The Facts: One lost component in all the ballyhoo of Brady and Rob Gronkowski joining a Buccaneers offense with Chris Godwin and Mike Evans is Tampa Bay's long-struggling running game. Can the presence of Brady, a continued resurgence of Ronald Jones and the drafting of Ke'Shawn Vaughn add a rushing component long absent in Tampa?

Diehards Line: Since 2016, the Buccaneers rank first in passing yards per game (285.3 yards per game) and 30th in rushing (95.5), per NFL Research. Not since 2015 and Doug Martin has there been a Buccaneers runner to hit 1,000 yards rushing – which is tied for fourth as the longest active droughts, according to NFL Research. A second-round pick out of USC in 2018, Jones' rookie campaign was the definition of a bust as he appeared in only nine games and ended his disappointing year with a meager 23 rushes for 44 yards and one touchdown. A season later with coach Bruce Arians at the helm, Jones played in all 16 games with nine starts and led the Buccaneers with 724 yards and six touchdowns on the ground. He capped it with his first career 100-yard game, too. Jones, who shared carries last season with Peyton Barber (now with the Redskins), will presumably be complimented by Vaughn, a 5-10, 214-pound straight-ahead runner. On the heels of consecutive 1,000-yards seasons at Vanderbilt, Vaughn was picked in the third round by the Bucs. According to NFL.com, one would surmise that Jones is still in line for the lion's share of the carries and has the best chance to be the first since the Martin to hit 1,000 yards on the ground in a Buccaneers uniform.