Former Florida quarterback Kyle Trask likely won’t see much playing time as a rookie in 2021. The Heisman finalist was taken by Tampa Bay with the final pick of the second round, and he’s been tabbed as the heir-apparent to legendary quarterback Tom Brady, who many consider the greatest passer (if not the best player, overall) of all time.
Despite the fact that Brady will reach the ripe age of 44 before the regular season begins this fall, the seven-time Super Bowl champion is still pretty spry. Barring injury, there’s no reason Trask should see significant action in Year 1.
But that doesn’t mean he isn’t quickly impressing the Buccaneers coaching staff with what he brings to the table. Tampa Bay head coach Bruce Arians said that he’s coming along nicely at his post-camp press conference on Saturday.
“I thought he was great,” Arians said. “I thought he was fantastic. He’s got three guys coaching the [expletive] out of him on each play, so they need to calm down and let him go. I’m really pleased with where he’s at right now.”
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According to a report from Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Trask looked sharp on Saturday. His lone blemish on the afternoon came on a pick-six on an underthrown ball.
Stroud said that Trask made every throw on Saturday, and that aligns with what Arians said about the team’s strategy with Trask. He said the coaches are slowly giving him more of the offense to learn and he’s adjusting to the information well.
“I think he grasped it very well,” Arians said. “He was throwing the ball where it’s supposed to go. He had a couple drops on him, but I thought he looked really good. Just the way he processes information. He took it from the first time ever hearing it, and he was throwing it to the right guy. He was throwing against some really well-disguised coverages that he saw for the first day of his career. I was real impressed how he processed his information. He was very accurate.”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to Gators fans to hear praise like this heaped on Trask. If there’s one thing he demonstrated during his Florida career, it’s that his accuracy and ability to learn an offense is on par with the best out there. If Trask can get comfortable with the speed and stylistic differences of the NFL, he has a chance to be very successful with the Buccaneers.
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