Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Carlson/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. The Buccaneers' highest-paid player on the roster heading into the 2020 season is Tom Brady, who was signed away from the Patriots over the offseason. Mike Carlson/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Who do we think will end up filling it?At some point, every NFL team has to get by without a key contributor or two, and today we're wondering what would be the most difficult such absence for Tampa Bay to weather in 2020.We talked about who may face the biggest challenge heading into the 2020 season, especially amidst the coronavirus pandemic, but now let's flip the coin. Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Buccaneers also feature some elite offensive talent in wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin as well as the best tight end trio in the NFL in Rob Gronkowski, O.J. OJ Howard did not have the breakout year as predicted and is a name to keep an eye on as a potential trade target for offenses.The Buccaneers had one of the biggest offseason periods in the NFL with future Hall-of-Famer and GOAT quarterback Tom Brady joining the team.
Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2020 offseason with an abundance of free agency questions and long-term considerations at stake. Tampa Bay Buccaneers With the youth of all three and the relative inexperience of Murphy-Bunting and Dean it's hard to predict how well any of them will carry over the momentum of last year in 2020, particularly with the abbreviated preparation time. Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Smith and Stewart both have starting experience and Stewart offers some nice versatility, so the cupboard is certainly not bare.
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The offseason was kind to the Bucs, and the draft was no exception as first-round offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs and second-round safety Antoine Winfield should be high-level starters right away. Brady carries a $25 million cap hit this season and makes Tampa Bay a real Super Bowl contender. Jason Parkhurst/Tampa Bay Buccaneers All rights reserved. Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mickens spent two weeks with the Buccaneers at the end of the 2019 season, first on the practice squad before a promotion to the active roster prior to the season finale. Tom Brady is the oldest player on the Buccaneers' roster at 42 years old, and he's also the oldest starting quarterback in the NFL. Injury problems at Auburn contributed to Dean slipping into the third round of the draft but he has an elite combination of size, speed and ball skills.
It has been a jam-packed offseason for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as they have made headlines numerous times. Both teams were left behind to his children and relatives. Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
They also drafted KeShawn Vaughn and Antoine Winfield. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Maybe the Bucs' coaches will simply go with the hot hand(s), and perhaps they will have a variety of packages to utilize those three in different ways.At cornerback, that answer is often "no." Mark J. Terrill/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Tampa Bay Buccaneers We have drills for that every day, but come game time you've just got to make the play. He'll be joining a Tampa Bay squad that compiled a 7-9 record in 2019 but had the 3rd-highest-scoring offense under offensive genius Bruce Arians. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. The Buccaneers' highest-paid player on the roster heading into the 2020 season is Tom … Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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All rights reserved. The Buccaneers did not stop getting weapons as they drafted Tyler Johnson. Arians was previously the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and will add Tom Brady to a pristine list of quarterbacks he's worked with in Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Ben Roethlisberger, and Carson Palmer. Which unit could get off to the fastest start in camp? "This feels like one of those proverbial "good problems."
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Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers All rights reserved. Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Carlson/Tampa Bay Buccaneers All rights reserved. Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Charlie Neibergall/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. We've just got to catch the ball, and we're working on that.