The Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't in a great position to say 'no' to a whole lot right now. Head coach Todd Bowles is coaching for his job, and it is fair to say that he isn't the only one that needs something positive to come out of this season.

Tampa Bay has done surprisingly-well in the free agent market and is set to do as well in the draft as they normally have in recent years, but there is still an important question at the most important position on the field.

The team drafted Kyle Trask in the second round a few years back and did just add Baker Mayfield in free agency, but how can anyone on the planet bet their job on these two to help this team tread water if other players are available?

49ers quarterback Trey Lance just so happens to be available, and while he is a very polarizing figure to many after his short time in the league, the opportunity could be too good for the Bucs to pass up.

No, Lance has not put together a great NFL career. Four career starts through two years after a team traded up to draft you is not a great look.

Lance was supposed to be the missing piece needed to get the 9ers over the Super Bowl hump. Instead, he has simply become one of the most expensive benchwarmers in the NFL relative to capital and future salary.

The 49ers have to move on, and there are many that believe a market for Lance still exists amongst teams that have no concrete answers at quarterback. The Buccaneers are one such team.

Assuming the price is right for Lance, a move like this could make all the sense in the world for the Buccaneers if they really play their cards right.

Lance isn't worth much as it stands, especially after San Francisco has made it clear that Brock Purdy is their guy going forward. Tampa may only have to give up a mid-to-late round pick to make this happen. 

As for play, Lance is largely unproven, but he at least has some NFL experience. The same can't be said for Kyle Trask, and Baker Mayfield has mostly proven that he is, at best, a mixed bag.

Lance is a gamble. The same can be said for every other player in the quarterback room right now. The only difference between Lance and Trask is that one has the athleticism to be a quarterback in the NFL. (Hint, it isn't the guy that has been the third-stringer in Tampa for the last two years).

This may not be a popular move right now, but the front office in Tampa has very few choices. Bringing in Lance to compete is the cheapest way to find a first-round caliber player, and the Bucs need as much of that as they can get right now.

At worst, this deal would leave the Bucs with three bad quarterbacks on cheap deals on a team that is probably going to lose either way. At best, the Bucs will find a franchise quarterback that simply needed a change of scenery.

Seems like an easy decision to this writer.