Blaine Gabbert Is Re-Signed
April 6th, 2022
What a yawner this is following this afternoon’s news of the Bucs’ signing safety Keanu Neal in free agency.
But it’s still news. The Bucs have re-signed backup QB Blaine Gabbert for his fourth season with Tampa Bay.
Last year, Gabbert, 32, re-signed in early May, so he’s either finished looking around or the Bucs aren’t into playing games.
Joe has no confidence Gabbert can get the job done, and Joe hopes Kyle Trask beats him out for the No. 2 gig. But Gabbert coming back says a lot about what Tom Brady thinks of him. And that endorsement is good enough for Joe.
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April 6th, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Golf clap.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:05 pm
Moot point as long as TB stays healthy. And if he doesn’t, we’re dead anyway.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:06 pm
Bucs are going into the season with 4 QBs on the roster? Brady, Trask, Griffin, and Gabbert?
April 6th, 2022 at 5:06 pm
Yawn clap
April 6th, 2022 at 5:09 pm
Pretty awful we couldn’t re-allocate the few million we’re going to throw at Gabbert for ANYTHING else and actually give our now 2nd year alleged quarterback of the future the backup reps instead?
April 6th, 2022 at 5:13 pm
I would imagine either Gabbert or Griffin are gone at some point in the preseason. Probably a training camp move since Brady won’t be around most the spring. I would really like to see Trask as the number 2 to get mop up duty this year.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:13 pm
Looking at the rankings for this years QB class
Trask with a year under his belt (with a NFL team) makes me feel better about the pick last year.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:13 pm
lol so he’s also back because Brady wants and it’s not a wise move by the coach and front office at all? Damn lol I’m really hating the nfl off-season more than usual
April 6th, 2022 at 5:15 pm
Tells you everything you need to know about Trask. Gabbert AND Griffin were signed. Don’t give me the ‘camp arm’ BS. You sign undrafted rookies for those jobs. You don’t use up cap capital. Trask should be traded immediately.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:22 pm
Really don’t get it , unless Trask is trash!!
April 6th, 2022 at 5:29 pm
ZzBuc I was thinking the same thing.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:31 pm
4 qbs??
April 6th, 2022 at 5:31 pm
WHAT ABOUT F’ING KYLE TRASK???
April 6th, 2022 at 5:35 pm
Who is going to get cut once Baker Mayfield becomes available?
April 6th, 2022 at 5:35 pm
David Says:
April 6th, 2022 at 5:13 pm
I would imagine either Gabbert or Griffin are gone at some point in the preseason. Probably a training camp move since Brady won’t be around most the spring. I would really like to see Trask as the number 2 to get mop up duty this year.
I agree entirely…….there seems to be no way we keep Gabbert & Griffin…..I am suspecting these salaries are not guaranteed.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:36 pm
Disagree with Pewter Power, Kalind and Zzbuc. I’m not a Gabbert fan but…he knows the system inside and out. Who’s on the street that you can say that about. Gabbert will work in a pinch if Brady goes down – who else is out there that can do that? As for Trask, the plan was always to let him sit and learn at the feet of the master for a few years. Don’t forget that Trask played in the SEC and played well. There just isn’t much left in FA so this makes perfect sense. Better than wasting a draft pick on a QB – especially with other needs and this putrid QB class about to get drafted.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:36 pm
Blaine Gabbert… Congratulations.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:48 pm
Whew…
Now I’ll be able to sleep tonight.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:49 pm
This signing would have been big news three weeks ago. We are so freaking lucky to have TB back.
April 6th, 2022 at 5:49 pm
Lot of brainiacs on here wanted trask to start the season even though no-one on the team really seems to think much about him
April 6th, 2022 at 5:50 pm
Gabbert is garbage and any practice and game time he gets is time trask doesn’t. And if God forbid TB12 can’t go neither are getting us to the big game
April 6th, 2022 at 5:50 pm
Hopefully hes tradeable
April 6th, 2022 at 6:01 pm
Don’t why we brought in Gabbert and Griffin you know what their capabilities are. Unless they are going to trade Trask during the draft. You know they are not going to trade him to a division opponent or are they.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:06 pm
Maybe they trade Trask?
April 6th, 2022 at 6:10 pm
Some mock drafts have Detroit taking a QB at pick #32. Trask is probably better than any QB at pick #32. Maybe they can work out something!
April 6th, 2022 at 6:11 pm
Also maybe Brady is giving indications he might play two years.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:13 pm
Does the team expect Tom to leave? Why sign 4 QBs when you drafted the heir apparent in 2021. Huh? Most teams have 4 QBs in training camp. –Joe
Trask trade? But what value does he hold when he hasn’t played a snap? And teams don’t even want Cam or Baker on cheap deals.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:20 pm
Looks like the consultant is still pulling the strings.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:34 pm
Waste of money. It was the perfect time to get Trask acclimated.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:45 pm
I think it will be like last year. Griffin will be on the practice squad all year. His job is to help Trask learn. Do they keep him signed so he gets the NFL benefits and pensions as a thank you?
April 6th, 2022 at 6:53 pm
Meh, Gabbert will be good to close games out. Griffin is probably going to be cut after training camp…. Trask? Who knows, sounds like he doesn’t have a chance.
Wonder what is going on with Gronk and Suh?
April 6th, 2022 at 6:56 pm
Alot of people seem awfully short-sighted on this one. No one is saying Blaine is God’s gift to Quarterback. But he & Brady CLEARLY have a rapport in analyzing live bullets (sorry for the analogy, military personnel) as they fly in games.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:58 pm
Trask #2
Gabbert #3
Cmon people, this is not a slap at Trask. Gabbert is only there as a vet presence on the sidelines.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:58 pm
It’s crazy that people think they would just hand Trask the job he will have the opportunity to compete and earn the spot just like it should be just because they drafted him doesn’t mean he doesn’t have to compete.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:58 pm
Have to laugh at the Trask haters saying this is a reflection of the teams feelings on Trask. NOTHING has changed!!!! Everything is going according to plan. Like last year they are going into a potential Superbowl season with a HOF starter in Brady, a seasoned backup that knows the system & has chemistry with the starter in Gabbert, a promising young QB in year two of his development to be your future starter in Trask, and your yearly practice squad QB that knows the system in Griffin. Again, NOTHING has changed!!!! It would be negligent if they went into a season where they are expected to compete for a championship with a second year guy who hasn’t taken any NFL snaps as your only backup. This has been the plan since they drafted him last year. We should be celebrating this! We have the best of both worlds! We have our HOF QB to make a Superbowl run and we have the ability to continue developing our future QB in the wings. Just because they aren’t having Trask do on-the-job training during a Superbowl year doesn’t mean they view him negatively. It’s just common sense which seems to escape many of you.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:34 pm
Great re-signing. Most are too dense to understand or comprehend it.
April 6th, 2022 at 8:01 pm
Well said Brandon & BUCman.
April 6th, 2022 at 8:11 pm
BUCman
I agree. I haven’t heard the team express an opinion either way, nor should they publicly.
Rodgers sat behind Favre for 4 years. Not a bad thing.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:20 pm
The Blaine Gabbert signing is a friendship signing. This doesn’t tell me nothing about Trask. BA benched Gabbert after 3 games in Arizona but they’re still friends so this is more of a looking out for Gabbert type of move from BA to Bowles.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:23 pm
Yay.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:28 pm
Why re-sign Ryan Griffin is my question.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:46 pm
Um……..Griffin is better than Goobert.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:23 pm
Bucs needed a QB2 w/ experience… Gabbert’s cheap, knows the system & culture… So be it.
All I know is, today’s signings are bringing draft focus a little closer into view.
The longer the FO let’s JPP & Suh flap in the UFA wind…The more likely it is that the Bucs go get a some young guns at DT & Edge/OLB at the end of the month…With only a handful of roster spots not already claimed/planned for.
April 7th, 2022 at 1:16 am
When you got Griffin for the experience, you don’t need Gabbert. Waste of money and space. Undrafted free agent qb who gets cut in preseason, should be the #4 camp arm.
April 7th, 2022 at 1:40 am
Save money with a lucky charm QB. If Trent Dilfer can win a SB, then Blaine Gabbert can probably do it too.
April 7th, 2022 at 12:12 pm
Ho-hum. Too early to worry. Changes can still occur.