Tampa Bay Buccaneers have completely remade their quarterback room. Then, right before roster cut downs, they released Kyle Trask. That’s a change we hypothesized could be coming when the team signed veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater this spring. He should bring a wealth of experience and continuity to the position. Head coach Todd Bowles took pains to stress that the team thinks they have a “better chance” with Bridgewater under center.
Trask’s last two seasons were spent at the NFL level, where he backed up and learned from the greatest ever in Tom Brady. He always seemed to be firmly planted on the 53-man roster during his time. The competition really got intense when he had a direct competition with Baker Mayfield for the starting job. In the end, the depth chart opening was won by Mayfield, forcing the Buccaneers to revisit their quarterback depth chart.
Bowles acknowledged Trask’s contributions during his four years with the team, stating, “We had Kyle Trask for four years, and it was a good four-year run.” Buccaneers and Bridgewater meet again. Luckily for Bridgewater, the Buccaneers had high hopes for him. They acted quickly and had him in for a visit on August 5 and signed him that same day.
“Obviously [Bridgewater] brings experience, but he brings a wealth of knowledge,” – Todd Bowles
Of all the problems the Buccaneers encountered while managing their roster, having Desmond Watson was it. As an undrafted free agent, he remains the only player to spend the whole training camp on the active/non-football injury list. The trainers focused their energy on getting Watson to lose weight with customized meal planning advice. He was committed to losing his 449-pound weight. Bowles credited Watson’s commitment, saying that he “got after it.”
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