Buccaneers’ Offensive Starters Get Honest Regarding Quarterback Battle

Two offensive starters comment on the Buccaneers' QB battle between Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' quarterback competition between third-year quarterback Kyle Trask and veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield is beginning to heat up as we are just entering the dog days of training camp.

Following the acquisition of Baker Mayfield in the offseason, the Buccaneers' planned to have both Mayfield and Trask fight it out for the starting spot. Before practices even began, the consensus amongst those who follow the Bucs was that the savvy vet in Mayfield would garner the staff's attention to become the starter in 2023. However, as training camp has continued to press on, it appears that Trask may be at the head of the race.

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With the attention at an all-time high on the quarterbacks, Bucs' offensive coordinator Dave Canales also stated that the battle has gotten narrower since the beginning of camp.

OC Dave Canales thinks that the QB battle between Trask and Mayfield has gotten tougher, and even closer, as camp has progressed #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/ojS6QykG2m

— Caleb Skinner (@chsnole) August 1, 2023

Now in the thick of things in training camp, it is also important to gauge the other players' thoughts on the quarterback battle taking place.

Two players in particular, OT Tristan Wirfs and WR Russell Gage, both mentioned that the race between the two are tight along with passing on their compliments for each.

Russell Gage says that he thinks the #Buccaneers QB competition is extremely tight and mentions that both Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask are getting after it.

Compliments both quarterbacks are great with the deep ball. #GoBucs

— BucsGameday (@BucsGameday) August 4, 2023

#Buccaneers star tackle Tristan Wirfs on the quarterback competition: “Eight or nine practices in I think they’re both doing great, they’ve really got a grasp on this offense.” #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/4rEmwZ4gq0

— Logan B. Robinson (@LogansTwitty) August 4, 2023

Wirfs and Gage are both integral parts of the Buccaneers' offense and will need the best play possible from either Trask or Mayfield to help the team succeed. At this point, however, it doesn't seem like either Wirfs or Gage is ready to specifically say who is standing out over the other, but at the end of the day they will perform to their best abilities no matter who is under center.

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The Buccaneers will be entering their first week of practices leading up to a game in 2023 next week when the Pittsburgh Steelers make their way into Raymond James Stadium. As the week progresses expect to hear talk around who will get the initial first-team reps in live game action come Friday evening.

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