Most NFL teams usually have an idea of who their starting quarterback will be in early August. Most NFL teams are not the hapless Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On Tuesday, Tampa Bay unveiled its first depth chart of the preseason. For the most part, no surprises. Mike Evans is WR1, Vita Vea is NT1, and so on and so forth. However, that changes when you reach the quarterback. Tampa Bay’s chart lists Baker Mayfield “OR” Kyle Trask under quarterback. That’s right — the Buccaneers have turned themselves into an indecisive college team because they have no one to write home about under center.
So instead of making a firm choice, it’s Mayfield OR Trask. Gold. Absolute gold.
Bucs first depth chart lists Baker Mayfield OR Kyle Trask as the starter. Rookie Calijah Kancey is the starter at DT and Cody Mauch is the other rookie starter at LG. pic.twitter.com/kPnpiUKZAR
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) August 8, 2023
Truthfully, I don’t know why the Buccaneers would invest so much energy in this decision, knowing a listing like this would make news. This retooling team isn’t going anywhere without a difference-making quarterback, and they’re still asking the wrong question. Every starting decision Tampa Bay makes should not be colored by Mayfield OR Trask. It should be Caleb Williams OR Drake Maye at the top of next spring’s NFL Draft.
This was how Twitter reacted
This is the first time I’ve seen OR on a depth chart. https://t.co/X5o5MxOP67
— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) August 8, 2023
Never seen “Or” on a depth chart…. https://t.co/8baT8eYQSD
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 8, 2023
I'm getting flashbacks https://t.co/65sK7GEZcj pic.twitter.com/2Ucyi2xERH
— Kyle Wood (@Kkylewood) August 8, 2023
Or on the depth chart, Caleb Williams YOU are a Tampa Bay Buccaneer! https://t.co/fW4pyUSTG6
— Miles (@mtvsthewrld_) August 8, 2023
“Or”… that’s a new one for me https://t.co/n2m5u2ocTD
— trey wingo (@wingoz) August 8, 2023
People that followed depth charts during the Meyer/Day Ohio State era are familiar with this 😂 anyone who hasn’t seen it before may be somewhat confused https://t.co/UMOAcrioF2
— Anand Nanduri (@NanduriNFL) August 8, 2023
LOL. Like, whichever one gets there first is the one who starts? They playing rock/paper/scissors for it? https://t.co/slh86yzOnw
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) August 8, 2023
When you have two quarterbacks… https://t.co/IXj9wHCe4Z
— Wendell Ferreira (@wendellfp) August 8, 2023
Bucs going with “if you’ve got no QBs, you’ve got two QBs” https://t.co/7Jyacb3LlW
— Matt (Taylor’s Version) (@MattIsATwitNow) August 8, 2023
