Bucs are No. 2 on Bucky Brooks’ top 5 ‘starting fives’

Bucky Brooks named his top starting fives heading into the 2020 season. The Buccaneers landed at No. 2, but the top team might surprise you.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers underwent a roster makeover this offseason, swapping out Jameis Winston for Tom Brady and bringing in tight end Rob Gronkowski to reunite with the six-time Super Bowl champion.

With Brady now playing in a Bruce Arians pass-happy offense that features Pro Bowl receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay looks to have one of the league’s most formidable offenses right now. With such a talented cast, it seems only fitting that the Bucs landed at No. 2 on Bucky Brooks’ list of the “best starting fives” (five skill players) heading into 2020.

WR: Mike Evans

WR: Chris Godwin

TE: Rob Gronkowski

TE: O.J. Howard

TE: Cameron Brate

Per Brooks:

“Tom Brady is stepping into a situation that could enable him to put up numbers comparable to his 2007 MVP campaign (68.9 percent completion rate, 4,806 pass yards, 50 touchdowns, eight interceptions, 117.2 passer rating). Evans and Godwin are arguably the league’s best 1-2 punch on the perimeter with a collective combination of size, speed and athleticism that makes them so hard to contain. Gronkowski, Howard and Brate are a formidable trio at tight end with a collection of interchangeable skills that will drive defensive coordinators crazy when Bruce Arians unveils a variety of 12 (1 RB, 2 TE, 2 WR) and 13 (1 RB, 3 TE, 1 WR) personnel packages. If Brady has still enough gas in the tank to play at a high level, the Buccaneers’ offense should light up scoreboards.“

So, who landed at No. 1? How about the Cleveland Browns, with their cast of Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper.

“The Browns have assembled an All-Madden Team on the perimeter with a collection of five-star playmakers surrounding Baker Mayfield. OBJ and Landry are sure-handed pass catchers with outstanding running skills in the open field. Hooper is the designated seam runner with slick route-running skills and sticky hands. Chubb and Hunt are high-end RB1-types with the potential to take over as inside-outside runners with sneaky skills in the passing game. In a redesigned offense that places a greater emphasis on balance and efficiency under head coach Kevin Stefanski, the Browns’ starting five could become the most dominant unit in football.“

Weren’t the Browns supposed to take the league by storm last year? I’m just not buying this group yet under Baker Mayfield. Give me the Bucs’ starting five with Brady any day of the week.

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