As most major outlets do around this time of year, USA TODAY gave their predictions of how each team in the NFL would finish in terms of record and also predicted which team is going to win the Super Bowl.
As you would expect, they didn’t have much faith in the Buccaneers.
It's NFL prediction time! @ByNateDavis picks all 267 games (including Super Bowl LIII): https://t.co/0R3nkKYvvs pic.twitter.com/sXQXqJeHxZ
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) July 19, 2018
“Their offseason seemed encouraging … until their quarterback got suspended.”
If their predictions are correct, not only are they predicting the Bucs don’t make the playoffs, but that they’ll also be picking in the Top 5 of next year’s draft — likely with an entirely new coaching staff.