Tom Brady is officially a Tampa Bay Buccaneer after (finally) signing his contract today. Now that the six-time Super Bowl champion is set to join the Bucs, fans can finally start looking towards the 2020 regular season, and potentially, the postseason.
That may seem like a hard concept to grasp for some, especially when you consider they Bucs haven’t been to the postseason since 2007 and haven’t won a playoff game since their Super Bowl XXXVII victory following the 2002 season. A 7-9 finish to the 2019 season ensured the Bucs extended their playoff drought to 12-straight seasons. But, as the NFL’s research department pointed out, that drought plus the addition of Brady could be a recipe for a Super Bowl win.
Take a look.
The #Buccaneers have not made the playoffs since 2007
Their 12-year drought is the 2nd-longest active streak without a playoff berth in the NFL
3 franchises in NFL history have had a playoff drought of 8+ years & gone on to break it with a SB win..
And all 3 had a HOF QB pic.twitter.com/uvTVcoWN8w
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 18, 2020
If Brady can guide the Bucs back to the postseason in 2020, that alone would be a huge step forward for the franchise and validate the Brady signing. Plus, Super Bowl LV is in Tampa Bay next year. I’m sure Brady would love nothing more than to be the first quarterback ever to play a Super Bowl in his home stadium.
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