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Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds solutions your questions from the @PewterReport Twitter account this week within the Bucs Mailbag. Submit your query to the Bucs Mailbag every week by way of Twitter utilizing the hashtag #PRMailbag. Listed below are the Bucs questions we selected to reply for this week’s version.
QUESTION: What can the Bucs do to verify Liam Coen by no means leaves Tampa Bay?
Bucs OC Liam Coen and Tom Brady – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
ANSWER: How can the Bucs ensure that offensive coordinator Liam Coen doesn’t go away the group? Take away his mobile phone and shut down his e-mail tackle, I assume! It was shocking how Carolina employed final 12 months’s offensive coordinator, Dave Canales, after only one season in Tampa Bay – and after only one season as an offensive play-caller at any stage. However Canales’ charisma was infectious, and his relationship with normal supervisor Dan Morgan from their days in Seattle performed a big position in him getting employed away.
The issue the Bucs will face in attempting to maintain Coen is that Coen’s offense is best and extra dynamic, and he’s a significantly better play-caller. The outcomes communicate for themselves, as Coen’s offense has scored 30 factors or extra in 4 out of the primary six video games of the 2024 season. Tampa Bay solely scored 30 factors or extra a complete of 4 occasions in all of final 12 months, together with a 32-9 win over Philadelphia within the playoffs, and never as soon as earlier than Week 9. Coen additionally reveals nice management qualities and exudes confidence when he speaks. He is aware of the best way to command a room and shall be an excellent head teaching candidate sooner moderately than later.
Bucs followers hope it’s later, as his offense at the moment ranks ninth in complete offense (367.2 avg.), eleventh in passing yardage (232.8 avg.), eighth in speeding (136.8 avg.) and second in scoring (29.7 avg.). The final time we noticed Tampa Bay’s offense common 30 factors per recreation, it was profitable a Tremendous Bowl in 2020 and profitable a franchise-record 13 video games in 2021. The considered dropping Coen after this season is downright scary, and if that had been to happen, it could imply that the Bucs would embark on hiring their fourth offensive coordinator in simply the span of 4 years. That’s actually not best.
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield and OC Liam Coen – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
To reply the query, if the Bucs wish to guarantee Coen doesn’t go away Tampa Bay, the workforce may open up the checkbook and make him the highest-paid offensive coordinator. It may additionally level to Carolina the place Canales is fighting a 1-5 document and level out that typically the grass isn’t all the time greener and persuade Coen to hold round for the suitable alternative like Detroit has been in a position to do with offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. However there may very well be a lovely opening that may not require such a heavy rebuild, comparable to Dallas, which has fallen to 3-3, or Jacksonville, which is 1-5, however not as unhealthy of a workforce because it appears proper now.
The Bucs may attempt to persuade Coen that he could be the inheritor obvious to Todd Bowles, who turns 61 later this 12 months, however what if Bowles retains profitable division championships and making runs at one other Tremendous Bowl? Bowles has hinted he’s getting nearer to retirement, however hasn’t put an expiration date on his head teaching profession simply but.
The very best factor the Bucs can do is simply to take pleasure in Coen whereas they’ve him and hope for the most effective. I noticed his greatness early, which is why I wrote an SR’s Fab 5 column titled Liam Coen’s Offense Is A Large Improve For The Bucs again in July previous to coaching camp. Everyone seems to be seeing it now along with his offense on full show.
QUESTION: Bucky Irving must be RB1 now indisputably, proper?
ANSWER: No, not essentially. Bucky Irving has been Mr. Constant on the operating again for the Bucs throughout his rookie 12 months, and he’s the workforce’s main rusher with 328 yards, averaging a whopping 5.7 yards per carry. He has averaged 4.9 yards per carry or extra in each recreation however one this 12 months, which reveals outstanding consistency. Right here’s a have a look at what Irving has performed in his first six video games in Tampa Bay as a rusher.
Bucs RB Bucky Irving – Photograph by: USA In the present day
Week 1 – vs. Washington: 9 carries, 62 yards (6.9 avg.)Week 2 – at Detroit: 7 carries, 22 yards (3.1 avg.)Week 3 – vs. Denver: 9 carries, 70 yards (7.8 avg.)Week 4 – vs. Philadelphia: 10 carries, 49 yards (4.9 avg.), TDWeek 5 – at Atlanta: 9 carries, 44 yards (4.9 avg.)Week 6 – at New Orleans: 14 carries, 81 yards (5.8 avg.), TD
However the query shouldn’t be whether or not Irving needs to be the starter over Rachaad White, who’s averaging simply 3.7 yards per carry and missed the Saints recreation with an ankle sprain. Irving needs to be in competition for the beginning position now that we have now a six-game pattern measurement. However he shouldn’t be competing with White. Irving needs to be competing with Sean Tucker for the RB1 position.
Bucs RB Sean Tucker – Photograph by: USA In the present day
With White out of motion, Tucker burst onto the scene in New Orleans because the backup operating again behind Irving, speeding for a game-high and career-high 136 yards on 14 carries and a landing. Tucker had three catches for 56 yards, together with a nifty 36-yard landing reception on an outlet cross. He amassed 192 yards and two touchdowns whereas averaging practically 10 yards per carry. How on this planet can the Bucs coaches of their proper thoughts ship Tucker again to the bench – relegating him to RB3 standing once more – after that efficiency?
You may’t put the genie again within the bottle. We’ve seen Tucker’s imaginative and prescient, explosion and pace now with greater than a dozen carries in a recreation. You may’t unsee it. Offensive coordinator Liam Coen has mentioned he desires to operating backs to run like they’re shot out of a cannon. Effectively, that’s precisely how Tucker runs, and to a sure extent how Irving, who has ripped off three 30-yard runs, additionally runs. White is a extra deliberate, affected person runner – and at occasions too affected person.
White has a job on this workforce, however possibly extra as a supporting actor for now. Tampa Bay’s Buck & Tuck Present debuted in New Orleans and appears like successful. I don’t learn about you, however I’m able to see episode No. 2.
QUESTION: Ought to the Bucs discover buying and selling Rachaad White earlier than the deadline in an try and go “all-in” this 12 months?
Bucs RB Rachaad White – Photograph by: USA In the present day
ANSWER: No. Depth guidelines within the NFL. It’s not simply essentially the most gifted groups that normally excel in soccer, but additionally the deepest groups. Accidents are going to occur throughout the league and each workforce’s depth shall be examined in some unspecified time in the future in each season. With the Bucs now having three productive operating backs on the workforce in Bucky Irving, Sean Tucker and Rachaad White, the workforce appears to have a humiliation of riches on the place. That’s value hanging on to, particularly given the character of the operating again place and the pounding they take.
White didn’t miss a single recreation final 12 months and was the wire-to-wire starter for all 19 video games, together with the postseason. He completed fourth amongst all operating backs with 1,539 yards from scrimmage final 12 months, speeding for 990 yards with 549 receiving yards. That’s a whole lot of manufacturing. Whereas he hasn’t discovered the identical success operating the ball that Bucky Irving has operating the ball with a 5.7-yard common, White is simply too precious to commerce away proper now.
Bear in mind, he missed Sunday’s recreation in New Orleans with an ankle sprain. That very same sort of harm can befell Irving or Sean Tucker on any given play. For a workforce like Tampa Bay that has struggled to search out success operating the ball just lately, it’s higher to have three succesful backs that only one or two on the roster. Apart from, I’m unsure White has a ton of commerce worth proper now. He was a third-round choose for a motive. White shouldn’t be overly explosive as a runner. I’m unsure normal supervisor Jason Licht may even fetch a third-round choose for him proper now, as operating backs are thought of to be dime-a-dozen. The true worth is retaining White round.
QUESTION: What’s the take care of Mike Evans and what can the Bucs do to get him extra concerned?
Bucs WR Mike Evans Photograph by: USA In the present day
ANSWER: Mike Evans is coping with a slight knee harm and a hamstring harm, however he was a real gamer on Sunday and battled via it till the top although he wasn’t at full energy. Fortunately for Evans in New Orleans, the workforce didn’t should depend on him to do the heavy lifting within the Bucs’ 51-27 win over the Saints. Chris Godwin continued to be the main large receiver with 11 catches for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Evans did get entangled early, catching Baker Mayfield’s first cross and ending the primary drive with two receptions for 34 yards. After a loopy second quarter that noticed the Bucs blow an early 17-0 lead and path at halftime, 27-24, the Bucs erupted within the second half and outscored the Saints, 27-0, largely because of the workforce’s floor recreation, which racked up 277 yards speeding. Evans didn’t should be featured or focused a lot as the sport went on and completed with the 2 catches for 34 yards that he had on the primary drive.
I do know followers are getting anxious over the truth that Evans isn’t on tempo for 1,000 yards proper now. With 25 catches for 310 yards via six video games, Evans is on tempo for 878 receiving yards, however there may be loads of time for him to make up some floor. As Fox Sports activities’ Greg Auman factors out, Evans has been on this place earlier than and nonetheless managed to supply 1,000-yard seasons.
For what it is value, Evans is at 310 yards after six video games, and twice, he is had lower than that at this level and nonetheless reached 1,000 — 281 at this level in 2020, 258 in 2014 (and people had been 16-game seasons).
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) October 14, 2024
The excellent news for Evans is that he’s tied for the NFL lead in landing manufacturing at 5 with teammate Chris Godwin. Each are on tempo for 14 touchdowns this season, which might tie Evans’ single-season Tampa Bay document, which was set in 2021.
QUESTION: With how properly Robert Hainsey performed at heart would it not make sense to slip Graham Barton into the left guard slot to each enable issues to decelerate for him a short time upgrading the weakest hyperlink on the O-line?
Bucs RB Sean Tucker and C Robert Hainsey – Photograph by: USA In the present day
ANSWER: When the Bucs drafted Duke left deal with Graham Barton within the first spherical, I assumed the workforce had chosen him to play left guard and fill the void that was created after Tampa Bay moved on from Matt Feiler and Aaron Stinnie. But the workforce got here out and mentioned that Barton could be transferring to heart, a place he began 5 video games at throughout his freshman season in 2020. That made sense because the Bucs wished to get greater, stronger and extra athletic at heart, as there was a drop off in play from Professional Bowler Ryan Jensen to Robert Hainsey, who took over Jensen within the 2022-23 seasons.
Barton spent all offseason and coaching camp at heart and that’s the place the workforce sees his future. The rookie is coming off his worst recreation at Atlanta the place he suffered a hamstring pressure, however has proven loads of promise. I don’t anticipate Tampa Bay inserting Barton at left guard to supplant Ben Bredeson. I do know that Bredeson hasn’t gotten excessive marks from Professional Soccer Focus, however the Bucs don’t assume he’s a weak hyperlink on the offensive line. Not sufficient to exchange him with Barton.
The Bucs are lucky sufficient to have Hainsey, who’s in a contract 12 months, on the roster for conditions like Sunday the place Barton needed to miss the sport because of harm. A case may very well be made that essentially the most gifted 5 offensive linemen are offensive tackles Tristan Wirfs and Luke Goedeke, Barton and guard Cody Mauch after which maybe Hainsey over Bredeson – however it’s shut. There are occasions when Mauch’s inconsistent play may make him the weak hyperlink up entrance. All I do know is that the Bucs amassed 594 yards of complete offense, allowed only one sack and ran the ball for 277 yards and there actually wasn’t a weak hyperlink alongside the road in New Orleans.
