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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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Report: Bucs going all in on QB Tom Brady

See why Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times feels the Bucs are strong contenders to land QB Tom Brady once free agency starts.

Free agency begins next week, but that doesn’t mean the rumor mill is slowing down. One of the hottest free agents out there will be quarterback Tom Brady. The six-time Super Bowl champion may very well end up leaving the only team he’s ever played for, and one place he could wind up is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Not only do the Buccaneers have the offensive assets to lure Brady to the Sunshine State — a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and a tight end in O.J. Howard ready to have a breakout year — but playing for a guy like Bruce Arians may be a breath of fresh air personality-wise for Brady, especially when you consider the demeanor of Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

And, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Bucs are “going all in on Tom Brady.”

Per Stroud:

“It’s true. The franchise that has not reached the postseason in 12 years will do almost anything to land the quarterback who has been to the playoffs for 11 straight seasons and won six Super Bowls.”

Stroud also points out the fact that the Bucs have roughly $80 million in cap space, the fourth-most of any team, so they have what it takes to outbid virtually every other team.

As I wrote about last week, the NFL should want Brady in Tampa Bay since it would provide us with Brady vs. Drew Brees and Brady vs. Matt Ryan twice next season in the NFC South. It’s a ratings bonanza the league should be hoping comes to fruition.

Stroud says the Bucs could also pursue Philip Rivers and Teddy Bridgewater, making it increasingly clear that neither Arians and the Bucs no longer think of Winston as the long-term solution. And, while Brady will be 43 next season and may only have one or two years left in him, having a six-time Super Bowl champion under center may get the Bucs back to the postseason sooner rather than later.

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