No matter what you think of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquiring former Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Baker Mayfield on a one-year, $8.5 million deal, one thing is clear: In the post-Tom Brady landscape, Todd Bowles’ team had to do something. New offensive coordinator Dave Canales, fresh off a 13-year stint on the Seattle Seahawks’ staff, has a bit of experience with mobile quarterbacks who don’t always make the best decisions. And before this move, the Bucs had a quarterback room that consisted of Blaine Gabbert and Kyle Trask.
Not exactly a perfect Brady succession plan. The Buccaneers, who will select 19th overall in the 2023 draft unless they do something to trade up, don’t really have the scratch to do so in a significant sense.
