Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offense Review

By JJ Buck
JJ Buck

Go big or go home.

That's the mindset first year Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith went selecting 6-foot-5 wide receiver Mike Evans from Texas A&M seventh overall. In the second round they picked 6-foot-6 tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins from Washington.

Rookie minicamp already has Lovie Smith excited for what’s ahead.

"Again, when you draft a player that high, you expect him to do a little bit more than just the ordinary. We've seen Mike do that. Mike had a great college career. Made a lot of plays like that. A lot of times what you see in college, you get to see at the next level, too. We're expecting it,” Smith said quoted in the Tampa Bay Times.

Vincent Jackson, all 6-foot-5 of him, averaged 15.7 yards per-catch last season (78-1,224-7) without a threat on the other side of the field, while catching passes from Josh Freeman and Mike Glennon.

Injuries limited Doug Martin to six games last year. The 5-foot-9 duel threat is a prime bounce back candidate. Expect his numbers to rebound towards his rookie campaign in which he racked up 319 carries for 1,454 yards and 11 touchdowns; 49-472-1 receiving line.

It all starts with Josh McCown. The 34 year-old quarterback showed he could keep play makers happy last season filling in for Jay Cutler in Chicago. With Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery and Matt Forte at his disposal, McCown passed for 1,829 yards, 13 touchdowns and one interception in eight games.
Jackson and Martin will cost you a second or third round pick. Both are worth it. Evans big play and touchdown potential put him in the seventh or eighth round.

McCown has the upside of a top 15 quarterback at the cost of a backup during your draft.

6-foot-3 second year tight end Timothy Wright (54-571-5) and Seferian-Jenkins need to be on your watch list until their playing time is decided.
Tampa Bay was dead last in total offense last season. They’re well on their way to improvement.

With a veteran quarterback and large targets, the Buccaneers have pieces that can be a part of a winning fantasy football team next year.