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1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Unsurprisingly, the top spot on the list belongs to the Super Bowl Champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Buccaneers success stories in 2020: Head coach Bruce Arians went all in for a title charge, recruiting the likes of Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Leonard Fournette and Antonio Brown. It paid off. Three of these players got off to slow starts this year but came good when it mattered most. Brown, Fournette and Gronkowski each got in on the action with TDs in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs with the wide receiver and running back accounting for a touchdown each and the tight end catching two passes in the endzone from Brady. Speaking of Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion finished the evening with 3 TD passes to his name and, crucially, no picks.
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In retrospect, Arians should also be credited for a hugely successful 2020 NFL Draft for the Bucs that saw the likes of OT Tristan Wirfs (the highest-graded player in Super Bowl LV) and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. join the team and make a big impact this season.
The Buccaneers already had star quality at wideout with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and on pass rush/coverage, too, in Lavonte David, Shaq Barrett, Jason Pierre-Paul and Devin White. Ryan Jensen once again showed what an outstanding center he is. The Bucs had talent all over, and the addition of the aforementioned seasoned veterans just took this gifted group to the next level. That's why they'll all be sporting shiny new rings on the first day of training camp later in the year.
The Buccaneers have a few players coming to the end of their contracts, most notably Shaq Barrett and Chris Godwin, but the team's most recent triumph in the Super Bowl may convince both of them to sign on the dotted line.
The scariest thing is the Buccaneers are only going to get better with a full preseason under their belts and a few new additions.
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