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Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds solutions your questions from the @PewterReport Twitter account this week in the Bucs Mailbag. Submit your query to the Bucs Mailbag every week through Twitter utilizing the hashtag #PRMailbag. Here are the Bucs questions we selected to reply for this week’s version.
QUESTION: With SirVocea Dennis happening injured reserve and Ok.J. Britt struggling so dangerous in move protection, would the Bucs take into account buying and selling for Devin White? He’s been inactive for the Eagles and at the very least he is aware of Todd Bowles’ protection.
Falcons TE Kyle Pitts and Bucs ILB Devin White – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
ANSWER: No, completely not. I don't see the Bucs buying and selling for former Tampa Bay inside linebacker Devin White, who has been inactive for all 4 video games this season. I wrote about this in a Sunday article speaking about Ok.J. Britt’s shortcomings in move protection and why the Bucs might resort to going to a dime protection as soon as Antoine Winfield Jr. returns to motion. This is what I wrote:
Before you begin pondering that a trade for former Bucs inside linebacker Devin White is perhaps a good concept resulting from his familiarity with Todd Bowles protection, I’ll remind you that he’s not solely not beginning in Philadelphia, he’s been a wholesome scratch on the inactive checklist for most of the season.
For a cause.
Devin White isn’t a good participant proper now. The Bucs knew it, which is why they let him go in free company. And the Eagles comprehend it now, which is why he’s been inactive.
Bucs normal supervisor Jason Licht received’t take into account it based mostly on a few of White’s antics from a 12 months in the past and his declining play since the begin of the 2022 season. And Licht definitely received’t half methods with draft capital as he deems it to useful in crew constructing for the future. Tampa Bay has actually hit on some key gamers in the final three years, particularly.
It will solely be a matter of time earlier than White begins tweeting – or X posting – about eager to be again in Tampa Bay. Just like he needed to play for the Eagles final offseason when he was in a contract dispute with the Bucs. But it received’t occur. I’m undecided why White isn’t the participant that he was once when he starred for the Bucs in 2019 and 2020. It’s disgrace as a result of he’s a bodily expertise. But mentally, he simply isn’t the similar man – whether or not it’s resulting from an inflated ego or one thing else.
QUESTION: Admittedly we're early in the season, however have we reached a level that we are able to say unequivocally that Baker Mayfield is a franchise/elite QB?
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
ANSWER: There is little doubt that Baker Mayfield has turn out to be the Bucs’ franchise quarterback. Is he elite? Well, that's open to interpretation. What defines elite? Patrick Mahomes is elite. Is Mayfield in Mahomes’ class? I’m undecided he's.
I believe Mayfield is a excellent quarterback. He has higher arm expertise and playmaking capacity than Brad Johnson had in Tampa Bay in 2002 when he led the Bucs to a Super Bowl XXXVII victory. Mayfield isn’t in Tom Brady’s class – no person is – however he’s someplace above Johnson on the Tampa Bay franchise hierarchy and beneath Brady. He’s most likely the second greatest quarterback behind Brady when it comes to expertise, however proper now Mayfield trails Johnson when it comes to accomplishments as a Bucs quarterback.
With 11 touchdowns and two interceptions via 5 video games, Mayfield is on tempo to throw for 37 TDs, which might be 9 greater than his profession excessive from a 12 months in the past. That can be the third-most in Tampa Bay historical past behind Brady’s 2021 season when he threw 43 and his 2020 season when he handed for 40 scores.
To reply the query, I believe Mayfield is a franchise quarterback in Tampa Bay and he’s elite when it comes to Bucs quarterbacks traditionally. But in the case of evaluating him to different nice current day quarterbacks, Mayfield is making his mark, and if he reaches 35 touchdowns or extra this season and the Bucs attain the playoffs once more he very effectively might be thought-about elite all through the NFL.
QUESTION: What one participant at present out with an damage can be the most impactful returning to motion?
Bucs security Antoine Winfield Jr. – Photo by: USA Today
ANSWER: There’s little doubt that the Bucs miss the play of All-Pro security Antoine Winfield Jr. Tampa Bay struggled in masking the center of the discipline on Thursday night time in addition to tackling. Winfield is one in all the greatest protection defensive backs in the league, along with being Tampa Bay’s greatest tackler – bar none. Todd Bowles is lacking his chess piece on protection. Even if he solely contributed half of his splash performs from a 12 months in the past and had simply three sacks, three pressured fumbles and two interceptions that may nonetheless be a heck of a season for any NFL security.
A detailed second is perhaps inside linebacker SirVocea Dennis, who's on injured reserve with what might be a season-ending shoulder damage. His capacity to cowl and platoon with Ok.J. Britt was additionally sorely missed on Thursday night time, particularly given the proven fact that quarterback Kirk Cousins focused the center of the discipline for over 300 of his 509 passing yards.
Tampa Bay can also’t wait to see defensive sort out Calijah Kancey return to motion as he’s a nice inside move rusher. But Vita Vea and Logan Hall have mixed for 5 sacks over the previous two video games, and Hall is definitely the Bucs’ main sacker with three on the 12 months.
And whereas the Bucs would like to see proper sort out Luke Goedeke shake off his concussion techniques and return to the beginning lineup, Justin Skule has really been fairly strong in his place over the final couple of video games. In reality, in line with Pro Football Focus, Skule had a 71.4 general grade in opposition to the Eagles and a 73.6 general grade versus the Falcons. And in the final two video games he had 77.2 and 87.5 move safety grades, respectively.
QUESTION: Regarding the spike at the finish of the fourth quarter, was the ref tapping the ball allowed as a spot? I've by no means seen that. They all the time appear to select it up and transfer it. Also Drake London had simply barely set when the ball is snapped. The Bucs blew that sport, however it looks like that spike was not authorized.
ANSWER: Bucs cornerback Jamel Dean ought to have laid on prime of Falcons large receiver Drake London for a second or two. Any extra and it could have precipitated a delay of sport penalty on Tampa Bay. But the proven fact that Dean pops up so shortly off London actually helped the Falcons have the ability to spike the ball with one second left to have the ability to give Younghoe Koo a shot at a 52-yard discipline objective, which he made to tie the sport at 30-30 and ship it to extra time the place the Falcons received, 36-30.
You can watch that play and the spike of the ball proper right here by clicking on the video and watching it on YouTube at the 11:00 mark.
Bucs head coach Todd Bowles additionally indicated that Dean blew it by getting up too shortly and permitting London to rise up and set the ball down for play.
“We should’ve laid on them more,” Bowles stated. “We kind of got up and let that second tick off and we should’ve laid on them.”
As to the ref tapping the ball, sure, that appeared very odd and suspicious. After catching the ball and getting up, London palms the ball to Falcons middle Ryan Neuzil, who locations it on the floor. Then an official is available in and pats the ball, I assume signaling it for play. I assumed all balls needed to positioned prepared for play by officers?
There is little doubt that the Bucs obtained screwed by the officers at the finish of that sport, whether or not it was the blown facemask name on Bucky Irving’s run that will have negated Graham Barton’s holding name, or permitting Neuzil to set the ball prepared for play by himself. Let’s hope the Bucs get some related house cooking when the Falcons come to Tampa Bay in a few weeks in the curiosity of equity.
QUESTION: Bucs are up by three beneath two minutes left deep in Atlanta territory. They want a first down or a rating. Instead they attempt to nurse a three-point lead and play tremendous conservatively. What the hell was Todd Bowles pondering? I'm weary of the Bucs taking part in to not lose.
ANSWER: Todd Bowles could be very palms off in the case of the offense and the play calls. He lets his offensive coordinators do their factor and doesn’t wish to meddle – whether or not it’s somebody with expertise like Byron Leftwich in 2022, or rookie play-callers like Dave Canales final 12 months or Liam Coen this 12 months. Bowles was once a defensive coordinator – and continues to be the defensive play-caller – so he understands and appreciates the autonomy of calling performs with out having a head coach trying over his shoulder.
I did a Pewter Pulse video on Coen’s final offensive sequence in Atlanta and the classes that he’s hopefully discovered from watching the Bucs go backwards and out of discipline objective vary. This video speaks for itself and I encourage all Bucs followers to look at it.
