Nothing spurs a conversation into overdrive like a computer’s season prediction. We got rid of the BCS in college football, and since then, we have seen so many different projection methods and forms of analysis pop up in its place.
The latest is ESPN’s FPI.
The football power index predicts an NFL team’s winning percentage of games on its schedule. Seth Walder of ESPN published the results this week, the results gave a result that Bucs fans are used to seeing at this rate.
Walder’s projection model has the Buccaneers going 10-7 in 2024 and winning the NFC South. The next closest team to them in the division is actually the Saints, not the Falcons, as many would expect.
Their season is also projected to go as far as the divisional round of the playoffs before losing to the San Francisco 49ers on the road in the playoffs.
Obviously this is just what a computer is telling the sports world but the projection of 10-7 may not be far off. Don’t count out this team though to pull off some extra wins. The coaching staff and front office have built something special here and 2024 is the year they maximize it.