Kyle Trask Is “Dialed In” And Has More “Swagger”

On the Pewter Report Podcast this week, Bucs running back Rachaad White spoke on what he likes about Kyle Trask’s game and just how much different he looks out on the field during OTAs.

“I just like how he comes out – makes the right plays, right reads,” White said Wednesday. “He just kind of lets the game come to him, he doesn’t rush. He doesn’t force anything; he just trusts the process. You can tell he has put in a lot of work, and you can just see it.”

One can tell Trask is slimmer in OTAs, and Trask himself stated after practice this week that he had lost 5-10 pounds over this offseason.

Now more than ever, Trask can prepare and guide the offense as if he was leading them on game day. In White’s mind, he sees him as being more comfortable with his role as he gets his chance.

“Guys really like him as well, too,” White added. “You can tell his confidence and his swagger, for sure, have gone up and kind of went through the roof. It’s just good to see; a guy like that has been waiting years and [spending] time behind Tom Brady, the best to ever do it. To get his chance now is just a blessing. That’s all you can ask for is a chance to compete.”

Trask still got plenty of reps in practice and the preseason learning from Brady, someone who worked vigorously in terms of preparation, health, and competitiveness. That is something he is hoping to emulate.

Kyle Trask Reflects On Learning From Tom Brady (And Others)

There is something to be said about waiting your turn behind an accomplished signal caller. Joe Montana to Steve Young. Drew Bledsoe to Brady. Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers. Alex Smith to Patrick Mahomes. Kyle Trask may never reach those heights, but sitting behind and learning has benefited more than one quarterback.

With his future in his hands, it is all about bringing out the best in himself on and off the field.

“It’s going into my third year, Trask said Tuesday. “I’m just feeling a lot more confident as a player. I’ve really been dialed in off the field, whatever it is – sleeping, eating habits. I’m just really trying to dial everything in and make the most of my opportunity.”

While he spent the past two seasons as a sponge and watching games from the sideline, he was around three veteran quarterbacks who each provided advice and things to model. Earlier this spring, he commented on what he learned from each of them. Trask reiterated his appreciation of the now-former Bucs quarterbacks who have moved on.