There’s no query about Tampa Bay’s plans for Kyle Trask for this season.
If Tom Brady stays wholesome, and the Buccaneers are anyplace close to as profitable as they assume they are often, the third-string quarterback possible received’t play a down for the second straight 12 months.
That’s why it’s necessary for the defending NFC South champions to study as a lot as attainable this preseason in regards to the 2020 second-round draft choose’s potential to turn into an eventual successor to the 45-year-old Brady.
He threw for 258 yards and led two landing drives in a 26-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Saturday evening. There have been some rising pains, too, with Trask throwing an interception and shedding a fumble that was returned for a TD.
“Overall, I thought he played well,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles said.
Miami third-stringer Skylar Thompson played well in spurts, too, throwing for 218 yards and one TD in Mike McDaniel’s debut as the Dolphins’ coach.
Jason Sanders kicked four field goals, including a 53-yarder that put Miami ahead for good with just under seven minutes remaining.
Trask drove the Bucs into position to potentially win the game, but Jose Borregales’ 49-yard field goal attempt hit the right upright and bounced away as time expired.
“I just tried to stay calm,” Trask stated. “We pushed the ball down the field and gave ourselves a chance.”
With Brady taking what Bowles described as a pre-planned break from coaching camp for private causes, Trask and No. 2 quarterback Blaine Gabbert shared taking part in time towards the Dolphins.
Most of the starters from each groups, together with Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and key offseason acquisition Tyreek Hill, had the evening off after the golf equipment scrimmaged towards one another for 2 days earlier in the week.
The Bucs introduced Thursday that Brady, who practiced yesterday towards the Dolphins, won’t rejoin the workforce till after subsequent weekend’s preseason game at Tennessee.
Gabbert, a Twelfth-year professional who backed up Brady the previous two seasons, began Saturday evening and labored two sequence. His 23-yard landing cross to Jaelon Darden gave the Bucs an early lead. Trask prolonged it by finishing 5 of six passes for 67 yards on an extended drive Ke’Shawn Vaughn completed with a 1-yard scoring run.
Trask adopted that up with a pair of pricey turnovers: an interception on an ill-advised cross meant for rookie working again Rachaad White, and a fumble that Miami linebacker Sam Eguavoen returned 32 yards for a second-quarter TD.
The Dolphins additionally transformed the interception into factors, with Thompson tossing a 22-yard TD cross to Lynn Bowden Jr.
Thompson performed your complete game, ending 20 of 28 passing with no interceptions.
Trask performed the ultimate three quarters for Tampa Bay, going 25 of 33 for 258 yards, one interception and one landing.
The 24-year-old was inactive for each game in the course of the common season and playoffs a 12 months in the past, however benefited vastly by watching how Brady prepares for video games in apply and executes the offensive plan on game days.
It’s a task Trask has been acquainted with since his days at Manvel High School in Texas, the place he as soon as performed behind future University of Houston and Miami quarterback D’Eriq King. He was additionally rode the bench at Florida for 3 years earlier than an damage to Feleipe Franks created a chance with the Gators.
STARTERS REST
The solely Tampa Bay participant listed as a starter on the depth chart who performed was Aaron Stinnie, who’s competing for the left guard opening created by Ali Marpet’s retirement. The remainder of the offensive line rested, as did receivers Mike Evans, Russell Gage and Julio Jones, working again Leonard Fournette and defensive stalwarts Lavonte David, Devin White, Shaquil Barrett, Vita Vea, Akiem Hicks, Carlton Davis, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Antoine Winfield, Jr.
Several key Dolphins joined Tagovailoa and Hill in sitting out, together with receiver Jaylen Waddle, working backs Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert, defensive deal with Christian Wilkins, cornerback Xavien Howard and security Jevon Holland.
UP NEXT
Dolphins: Host the Las Vegas Raiders subsequent Saturday.
Buccaneers: Travel to Nashville subsequent week for a pair of joint practices forward of dealing with the Titans on Saturday.