “The timing of the snaps and all that is really critical for us, so probably a little bit of an edge for Baker to start off, just in terms of the smoothness of the offense. But it just took a couple of days for Kyle to really settle in, and then what we saw is, the last two practices Kyle really showed what he can do: stretching the field with his arm, getting the ball out quickly, making decisions. So I’m really excited about both of those guys and the progression that they’ve made throughout the last couple of days.”
This will certainly be an interesting quarterback competition to follow as the season nears.
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