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Finishing up the NFC South, we take a look at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs are projected to finish third in the division this year and will have some things that need to be answered. One in particular is how they will cope with the loss of All-World wide receiver Mike Evans. He left for the West Coast and the San Francisco 49ers. Even with losing two franchise icons, they believe that they can reverse last year's regression and win the NFC South. They lost seven of their final nine games, so let's look at what it will take to get them back where they want to be.
Tampa has plenty of weapons even with the departure of 12-year veteran Mike Evans. Chris Godwin now becomes WR1 in that room. Emeka Egbuka is coming off a promising rookie season in which he was just short of 1,000 yards receiving, and a Bucky Irving/Sean Tucker backfield gives them a solid combination. Of course, with it being a team sport, other weapons will need to emerge as well, but who will step up?
The Buccaneers are concerned about a possible regression when it comes to Bucky Irving, so they targeted Kenneth Gainwell as a free agent. They are confident in Irving's ability to recreate what he did during his rookie year, but I would expect Gainwell to carry a full workload and could flourish in the backfield. Gainwell is also the better receiver out of the backfield, so a camp battle will ensue.
Zac Robinson brings a bit of experience to the offensive side of the football and was Baker Mayfield-approved. Josh Grizzard had never called plays and struggled mightily to create an offensive identity. The drop-off was huge, especially on third down. How much better will the offense be this season? We will find out soon enough.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: 3 unanswered questions before camp: Tampa Bay Buccaneers edition
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Tampa has plenty of weapons even with the departure of 12-year veteran Mike Evans. Chris Godwin now becomes WR1 in that room. Emeka Egbuka is coming off a promising rookie season in which he was just short of 1,000 yards receiving, and a Bucky Irving/Sean Tucker backfield gives them a solid combination. Of course, with it being a team sport, other weapons will need to emerge as well, but who will step up?
The Buccaneers are concerned about a possible regression when it comes to Bucky Irving, so they targeted Kenneth Gainwell as a free agent. They are confident in Irving's ability to recreate what he did during his rookie year, but I would expect Gainwell to carry a full workload and could flourish in the backfield. Gainwell is also the better receiver out of the backfield, so a camp battle will ensue.
Zac Robinson brings a bit of experience to the offensive side of the football and was Baker Mayfield-approved. Josh Grizzard had never called plays and struggled mightily to create an offensive identity. The drop-off was huge, especially on third down. How much better will the offense be this season? We will find out soon enough.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: 3 unanswered questions before camp: Tampa Bay Buccaneers edition
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