<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucs-news-oc-praises-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask-qb-1-announcement');   ga('set', 'title', 'OC praises both Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask amid Buccaneers QB 1 announcement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kyle-trask-baker-mayfield-dave-canales-bucs-quarterback-bucs.jpg"></figure><h1>OC praises both Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask amid Buccaneers QB 1 announcement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-24T13:39:57-07:00">August 24th, 1:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-24T13:39:57-07:00">August 24th, 1:39pm</time><address><a>Jack Deignan</a>Jack Deignan is an artist of many mediums who grew up playing every sport under the sun, contributing to his extreme passion for all major US sports today. He split his youth between the cities of Chicago and Cleveland before receiving his undergraduate degree in English and Film &amp; TV from UCLA. When not following and writing about sports, Jack loves to make music, design, write stories and try new things.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Baker Mayfield <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-sounds-off-winning-tampa-bay-qb1-job" rel="noopener">was recently announced as the</a> top dog in the quarterback room for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Kyle Trask. Despite Trask losing the competition, Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bucs-oc-dave-canales-i-couldnt-feel-any-better-about-our-qb-situation" rel="noopener">believes that both quarterbacks are</a> starting caliber talents in the NFL, reports ProFootballTalk’s Myles Simmons.</p><p>“[A] little bit there in the middle of camp, Kyle [Trask] showed he’s the real deal. Baker [Mayfield] felt the heat and had a couple of days where it wasn’t quite sharp. He turned it around, had a fantastic first preseason game with a couple drives — took us down, had a touchdown, the communication was smooth. Then he just kind of settled right in for that following week leading up to the [New York] Jets, showing up in that practice and [it was] just really like a good feeling like, ‘We’re settled here with this guy.'”</p><p>Canales emphasizes that both Mayfield and Trask have shown in training camp and preseason that they can lead this offense, and the competition simply brought the best out of both guys. He goes on to emphasize that having the talent that the Bucs do in their quarterback room is really just a blessing.</p><p>“We’re fortunate, going into this thing, that we didn’t just name a starter going into it without giving Kyle a chance to show what he can do, because I think he earned a lot of respect in the locker room, on the coaching staff, in the fanbase for Bucs fans out there to see Kyle is real — he is the real deal. I couldn’t feel any better about our quarterback situation going into Week One.”</p><p>Bucs fans are going to love these sentiments from Dave Canales and can have more confidence in Baker Mayfield now that there is such grand respect for Kyle Trask. Everything now remains to be seen until the NFL regular season to see if the Bucs made the right decision at quarterback.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

OC praises both Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask amid Buccaneers QB 1 announcement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-qb1-decision-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles makes final QB1 decision between Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Thumbs-1-5.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles makes final QB1 decision between Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-22T08:17:51-07:00">August 22nd, 8:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-22T08:17:51-07:00">August 22nd, 8:17am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially named Tom Brady’s successor. Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles announced Baker Mayfield as the team’s <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1693997568928391592" rel="noopener">starting quarterback</a> on Tuesday, beating out third-year signal-caller Kyle Trask.</p><p>It was widely expected that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfields-brutally-honest-admission-on-replacing-tom-brady" rel="noopener">Mayfield would be the starter</a> upon his signing a one-year contract with Tampa Bay in March. The veteran has been a successful starter in the NFL before, though he’s struggled over the last two seasons.</p><p>The Buccaneers will be the fourth different team that Mayfield starts a game for over the span of three seasons. He showed enough in four starts with the Los Angeles Rams last season to warrant another shot after being released by the Carolina Panthers earlier in the year.</p><p>Mayfield went 1-3 as the Rams’ starter last season, completing 63.6 percent of his passes for 850 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Overall, Mayfield had a 79 passer rating in 12 games (10 starts) in 2022, which ranked 30th out of 33 qualified quarterbacks.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-speaks-long-wait-tampa-bays-qb-battle-result" rel="noopener">The Buccaneers’ plan for Trask</a> to become the starting QB following Brady’s retirement has not come to fruition. He was given an opportunity to earn the job this summer but ultimately did not do enough to beat out Baker Mayfield. Given the way Mayfield played last season, Trask could see some time as the Bucs’ starter in 2023.</p><p>Perhaps Kyle Trask got the short end of the stick by having to go through a battle in camp, but nothing is given in the NFL. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-odds-tampa-bay-buccaneers-betting-specials-for-2023" rel="noopener">Buccaneers also have a great opportunity</a> to return to the postseason in a wide-open NFC South. Having the right man under center can go a long way in making that happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles makes final QB1 decision between Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-update-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask');   ga('set', 'title', 'Todd Bowles offers another murky update on Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask competition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Todd-Bowles-offers-another-murky-update-on-Baker-Mayfield-Kyle-Trask-competition.jpg"></figure><h1>Todd Bowles offers another murky update on Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask competition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-20T07:53:35-07:00">August 20th, 7:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-20T07:53:35-07:00">August 20th, 7:53am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Who will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-speaks-long-wait-tampa-bays-qb-battle-result" rel="noopener">starting quarterback in Week 1</a>? That’s the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-buccaneers-insider-shoots-down-report-tabbing-baker-mayfield-as-week-1-starting-qb" rel="noopener"> question</a> that’s on everyone’s minds right now. It seems like a bit of a hard question, with the two choices being Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask. Amid a tumultuous off-season for both parties, coach Todd Bowles<a href="https://twitter.com/Sara_Walsh/status/1693247886039851256" rel="noopener"> offered an update</a> of sorts on the QB situation, per Sarah Walsh.</p><p>“With no decision made on qb yet, Todd Bowles said in this final week of competition he wants to see Mayfield/Trask continue to master the offense and “drive the car.” #GoBucs #nflnetwork”</p><p>It’s never going to be easy making a pick at quarterback after having the best QB of all-time the year prior. Tom Brady led the Buccaneers to new heights, but his retirement has thrown the team into disarray. Because of his retirement, the team had to scramble to find a new signal-caller for the 2023 season.</p><p>With that in mind, the Buccaneers signed ex-Browns and Rams QB Baker Mayfield to join their QB room. Mayfield struggled heavily in his final season in Cleveland, as well as his stints in Carolina and the Rams. However, we know that the QB is capable of leading his team to significant success. It’s just a matter of putting things together at the right place and time.</p><p>Meanwhile, Kyle Trask has been sitting behind Brady for around two years now. While the Buccaneers QB hasn’t seen a lot of playing time on the field, he’s been learning the offense behind close doors. Who will win this competition for the starting QB’s job?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Todd Bowles offers another murky update on Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask competition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-todd-bowles-updates-timeline-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles updates timeline for starting QB decision between Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Todd-Bowles-updates-timeline-for-starting-QB-decision-between-Baker-Mayfield-Kyle-Trask.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles updates timeline for starting QB decision between Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-12T07:57:05-07:00">August 12th, 7:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-12T07:57:05-07:00">August 12th, 7:57am</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles will continue to take his time before naming Baker Mayfield or Kyle Trask the starting quarterback. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask-preseason-starter" rel="noopener">Baker Mayfield got the start</a> Friday in the Buccaneers’ preseason opener. Trask will start in the second preseason game against the New York Jets. It remains to be seen if Bowles will make a decision before the preseason ends.</p><p>Bowles <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLSTROUD/status/1690350001086459905">will determine</a> the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-offers-update-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask-qb1-battle" rel="noopener"> Buccaneers’ starting quarterback</a> for its Week 3 preseason game after watching Mayfield and Trask against the Jets, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. The coach doesn’t know if he’ll award either player the starting job before the preseason is finished.</p><p>The Buccaneers are scheduled to visit the Jets on Aug. 19 and close out the preseason against the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 26.</p><p>Mayfield outplayed Trask in Tampa Bay’s 27-17 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers Friday night. Mayfield had just one incompletion in nine pass attempts. The former No. 1 overall draft pick threw for 63 yards and a touchdown. Trask had pedestrian numbers, going 6-10 for 99 yards and an interception. He was sacked three times.</p><p>It’s been largely assumed that Mayfield has the inside track to be the Buccaneers’ Week 1 starter. But Tampa Bay and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-playing-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask" rel="noopener">Bowles are adamant</a> that the Buccaneers’ quarterback competition is an open one. The team listed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/baker-mayfield-kyle-trask-will-be-scratching-their-heads-over-buccaneers-first-depth-chart" rel="noopener">both Mayfield and Trask atop</a> the official depth chart in training camp.</p><p>Mayfield has bounced around the NFL since the Cleveland Browns replaced him with Deshaun Watson. He combined to post a 2-8 record between the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers last season, registering a 79.0 passer rating.</p><p>In two years playing behind Tom Brady with the Bucs, Trask rarely saw the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles updates timeline for starting QB decision between Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-baker-mayfield-kyle-trask-preseason-starter" rel="noopener">legitimate QB1 battle</a> on their hands between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask. Todd Bowles announced Wednesday that both guys will start a game apiece to begin the preseason and by the sounds of his latest comments, perhaps Mayfield does <a href="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/08/todd-bowles-implies-theres-a-quantifiable-leader-in-the-starting-quarterback-race/" rel="noopener">have the upper hand</a>, although Bowles won’t openly say it.</p><p>Via Joe BucsFan.com (H/T PFT):</p><p>“We got a good basis of where we are with those two guys. And we just need to see some things Friday as far as running the offense and getting a feel for where they are. We kind of have a good basis and ground basis of what we want to do. But seeing them perform is completely different from game to practice. So we got an idea and we got a good feel. So we’ll kind of let it play out a little bit more. but we have a good stat sheet where we kind of have everything rated of how we see them.</p><p>“Baker has learned humility . . . he’s learned how to fight and come back on the inside and he has a chance to do something special if he starts here.”</p><p>Mayfield starts Week 1 of the preseason for<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-key-players-struggling-early-nfl-training-camp" rel="noopener"> the Buccaneers</a> against the Steelers. Trask then gets the chance to do his thing the following week versus the Jets. While Baker undoubtedly has more experience, there is no question <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-kyle-trask-tom-brady-role-in-development-quarterback-battle-baker-mayfield" rel="noopener">Trask was a sponge</a> behind Tom Brady for two years.</p><p>Whoever starts Week 3 of the preseason on August 26th will probably end up being the starter for 2023. 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