Boom-or-bust NFL teams for 2019

#5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay had the league’s number one ranked passing offense and they were third overall in yards

Somehow I feel like this season will either go really well or really wrong for the new Bucs. Bruce Arians has come out of the retirement to work with Jameis Winston and he is looking for a quick turn-around just like he had in Arizona, when they were perennial playoff contenders and even made it to the NFC Championship game in 2016.

A lot of people might not recognize this, but Tampa Bay had the league’s number one ranked passing offense and they were third overall in yards. However, a lot of those numbers came in garbage time or failed comeback attempts and they also ranked dead-last with 32 turnovers on the year.

Defensively, they finished second-to-last in terms of points allowed and gave up 30+ in half their games. With that being said, there is definitely reason for optimism. Jameis is in a contract year and Bruce Arians could finally be the one to take away some of the BS plays, while still encouraging him to take shots down the field.

Mike Evans probably is the most underrated receiver in football, O.J. Howard looks like a future star at tight-end and the O-line is the highest-paid in football. They also just got the key piece to their defense with middle linebacker Devin White at fifth overall out of LSU, they have become much bigger up front over the last two years, there are nine defensive backs on the roster that are still on their rookie deals with the Bucs and the head man got his guy back in Todd Bowles to coach that unit.

So on paper and from what we have seen from Arians in terms of being able to turn a team around, Tampa Bay could make a playoff push this season – but there are just so many question marks.

Jameis has yet to play at a consistent level for a full year, the Bucs’ running back situation might be the worst in the entire league, Jason Pierre-Paul’s status is still up in the air and while I just applauded the youth they have brought in to be part of that secondary, the reason they have drafted so many guys is because nobody has really established himself, outside of safety Justin Evans maybe. I wouldn’t be shocked to see the Bucs in the hunt for a Wild Card spot, but I just don’t trust them at this point.