You ever watched one of those cooking competition shows where the head chef gets a major cut in their hand mid-service? That’s exactly what happened to the Bucs on Sunday night. One moment, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were grinding through a tough NFC showdown. Next, their star QB collapsed to the turf. Baker Mayfield went down on the final play of the first half against the Los Angeles Rams. The whole offense watched from the sideline as their leader emerged with an arm sling. It looked bad. Real bad.

Much like in Broadway, the star gets all the marquee lights in the NFL. The understudy? They practice every line in the shadows. But the show must go on. And that’s the situation Todd Bowles faces right now. Coaches hate quarterback controversies. But they despise uncertainty even more. Bowles

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