The Buccaneers elected to keep veteran QB Teddy Bridgewater on their active roster instead of former second-round QB Kyle Trask. Tampa Bay HC Todd Bowles explained that they felt Bridgewater commands their offense at a higher level than Trask and the veteran gives them a “better chance” to win.
“Well, obviously [Bridgewater] brings experience, but he brings a wealth of knowledge,” Bowles said, via ProFootballTalk. “He can command the offense right now. Him being older has a lot to do with it, but him being accurate and understanding what we’re trying to do has a lot to do with it as well. We had Kyle for four years and it was a good four-year run. We just feel like we’ve got a better chance with Teddy.”
The Falcons held a 6-3 record past the midway point of last season, but only won two