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Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds answers your questions from the @PewterReport Twitter account each week in the Bucs Mailbag. Submit your question to the Bucs Mailbag each week via Twitter using the hashtag #PRMailbag.  Here are the Bucs questions we chose to answer for this week’s edition.

QUESTION: I have a feeling the Bucs will choose Baker Mayfield over Kyle Trask no matter what. Do you think they will honestly pick Trask if he plays better in the preseason?

Bucs QBs Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: I think there is a chance that Kyle Trask could wind up the starter, but he would have to have an exceptional preseason full of points and no turnovers while Baker Mayfield would have to really struggle. Trask has to overcome his lack of experience in the regular season, which is where Mayfield has a decided advantage.

I think there is a greater chance that Mayfield begins the season as the starter in Minnesota because it might be the safer pick due to those 69 career regular season starts. Todd Bowles’ job might be on the line this year, and does he want to take a risk with the unproven Trask in the season opener?

As Pewter Report’s JC Allen first reported, Mayfield will get the first preseason start. Trask will start the second preseason game against the Jets in New York. I will address the starting quarterback situation thoroughly in this Friday’s edition of SR’s Fab 5. It could be Todd Bowles’ biggest decision of the year right out of the gate. Stay tuned.

QUESTION: Who’s not playing in the preseason opener on Friday night?

Bucs C Ryan Jensen and G Aaron Stinnie – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: Nothing is official right now, but it’s safe to say that center Ryan Jensen and outside linebacker Charles Snowden won’t be playing. And of course rookie defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, who will miss the preseason with a calf injury, won’t suit up either. Snowden has missed time due to a groin strain and the team may not want him to risk re-injuring it in the game without returning to practice first.

As for Jensen, there is some concern in Bucs HQ about when and if will return to full practice. Jensen has participated in individual drills through the first two weeks of training camp, but has yet to take part in 11-on-11 drills or 1-on-1 pass protection-pass rush drills. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles made an ominous statement about Jensen’s availability after Monday’s practice.

“That’s a good question,” Bowles said. “I don’t know, honestly. I just go by what the doctors and trainers tell me and go by how he is feeling and [his] progress. Some days are good, some days are not as good. I will just wait for the answer and kind of go from there.”

Robert Hainsey will likely start at center with Nick Leverett, John Molchon and rookie Chris Murray as the backups.

QUESTION: Do you guys think this is truly the make-or-break year for the current core? If this team is out of contention by midseason, does the front office entertain offers for Chris Godwin, Shaq Barrett, Devin White, or others in order to accumulate future draft picks?

Bucs GM Jason Licht and HC Todd Bowles – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: I really don’t think so. The NFC South has no clear-cut favorite or front-runner. I’m not sure that changes for the next year or two. The Bucs are two-time NFC South champions and have a fairly good chance at going for a three-peat if the new Dave Canales-led offense works out and Todd Bowles picks the right quarterback.

If the season doesn’t go as planned, the Bucs will have some decisions to make. But there is a solid group of talent on this team that I don’t think Tampa Bay wants to part ways with. The Bucs don’t seem keen on the idea of blowing up the team and rebuilding. Chris Godwin isn’t going anywhere.

Shaq Barrett’s huge salary of $15 million (including $750,000 in per game bonus money) makes him virtually untradeable. Barrett, who turns 32 in November, is coming off a torn Achilles injury, has a base salary of $16.25 million next year.

As for Devin White, if the Bucs were to trade him, the team that lands him would have to feel comfortable extending his contract before next season. And that means paying him at least $18 million per season – otherwise he hits free agency and that team would be out the draft picks it used to acquire him.

QUESTION: Who do you think has the edge in the kicking competition?

ANSWER: As of right now, Chase McLaughlin has the lead in Tampa Bay’s kicking competition. He’s made slightly more kicks in practice than Rodrigo Blankenship. And remember, McLaughlin was signed during free agency while Blankenship was added during the Bucs’ mini-camp. McLaughlin is scheduled to make $1,080,000 this year and has a strong leg capable of making kicks from beyond 50 yards.

But this competition will ramp up during the preseason games. Whichever kicker fares better under the lights will likely win the job. The pressure of kicking in games means more than the kicks made and attempted in training camp practices.

QUESTION: I know a lot of talk this off-season has been geared around how we need Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to take the next step. Do you guys think there’s a chance YaYa Diaby could replace him on the edge?

Bucs OLB YaYa Diaby – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: Yes. YaYa Diaby has had an impressive start to his rookie year. He’s had a very good start to training camp, where he has demonstrated that he’s the most powerful edge rusher on the Bucs roster. That power combined with uncanny speed and explosiveness in a 6-foot-3, 263-pound frame has the Tampa Bay coaches and front office excited.

Diaby will push Joe Tryon-Shoyinka for playing time during his rookie season. Tryon-Shoyinka has had a decent camp, but not a great one so far. He’ll get the benefit of the doubt for the starting role due to his experience and the fact it’s kind of a prove-it year for him.

Diaby lacks polish and needs to work on his counter moves, and is a work-in-progress, but he could wind up as the starter at some point this season if he ascends and Tryon-Shoyinka stalls. I’m not suggesting that will happen, but don’t rule it out.

QUESTION: How does our new O-line look in camp? All five positions will have a new starter this year. Are there any weak spots showing? Something alarming?

ANSWER: I think the big question is Ryan Jensen’s health. The Bucs aren’t sure when he’ll be healthy enough to be cleared to participate in 11-on-11 drills or play in the preseason games. Tristan Wirfs has been very good at left tackle and is probably the least of the team’s concerns right now.

The team loves Cody Mauch’s long-term potential and feel like they nailed their second-round pick. Luke Goedeke has fared better at right tackle than left guard, while Matt Feiler appears to be an upgrade over Goedeke from a year ago. Of course, the preseason games will really tell the tale of whether this unit has truly progressed in camp or really needs more work with chemistry and continuity. We’ll know more this Friday in the preseason opener against Pittsburgh.

QUESTION: Has Ke’Shawn Vaughn nailed down the RB2 spot or is Chase Edmonds/Sean Tucker in play for the role? Do you think we see a rotation of all four guys?

Bucs RB Chase Edmonds and OC Dave Canales – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: Ke’Shawn Vaughn is the current No. 2 running back. But Chase Edmonds is coming on strong in camp. He’s fast and has good burst and acceleration along with some nifty hands as a receiver. The Bucs want to take a long hard look at both Vaughn, who is entering a contract year, and Edmonds in the preseason games. Rachaad White will get his carries and catches in the preseason, but Tampa Bay wants to look at its entire stable of running backs in the three preseason games.

Rookie Sean Tucker will get a look as well, but the Bucs also have a couple of other backs in contention in former practice-squadder Patrick Laird and undrafted free agent Ronnie Brown. Tucker is the fastest back on Tampa Bay’s roster and the team is excited to see how he performs. But he missed the entire offseason due to a heart ailment that needed to clear up, and that has him a bit behind the others in terms of picking up the offense.