Now that he is firmly entrenched as the official starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, veteran signal caller Baker Mayfield is ready to move towards a successful season and to start winning some meaningful games.
Baker was announced as the team’s starter last week in a move that didn’t exactly come as a shock, beating out Kyle Trask in a training camp battle that seemed to be Mayfield’s to lose since he inked a one-year deal with Tampa Bay this offseason.
“The ultimate goal is always to be playing, so it’s one of those things where – you look at the big picture – it’s one of those things [where] you have to check the box,” Mayfield said, according to the Bucs official website. “Now is the time to really ramp it up and go from here and start winning ballgames that count.”
“I’ll say this: our QB room has been playing extremely well this camp. Between John [Wolford] and Kyle [Trask] – everybody pushing each other,” Mayfield said when he was asked about winning the starting job. “I can’t say enough about those guys in that room that we have as a whole. The chemistry is great. But yeah, I feel like I was comfortable enough within the system, commanded the offense and was able to get guys in the right spots. It’s not saying anything against anybody else, I just feel like I’m in good command of the offense.”
The Bucs will travel to Minnesota to take on the Vikings in their regular season opener.
