Lov(i)e Doesn't Live Here Anymore: The Official 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offseason Thread

[KingsnBucs1987]

The Bucs are a team on the rise but that schedule next year looks downright scary.

Yep. I could see us bein' better and improved, but our record being worse since we gotta play the westside. As long as the team is growing and not doin' stupid shyt, I'll be happy.

I see us maybe going .500 against the both west divisions. We prolly beat SF,STL,OAK,SD and lose to DEN,KC,SEA,ARI

Actually, I could see 6-8 wins on the schedule:
The 4 I mentioned
We prolly split between CHI and DAL
I could see us goin' 2-4 or 3-3 in division.

 

[Newzz]

Yep. I could see us bein' better and improved, but our record being worse since we gotta play the westside. As long as the team is growing and not doin' stupid shyt, I'll be happy.

I see us maybe going .500 against the both west divisions. We prolly beat SF,STL,OAK,SD and lose to DEN,KC,SEA,ARI

Actually, I could see 6-8 wins on the schedule:
The 4 I mentioned
We prolly split between CHI and DAL
I could see us goin' 2-4 or 3-3 in division.

1 victory more is a success for me

 

[Newzz]

Tampa Bay finished 2015 with the fifth-ranked offense and tenth-ranked defense in the NFL.

Heading into the final regular season game of the 2015 season, the Buccaneers were ranked seventh in the league in total offensive yards per game, which would have been the highest finish in team history. The team had finished No. 9 in 2012, which was their only top 10 finish.


The dust has now settled and all of the numbers from the 2015 season are final. The Buccaneers moved up two spots after their final game to finish the year finished No. 5 in the league in offensive yards per game. The Bucs averaged 375.9 yards, trailing the Seahawks (378.6), Steelers (395.4), Saints (403.8) and Cardinals (408.3).

The Buccaneers picked up 6,014 yards from scrimmage in their 16 games, which were the most in team history. Their 2,162 rushing yards were the second-most the team has ever recorded in a single season. They put up 342 points, the fifth-most in a single season while Jameis Winston threw for 4,042 yards, the second-most by a Buccaneer quarterback in one year.


“We’ve made progress, but we still have a ways to go,” Head Coach Lovie Smith said. “Offensively, we’ve made progress, too. Jameis Winston had an outstanding season for a rookie. He threw for over 4,000 yards. I saw him grow in a lot of different areas. Our football team isn’t a finished product yet, but I think it’s safe to say that we’re in pretty good shape going forward with [Winston] leading us, on and off the field.

“Our running game, we wanted to have balance, [and] for the most part we had balance throughout the season with Doug Martin and Charles Sims. Our offensive line was a big area of concern [prior to the season]. Our offensive line came together, played well, blocking for the run and the pass. So there were some good things we were able [to do].”

Tampa Bay was ranked highly on the defensive side of the ball, as well. The Bucs finished No. 10 in the league in total yards allowed per game.



Bucs Finish 5th in NFL in Total Offense



I don't care about "total yards allowed per game" when it comes to football....what matters more is POINTS scored/allowed per game, and in that metric, we finished only 20th in points per game scored on offense & 26th in points per game allowed on defense in the NFL.

I give us a C for offense and I give us a D for defense this year

 

[Flex Grossman]

Schedule should be tough next year, but realistically I think we're still a couple years away. So a 6 or 7 win year next year is fine as long as you come away with good draft classes the next 2 years. Then, come 2017....

 

[holidayinn21]

@Newzz putting in that work

What do we make of jonathan banks? He's regressed so much from his rookie year. Is he a safety playing corner(I actually would not be opposed of him playing FS next year), or is this a case of Lovie ruining another player?

 

[Newzz]

@Newzz putting in that work

What do we make of jonathan banks? He's regressed so much from his rookie year. Is he a safety playing corner(I actually would not be opposed of him playing FS next year), or is this a case of Lovie ruining another player?

I want him at FS because he has great hands and would probably be a much better FS than CB due to his size/speed/duties (him playing Center Fielder & guarding TEs > Playing against much faster WRs). I like Banks

 

[Newzz]

NFL.com Ranks Bucs' Draft Class No. 1
Posted 1 hour ago

Joe Kania Buccaneers.com@JoeKaniaBucs

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NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah believes that the Buccaneers had the best rookie class in the league in 2015.

The Buccaneers’ 2015 draft class, by all accounts, was an overwhelming success. The team’s top four picks – Jameis Winston, Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet and Kwon Alexander – all earned starting spots at the start of the season and all put together successful rookie campaigns.


Winston threw for 4,042 yards, the third-most in NFL history for a rookie passer, while Smith started all 16 games for the Bucs at left tackle. Marpet, at times, was among the top guards in the league, particularly in run-blocking, while Alexander finished No. 2 among Buccaneers in tackles with 93.


The group, NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah thinks, was the best rookie class in the league. Jeremiah listed the top five rookie classes, with the Buccaneers at No. 1, the Vikings at No. 2 and the Titans at No. 3.

“Jason Licht and Lovie Smith look to have hit a home run with first overall pick Jameis Winston, and Kwon Alexander was a legitimate Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate before he was suspended for the final four games,” Jeremiah wrote.


NFL.com Ranks Bucs' Draft Class No. 1 



#1 rookie draft class

 

[Flex Grossman]

Bucs just tweeted Lovies gone

 

[Newzz]

Bucs just tweeted Lovies gone

Buccaneers Dismiss Lovie Smith

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have announced that Head Coach Lovie Smith has been relieved of his duties.

Statement from Buccaneers Co-Chairman Joel Glazer:

"After careful consideration, we informed Lovie that we have decided to make a change. I want to thank Lovie for his hard work and dedication to the Buccaneers during his time here. This decision was difficult on a variety of levels. I am disappointed that we were not more successful these past few seasons, but we are committed to doing what is necessary to give our fans the winning team they deserve. As we move forward, General Manager Jason Licht will oversee the process for finding our next head coach."

 

[Flex Grossman]

Hopefully Koetter gets promoted. Assuming Leslie Frazier is gone, who do we get at the coordinaters?

 

[Newzz]

Sims Leads NFL RBs in Yards Per Touch
Posted 16 hours ago

Scott Smith Senior Writer/Editor@ScottSBucs

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Stat Shots presented by Air Force Reserve: Bucs second-year RB Charles Sims averaged more yards when he touched the football in 2015 than any other back in the NFL, nearly breaking a team record in that category.

There were 54 running backs in the NFL in 2015 who logged at least 100 scrimmage touches – that is, carries and receptions. None of them did more per touch with those opportunities than Charles Sims of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In his first full NFL season after missing much of his 2014 rookie campaign with an ankle injury, Sims ran 107 times and caught 51 passes for a total of 1,090 yards. That's an average of 6.9 yards per touch, the highest in the NFL among running backs in 2015. Detroit's Theo Riddikk was the only other back to top 6.5 yards per touch.

In terms of total yards from scrimmage, the Buccaneers had the most prolific duo of running backs in the NFL by a significant margin, with Sims (1,090) and Martin (1,673) combining for 2,763 yards. Martin pursued the NFL's rushing title right up until the final day of the season, eventually finishing 83 yards behind Minnesota's Adrian Peterson. That means the Bucs have still not had a rushing champion in team history, but Sims did give the team another rare category lead. He is just the second player in franchise history to lead the league's running backs in yards per touch.

Sims's mark wasn't just the best of 2015, it was the top average by a running back in the last three seasons. It's the best yards-per-touch figure for an NFL running back since Darren Sproles went for 7.4 per touch with the New Orleans Saints in 2012. Sims's 2015 average is one of the 15 best of the NFL's last 20 years.

By running for 529 yards and gaining another 561 on receptions, Sims became just the fourth running back in Buccaneer history to surpass 500 yards in both manners in the same season. James Wilder first did it in 1984 (1,544 rush, 685 rec.), followed by Warrick Dunn in 1999 (616, 589) and Michael Pittman in 2003 (751, 597). Sims is the first to do so while averaging at least 4.5 yards per carry and at least 10 yards per reception. In fact, that's not a terribly common feat league-wide. Sims's 2015 season is just the 30th to qualify since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger and just the 12th in the last 20 years.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers uncovered an explosive new option in their offense in 2015. Given his per-touch results this past fall, Sims could be one of the league's best backfield dual threats for years to come.


Sims Leads NFL RBs in Yards Per Touch 

 

[holidayinn21]

It's funny going through that lovie fired thread and seeing how many clueless muthafukkas were in there

Here's the thing: is koetter truly the guy tho? He has a solid resume, but he's never had a mind-blowing offense at any of his stops. This is the glazers once again being knee-jerk with a coaching decision. smh.

 

[KingsnBucs1987]

What type of defense would y'all run, 4-3 or 3-4

4-3 would be good with our team we have now, so we could go after Jim Scwartz

IF we switch to a 3-4, we'd prolly have to trade McCoy unless he could play DE, but Von Miller and Wilkerson are FAs. David and Kwon could play OLB in that scheme.

 

[Newzz]

What type of defense would y'all run, 4-3 or 3-4

4-3 would be good with our team we have now, so we could go after Jim Scwartz

IF we switch to a 3-4, we'd prolly have to trade McCoy unless he could play DE, but Von Miller and Wilkerson are FAs. David and Kwon could play OLB in that scheme.

I don't really care for the 3-4...I would stay 4-3.

 

[holidayinn21]

What type of defense would y'all run, 4-3 or 3-4

4-3 would be good with our team we have now, so we could go after Jim Scwartz

IF we switch to a 3-4, we'd prolly have to trade McCoy unless he could play DE, but Von Miller and Wilkerson are FAs. David and Kwon could play OLB in that scheme.

the 3-4 is trash. I have absolutely no interest in it. Schwartz would be a good hire.

Tim Walton was the rams DC a few years back. He was decent. He coaches the giants I believe. He's another guy.