Former Buccaneer Super Bowl Champion Predicts Team to Be 'Entertainingly Bad'
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are entering uncharted territory with the new season underway. Tom Brady is a retired man and one of Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask will be assuming the starting quarterback role.
There's going to be a certain level of unknown when it comes to the Buccaneers' ceiling, though their floor is well known. Former Buccaneers defensive tackle Booger McFarland took to ESPN to share his thoughts on the current state of the team.
"That just shows you that they don't feel like they have -- to me -- the long-term solution, however you want to phrase it," McFarland said on ESPN. "I think the best thing for the Buccaneers right now is to be entertainingly bad."
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The former first-round pick for the Buccaneers spent 98 of his 109 career games with Tampa Bay. He's got a long-standing legacy with the team, having been part of the team's 2003 Super Bowl-winning team. It's hard to imagine he has any ill will towards the franchise.
"The next year's class of quarterbacks, they got some franchise quarterbacks based on where they are now in their career," McFarland continued. "We know what Baker Mayfield is. Kyle Trask is coming along."
With the Buccaneers having had no other answer or option, why not give one of Mayfield or Trask to prove themselves? The two quarterbacks are in two different stages of their careers, but their common ground is that they still need to prove their value in the NFL.
"If you're Tampa Bay, you want to be entertaining enough to get fans in the stadium, but bad enough to get a high pick where you can get the franchise quarterback," McFarland said. "Don't spin your wheels trying to make Baker Mayfield something he hasn't been or Kyle Trask something he's not, which is a franchise quarterback."
It's clear that McFarland isn't a fan of the two quarterbacks. Whether the team is headed in the right direction or not is to be determined. The answer will be revealed on its own, and considering the current iteration of the team, the floor and ceiling of the season are very far apart.
All-in-all, the Buccaneers are going to take their time building a new era, and they'll be ready to jump on the next opportunity to put together a Super Bowl-ready squad, as they did in 2020 with Brady.
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