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The worst offensive players in Tampa Bay’s win over Jacksonville, per PFF

The interior offensive line continues to get low marks from Pro Football Focus.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers put up 30 points unanswered on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16 in what was an overall dominant performance. It’s hard to pinpoint problems when that happens, but they’re still there.

In the eyes of Pro Football Focus, at least, the interior offensive line for the Bucs remains a bit of an issue. Tampa Bay’s run game took a step back against the Jaguars, averaging just 1.9 yards per carry on the day, and the interior offensive line once again struggled while run blocking on Sunday.

Here are the five lowest graded Bucs offensive players from Sunday’s matchup, per PFF:

Where the Bucs rank statistically after Week 15

See how the Bucs are looking in comparison to the rest of the league after their big win against the Packers:

Head coach Todd Bowles told reporters a few weeks ago that every game from here on out is a playoff game, and the team is certainly acting like it.

The Bucs are on a three-game win streak, the latest of which came against the Green Bay Packers in Week 15. The team won 34-20 on Sunday, bringing it to 7-7 and staying in the driver’s seat for the NFC South. It was a stellar offensive performance, and while the defense gave up quite a bit of yards, the Bucs were able to hold off the Packers and get the win at Lambeau Field.

It may be a playoff mentality and the Bucs have improved on a number of things, but the team still has a few things to work on before the postseason comes around. Check out how the Bucs related to the rest of the league statistically, per Team Rankings:

Where the Bucs rank statistically after Week 13

Here is where the Bucs stack up against the rest of the NFL after their latest win:

Playing the worst team in football is often a good way to get your statistical rankings up.

That’s what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did in Week 13 against the Carolina Panthers last Sunday, defeating them 21-18 at Raymond James Stadium. It was a good week for the defense, holding the Panthers to just 18 points and getting a takeaway off of quarterback Bryce Young. The offense remains a little shakey, but the run game has also improved considerably in the last few weeks as the offensive line has gelled and the running back room has stepped up.

Here is where Tampa Bay ranks statistically after Week 13, per Team Rankings:

The worst offensive players in Tampa Bay’s win over Tennessee, per PFF

One of PFF’s worst-graded offensive players comes as a bit of a surprise after they scored one of Tampa Bay’s two touchdowns on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense did the job on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, but it wasn’t quite the electrifying performance they had against the Houston Texans in Week 9.

The Bucs scored 20 points against the Titans with two touchdowns, but still had some red zone trouble along the way and could not get the running game going. There are definitely things to fix going forward, and Pro Football Focus recognized that with its offensive grades for the Bucs in Week 10 — and one of their five worst-graded players on offense came as a bit of a surprise.

Here are those five players below:

Where the Bucs rank statistically after Week 9

The Bucs have had the statistical worst passing defense in the NFL since coming off the bye week.

So, uh, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ statistics in comparison to the rest of the league may have taken a big hit after Week 9’s game against the Houston Texans.

The Bucs’ offense got bumped up a tad in most areas due to a very strong performance behind quarterback Baker Mayfield, but defensive rankings absolutely plummeted after giving up 496 total yards to the Texans offense behind quarterback C.J. Stroud. In fact, since the team returned from its bye week in Week 6, its been the worst passing offense in the National Football League. Head coach Todd Bowles has to do something, but as it stands, it doesn’t look like vast improvement is on the table going forward.

Here is how the Bucs compare statistically to the rest of the league:

Where the Bucs rank statistically after Week 8

While the Bucs continue to drop in numerous categories, the team remains in the top of the league in red zone defense and points allowed.

After a third straight loss, the statistical prowess of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers continues to snowball downward.

A once-mighty passing offense has regressed significantly and Tampa Bay’s third-down defense remains the worst in the league (by a large margin), but there are still a precious few stats the team remains at or near the top of the league for. As it stands, though, much of that is likely unsustainable and the Bucs will have to truly fix their looming problems if they intend to compete for the NFC South crown.

Here is where the Bucs stand statistically among the rest of the league, courtesy of Team Rankings:

The top offensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Buffalo, per PFF

These 10 players got PFF’s highest grades on the Bucs offense Thursday night:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were looking to get back on track against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football, and while they didn’t end up winning, there were still some signs of improvement from their tough loss against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Bucs dropped the game against the Bills 24-18, but the offense managed to look more competent than it did against the Falcons. They only scored 18 points, but with a long season to go, it’s possible that Tampa Bay could trend in the right direction as the experience comes later in the year.

Pro Football Focus graded the team’s offense after their game, and these 10 players were given the highest marks:

Bucs are 24th in motion at the snap in 2023

Motion at the snap has become more of a phenomenon in the NFL as of late, but Tampa Bay doesn’t tend to implement its motion that way as much as others.

Motion at the snap is all the rage these days. But where do the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stand on the issue?

While many teams have employed motion before the snap occurs for quite some time, there has been a recent renaissance of teams using motion as the snap occurs — this allows players to effectively get a running start before the play begins and can also set up blocks before the ball is even snapped. The team that is most famous for this at the moment is the Miami Dolphins, who use motion at the snap 62% of the time. Other high-octane offenses like the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions employ it frequently, too.

According to ESPN stats, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 24th in the league in motion at the snap, only using it 14% of the time. The team does employ motion before the snap quite frequently, though, as it runs motion %43.7 of the time in general. When asked specifically about motion at the snap, Bucs offensive coordinator [autotag]Dave Canales[/autotag] confirmed that it’s in Tampa Bay’s arsenal and that it can be a big help on offense.

“It’s a part of what we’re doing,” Canales said. “It allows us to stretch the defense horizontally. All you’re trying to do is create a moment of indecision for the defense and then that helps the run game, helps the pass game. Switching the responsibilities to create free-access releases at the line, that’s a big part of it.”

Tampa Bay’s low percentage of using this type of play doesn’t mean that it won’t increase in the future, though. Canales said that while some teams are doing a great job at implementing it in their offense, others like the Bucs are catching up to speed. He mentioned that he first saw heavy usage of pre-snap motion when he was with the Seattle Seahawks and played the Los Angeles Rams twice a year.

“[The Los Angeles Rams] really utilized that from the time Sean [McVay] had been there in LA. It’s something that’s been around for a while, and I think that the rest of us are learning how to utilize it.”

Tampa Bay’s offense still has room to go in Canales’ first year as a coordinator, but much of the philosophy has gotten the team wins early in the season. The Bucs will continue to put that offense to test on Sunday when they play the Atlanta Falcons at 1 p.m. EST.

The worst offensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Detroit, per PFF

These five players were graded the worst by PFF on an offense that just scored six points on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense has had some occasional troubles over the past few weeks, but nothing like the ones they had on Sunday against the Detroit Lions.

The Bucs could only score six points in a 20-6 loss and were entirely unable to find the end zone. Quarterback Baker Mayfield had his worst performance to date and the run game continued to struggle, averaging just 2.9 yards per carry across the day. Pro Football Focus took to grading every Bucs offensive player, and naturally, there were plenty that didn’t get high marks.

Here are the five worst Bucs offensive players from Sunday, per PFF:

PFF’s top 5 offenses entering the 2020 season

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers landed on PFF’s list of the top five offenses entering 2020. See where.

They say defense wins championships, but we all know you’ve got to have a little bit of offense to win big games.

Just take a look at Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, whose New England Patriots held the Los Angeles Rams to just three points in the Pats’ 13-3 win in Super Bowl LIII.

And while Brady struggled last season to put up numbers in New England, he should have no problem in 2020 now that he’s a Buccaneer. Brady will have his former Patriots teammate Rob Gronkowski as part of the offense along with Pro Bowlers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

Pro Football Focus loves what they see in the Bucs and had them at No. 5 on their list of the top five offenses entering the 2020 season. They said the Bucs have as much potential as any of the fives teams on the list, but they lack continuity, at least for right now.

As for the other teams on PFF’s list, the Dallas Cowboys came in at four, the Baltimore Ravens at three, the New Orleans Saints at two and the Kansas City Chiefs at one.

Every team on this list is a potential Super Bowl contender. It feels great to finally be able to say that about the Buccaneers.

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