Buccaneers QB battle ends: Todd Bowles names Baker Mayfield starter for 2023 after competition with Kyle Trask

The jury is now not out on who’ll be beginning below middle for the Buccaneers after they talk over with the Vikings in Week 1 to kick off the common season. After a month-plus lengthy place battle, Baker Mayfield has received the activity because the Buccaneers’ new No. 1 quarterback forward of challenger Kyle Trask, trainer Todd Bowles informed journalists on Tuesday. 

Mayfield began in Tampa Bay’s preseason opener towards the Steelers. He performed the primary 4 sequence of that matchup, which integrated a 59-yard landing pressure. The former No. 1 total select used to be an effective 8-of-9 passing for 63 yards and a landing. Trask then adopted up Mayfield in that recreation and finished six of his 10 throws for 99 yards and an interception. 

During Saturday’s exhibition towards the Jets, Trask began and performed a big portion of the sport because of John Wolford struggling an harm. The former second-rounder went 20-for-28 passing with 218 yards and a landing, but in addition had a fumble and an interception.

Bowles sounded inspired through Trask after the sport, bringing up his “poise in the pocket” and “a lot more athleticism – he used his legs when he had to and he was very successful at that. He threw the ball where he was supposed to throw it – he threw some pinpoint passes. He’d like to have a few plays back but overall, I saw a lot of poise and a lot of growth. I thought he did well.”

But in the long run the activity is going to Mayfield, the No. 1 select within the 2018 NFL Draft who’s on his fourth group, after stints with the Browns, Rams and Panthers. Mayfield signed with the Bucs this offseason on a one-year deal price $4 million with incentives that push it to $8.5 million. Now he will attempt to get his profession again on course as he is taking over because the Bucs starter following Tom Brady’s retirement.