When and The place: Week 4 in Tampa, “Tampa Bay” is an precise bay
Final season: Completed the season with the sixth greatest level differential within the league, then misplaced on a final second subject purpose within the playoffs.
Added: Anthony Walker, Haason Reddick
Misplaced: Jordan Whitehead, KJ Britt
Gamers added or misplaced so as of snaps performed final season.
Prime draft picks: Emeka Egbuka, Benjamin Morrison
Greatest query going through this crew: Can somebody on this roster, notably on protection, step it up within the postseason?
Over the past three seasons, the Bucs have received 8, then 9, then 10 video games. Good and regular development, however not notably spectacular within the woeful NFC South. Over these three years, the NFCS has produced only one profitable season that wasn’t by the Bucs when the Saints went 9-8 in 2023.
Over these three seasons, the Bucs solely win within the playoffs was in opposition to the downward spiraling 2023 Eagles. Of their three losses, they’ve gotten zero takeaways, given up not less than 350 yards in every recreation, given up 8 complete passing TDs, and sacked the QB simply 4 occasions.
For all of the credit score Todd Bowles will get as a defensive thoughts, his protection isn’t getting the job executed when it issues essentially the most. Haason Reddick, who skipped voluntary OTAs, may assist in 2025, after which be gone in 2026. Their prime defensive draft choose, Benjamin Morrison, has already had two hip surgical procedures.
And the offense might be taking a step again, not less than early within the season, as Chris Godwin’s return date from a damaged ankle remains to be unclear; and offensive coordinator Liam Cohen ghosted the crew to take the Jaguars head teaching job and his substitute is 35 yr previous first time play caller Josh Grizzard.
One playoff win in three seasons ought to make this a make or break season for the Todd Bowles, loads of coaches have been fired for much less.
They’ll in all probability beat the Eagles although, as a result of Todd Bowles has Jalen Hurts’ quantity. The one win Hurts has in opposition to him was Week 3 in 2023, when he had 2 TDs but additionally 2 INTs, the Eagles received as a result of they held the Bucs to only 11 factors.
