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Every NFL season has good and bad roads it can take. More often than not, there is one key factor that can take a season to new heights, or make it all come crashing down.
Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport recently laid out the best and worst-case scenarios for every NFL defense. When it came to the Bucs, it all centered around the middle of their defense. He writes that if they are "soft" then it would open the door for their defense to have things slip away quickly.
He writes, "None of that quartet of linebackers (SirVocea Dennis, Alex Anzalone, Josiah Trotter and Christian Rozeboom) are close to the player David is. Edge-rusher Yaya Diaby has been OK, but little more. If the Buccaneers are soft up the middle and Diaby and Bain can't get after opposing signal-callers, then this defense could backslide—and it was a bottom-half unit a year ago."
The play of the linebackers without Lavonte David is going to be interesting to see unfold. They brought in some firepower in free agency and the draft, but they now need to produce in Todd Bowles' defense. If not, then this is going to be a long season for the Bucs.
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: What is the wor case scenario for the Bucs' defense in 2026?
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Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport recently laid out the best and worst-case scenarios for every NFL defense. When it came to the Bucs, it all centered around the middle of their defense. He writes that if they are "soft" then it would open the door for their defense to have things slip away quickly.
He writes, "None of that quartet of linebackers (SirVocea Dennis, Alex Anzalone, Josiah Trotter and Christian Rozeboom) are close to the player David is. Edge-rusher Yaya Diaby has been OK, but little more. If the Buccaneers are soft up the middle and Diaby and Bain can't get after opposing signal-callers, then this defense could backslide—and it was a bottom-half unit a year ago."
The play of the linebackers without Lavonte David is going to be interesting to see unfold. They brought in some firepower in free agency and the draft, but they now need to produce in Todd Bowles' defense. If not, then this is going to be a long season for the Bucs.
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: What is the wor case scenario for the Bucs' defense in 2026?
Continue reading...
