![]() ![]() One of the veterans to be shown the door was Super Bowl hero Leonard Fournette. Tampa Bay’s 2023 offseason started white hot with the team releasing veterans all across their lineup. Tom Brady’s game winning touchdown pass to Rachaad White vs the Saints #GoBucs /7D2MQ9Fm3i- TB EGO December 6, 2022 Rachaad White had plenty of budding-star moments like his breakout game in Germany against the Seattle Seahawks or his game-winning touchdown against the New Orleans Saints when White proved ‘he-dat.’ The former Sun Devil’s first season in the pros was good for just over 1,000 total yards accounted for. Rachaad White rewarded them with a rookie campaign worthy of promotion. Rachaad White- In the 2022 NFL draft the Bucs spent a third-round pick on a running back out of Arizona State. Dean, for the first time in his pro career, will enter training camp, the preseason, and regular season play with the expectations of high-level performance. Tampa Bay managed to creatively find the money to keep their former rotational starter, turned quasi-star in Buccaneer red. The organization showed a tremendous amount of faith in the growth of their third-round pick, when the two sides came to a long-term agreement. In a long list of Buccaneer free agents, the team’s starting cornerback seemed among the most likely to be cashing checks elsewhere, come the new league year. Jamel Dean was touted as one of the top free agents on the market at a premium position in 2023 and the Buccaneers were the league’s poster child for being cap-strapped. Jamel Dean- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers surprised a lot of fans and pundits alike, when they came to a long-term agreement with their 2019 third-round pick. Tampa is banking heavily on Wirfs’ skillset translating to the blindside of their next franchise quarterback. Wirfs will be moving to the left side of the offensive line in 2023, a big change, even for a talented player. ![]() Rather, they put their faith in All-Pro right tackle Tristan Wirfs. The left tackle position was a noted position of need for the Buccaneers all offseason, but the team chose to let it go unaddressed. In 2022, he underperformed and the drop-off in his play opened the door for Jason Licht to ready up his replacement. That problem is now employed by the Kansas City Chiefs.ĭonovan Smith was the starting left tackle for the Buccaneers through the Jameis Winston, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Tom Brady eras for Tampa Bay. 2022 was a season full of fans identifying the problem and a few months later, after the season had reached its conclusion, the team identified the same problem. Tristan Wirfs- Tampa Bay’s offensive line is coming off its worst season in some time. ![]() The 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have 46 active players on gameday, but which of those players are carrying the most Buccaneer eggs with them? There’s an old saying, ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.’ Despite most of humanity having knowledge of the proverb, plenty of people (and NFL teams) are still guilty of exactly that. ![]()
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