Jameis Winston’s suspension will dictate Bucs' path for years
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2017 was to be the breakout season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were coming off a just-short-of-the-postseason 9-7 campaign, with a third-year quarterback, and added star power in the form of DeSean Jackson.The Bucs had been a trendy playoff pick by anaJameis Winston’s suspension will dictate Bucs' path for years
2017 was to be the breakout season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were coming off a just-short-of-the-postseason 9-7 campaign, with a third-year quarterback, and added star power in the form of DeSean Jackson.The Bucs had been a trendy playoff pick by analysts for a few seasons at that point. The perception seemed to solidify the league’s decision to pick the Bucs as the subject for that year’s “Hard Knocks” season. The problem was they never lived up to the hype.Following a 2-1 start, Tampa quickly fizzled out, losing five straight and 10 of its last 13 to finish 5-11. Head coach Dirk Koetter and general manager Jason Licht narrowly survived the lost season, but it’s difficult to imagine that they would again with a subpar 2018 campaign.If the offseason prior to 2017 was reserved for stocking more weapons for the offense, the Bucs’ 2018 offseason was focused on shoring up the defense. There was good reason for that, as Tampa was a touchdown away from giving up the most points in the NFC last season. The Read more