2025 NFL Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Head coach: Todd Bowles (fourth season) PFF projected win total: 9.4 2024 record: 10-7 (first in NFC South, lost in NFC wild-card round) Biggest Strength: Offensive Balance Tampa Bay was a top-eight team in PFF passing grade, PFF rushing grade, PFF receiving grade and PFF pass-blocking grade last season. The only other squad to accomplish that feat was the Baltimore Ravens. Baker Mayfield earned a career-high PFF overall grade, and rookie sensation Bucky Irving ranked fourth among qualified running backs in PFF overall grade (90.8). Mike Evans and Chris Godwin continue to headline an outstanding receiving corps, and Tristan Wirfs will lead an ascending offensive line. The only real question for this offense is its adjustment to new offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard. Biggest Weakness: Middle-of-the-Field Coverage An unusually mediocre season from Antoine Winfield Jr. and coverage struggles at linebacker exposed […]