Zac Robinson Talks Kyle Trask
January 29th, 2026
“Kyle, I blessed your return but know your place.”
One of the great Bucs mysteries of this decade revolves around 2021 draft pick Kyle Trask.
Fans still talk about the guy. Even this month, two Todd Bowles friends talked on SiriusXM NFL Radio about how the Trask-Baker Mayfield quarterback competition in 2023 was a sham.
Joe’s referring to ex-QB Jim Miller and former Bucs scout and Jets personnel man Pat Kirwan. Bowles was a guest on their popular show 15-plus times last year.
Trask was re-signed by the Bucs last offseason, a deal that included some guaranteed cash so he wouldn’t hit free agency. Then Trask was cut before the season.
The former Florida Gator had some tryouts and signed with Atlanta on their practice squad in mid-November. A guy who had a hand in that was Faclons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson.
Robinson acknowledged this week that he’s super close friends with former Bucs playcaller Liam Coen, for whom Trask was the Bucs’ No. 2 QB in 2024. Robinson said he and Coen talk regularly, vacation together and their families are friends, the little kids included.
So it’s no leap to think Coen blessed Trask before Atlanta signed him and handed him off to Robinson.
Trask is now a free agent and Joe asked Robinson about him on Tuesday.
Robinson explained there was unified agreement in the Atlanta organization to sign Trask.
“Kyle had a pretty good preseason, it looked like. So, we all felt and kind of connected on it. [We were] able to get Kyle in there. Great guy. Awesome to work with this past season,” Robinson said.
“We never ended up needing him but he was always prepared. And I know he had a good career here; he just hasn’t got a ton of snaps. But yeah, it was cool to get Kyle in there and he was valuable in the quarterback room in ways off the field, as well, with the rest of the quarterbacks.”
Joe wonders if Trask will be back in Tampa this year competing for a No. 3 quarterback job. Most teams take four quarterbacks to training camp. Not only does Trask know what Robinson wants, he’s got all kind of familarity with what’s been happening in Tampa.
Joe gets that the Trask faithful thinks he deserves better, but the NFL didn’t want Trask for months last fall. He needs to take what he can get.
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January 29th, 2026 at 10:20 am
I don’t know how good Trask would be in a game, we really haven’t seen it. I have seen 4 practices the last couple of years and Trask was very inconsistent so I’m not a big supporter of him being a #2 QB. However, he would be great as a #3 or #4 QB in camp – bring him in.
January 29th, 2026 at 10:25 am
Zac was nice in what he said. However, it’s a no to Trask coming back. We need a new 2nd backup to Baker. Maybe someone younger out of the draft. Someone that can step in, is proven. I am not even thinking about Trask vying for 3rd backup but who knows. Stranger things have happened.
January 29th, 2026 at 10:28 am
No one talks about Trask more than Jose does.
January 29th, 2026 at 10:36 am
Jesus what is it with this site and Trask, my lord.🤙🏾
January 29th, 2026 at 10:36 am
I thought they shipped him off so Baker didn’t have to “fight in preseason for the QB1”. LOL. If Trask was any good, there would have been teams who lost their QBs signing him off the Flacons PS.
When will people start connecting the dots?
January 29th, 2026 at 10:49 am
“Are you kidding! This is exactly the kind of guy I want doing #2 when I’m paying Baker so much to do his #1. There’s only so many ex-NFL quarterbacks getting kicked out of high school coaching with teeth issues that I can sign for the cost of a box of Wheaties. Let’s go!” – Hugh
January 29th, 2026 at 10:51 am
Another wasted article that should have been about the need to fire Toad Bowels.
It’s the defense stupid.
January 29th, 2026 at 10:58 am
He can’t be worse than Teddy.
January 29th, 2026 at 11:04 am
Bowles doing brother Teddy a favor. No way is he a better QB than Trask.
January 29th, 2026 at 11:21 am
The Bucs talk about acquiring guys like Trask while the 49rs publicly announce that they are considering trading for players like (wait for it) TREY HENDERSON, MAXX CROSBY and a TE named PITTS. They admit that trades like this likely would involve potential #1 picks. Someone should whisper to our crack GM that it is the players you have that determines success in the NFL not the number of draft picks you can hoard.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the injury laden 49rs played in two playoff games while the Bucs were home watching TV!
January 29th, 2026 at 11:40 am
What a huge waste of resources…
We wasted a 2nd round pick on Trask.
We wasted 5 years attempting to train and cultivate this asset.
Then we cut him and sign Teddy Bridgewater?
WTF?
Our “ring of honor” GM needs to be held responsible for this complete FAILURE!
How embarrassing…
January 29th, 2026 at 11:53 am
I liked Trask, and I do think he could have turned out great had he gotten real game experience early on.
But those days are passed, and I’m not certain he could even be a backup at this point.
Bowles pretty much ruined his career by not giving him more attention. At the very least, he could have become a reliable backup.
As to those harping on Jason Licht drafting him…it was not a bad move at all. Arians and Bowles were just too old to want to take a risk on a young QB, so both wanted veterans.
I don’t think Brady was even here at that point.
January 29th, 2026 at 11:57 am
BucsfaninOregon Says:
“The Bucs talk about acquiring guys like Trask …”
Hey, bud, the bucs are not talking about signing Trask.
January 29th, 2026 at 11:59 am
If at the league minimum, maybe…I could see the thought process behind it… Trashcan knows the Bucs & the Bucs know him.
But I would rather see a flier taken on a fresh developmental QB to mold for life after Baker, than see Bucs FO bring back a low ceiling, lower floor option that we all know too well.
Give me Bake, Teddy B, Bazelak + then draft ARK QB Taylen Green…And see where it goes from there.
(IMO, Green has the all the tools to be a special talent in the NFL. Will blow up & raise hi draft stock during Senior Bowl practice week/game and be an easy Day 2 pick for someone.)
January 29th, 2026 at 12:23 pm
are we trasking again ?
January 29th, 2026 at 12:24 pm
or eating W’s with jameis ?
January 29th, 2026 at 12:32 pm
of course Joe would want Trask as a #3 lol….no threat to baker at all lol
Baker needs more competition and less coddling…
sign Malik Willis & Trey Lance…
GO BUCS!!!