Bucs Say Backup Quarterback Is A Need
February 24th, 2026
Joe got a feeling today that new Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson watched film of the Bucs-Rams game in November.
That was when veteran backup Teddy Bridgewater, the man who ousted Kyle Trask in August, saw his first significant action in the regular season.
Bridgewater wasn’t all bad in the blowout loss on national television, but he certainly looked overmatched and not like the seasoned veteran Pro Bowl backup the Bucs hoped they had signed.
Today at the NFL Scouting Combine, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles talked about Baker Mayfield needing to be a little more careful with his body to prevent injury, even if that means just sliding a few more times during the regular season.
That prompted a question for Bowles about whether he’s is prioritizing adding a backup quarterback this offseason.
Bowles didn’t mention Bridgewater, a pending free agent, but Bowles did say he wants a new QB behind Mayfield.
“We feel like we need a backup quarterback,” Bowles said. “Obviously, we gotta see what’s out there. There’s plenty out there right now. There’s a lot of balls in the air, so we just got to see how it unfolds.”
Nice knowing you, Teddy.
February 24th, 2026 at 9:58 pm
Thanks for the laugh with that headline Joe.
Gee, ya think?
February 24th, 2026 at 10:56 pm
Fa and draft please!
February 24th, 2026 at 10:59 pm
Tracy Chapman is available and would produce the same result.
February 24th, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Absolutely. Because of his bad passes in preseason, they lost Godwin for most the season. But the only thing anyone cared about where the 2 touchdown passes in the one preseason game.
Everything else was a bad throw, overthrown, leading receivers to danger. Horrendous decision to keep him as a backup.
And, a reason why Baker stayed on the field when he was obviously injured the entire second half of the year. They couldn’t afford to put Bridgewater in.