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Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds answers your questions from the @PewterReport Twitter account this week in the Bucs Mailbag. Submit your question to the Bucs Mailbag each week via Twitter using the hashtag #PRMailbag.  Here are the Bucs questions we chose to answer for this week’s edition.

QUESTION: What was most surprising about the Bucs win over the Eagles?

ANSWER: Plenty! For one, I didn’t expect the banged-up Bucs – who had 19 players on the injury report this week – to win, 33-16, against the Eagles. A full-strength Tampa Bay team? Sure, it could knock off Philadelphia again. But the Bucs had more injuries than the Eagles, who were also missing a few starters. I didn’t think Tampa Bay would win, but I’m happy to be wrong.

Bucs DT Vita Vea – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

I also didn’t expect the Bucs to bounce back with such a resounding win. Last week’s 26-7 loss to Denver was just brutal. Tampa Bay wasn’t even competitive in that game offensively or defensively. The way the Bucs responded and the level with which the team played caught most of us off guard. And how about scoring a touchdown on the first drive of the game – finally! – for the first time in 24 games? That was certainly a surprise.

The fact that Baker Mayfield looked so calm and comfortable in the pocket was a surprise because it was a far cry from how he looked a week ago when he failed to get into any kind of rhythm against Denver. Mayfield showed poise and resolve while throwing for 347 yards, a pair of touchdowns and adding a rushing score.

I was also surprised that defensive tackle Vita Vea, who missed last week’s game with a knee sprain, wasn’t on a pitch count and played like he wasn’t even hurt against the Eagles. Vea recorded the first of six sacks by Todd Bowles’ troops. It was his first sack of the year, and even backups like Anthony Nelson and Logan Hall notched sacks against Jalen Hurts. Vea was jumping around the field like he wasn’t even hurt.

And finally, old man Lavonte David played a magnificent game, leading the team with eight tackles and a team-high two sacks, including a key forced fumble on Hurts that turned into a takeaway by Tampa Bay’s defense. At age 34 I wasn’t sure if David had that level of play still in him, but he proved that he’s still capable of making the big plays – the splash plays – necessary to lead the way.

QUESTION: Should we be worried about Luke Goedeke? Or is it completely normal to be out this long? Also do you think we have to be a passing team and our “runs” will be screens because feels like that works?

Bucs RT Luke Goedeke – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: Todd Bowles said after Sunday’s victory that he didn’t know if Luke Goedeke had a setback or not in his return from a concussion. It kind of sounds like it, but the fact that he even passed concussion protocol and actually practiced this week, returning to action so quickly might be a good sign.

I’m not sure Goedeke can be counted on to be in play for Thursday night, though. It’s a short week with Tampa Bay’s game at Atlanta on Thursday Night Football. I think a possible return to action against New Orleans the following week might be more realistic. We’ll see how he fares early in the week. The fact that the Bucs will have some walk-through practices on the short week may not allow Goedeke to fully test his noggin.

Bucs right tackle Demar Dotson missed three weeks with a concussion in 2016 and didn’t even pass the concussion protocol to return to practice during that span. Concussions are tougher to overcome for offensive linemen and defensive linemen because every play is a collision in the trenches. It’s so much easier for cornerbacks and wide receivers to make a quicker recovery from concussions because they’re not banging heads every down at the line of scrimmage.

The good news is that Justin Skule, Goedeke’s replacement at right tackle, didn’t have a bad game against the Eagles at first glance. I’ll review the tape, but the sack that was in his vicinity looked like it was on Baker Mayfield, who climbed the pocket and made himself an easy target on that play.

QUESTION: Has Todd Bowles figured out something to create all this pressure after none the first three weeks? Or were the Bucs’ six sacks more on the Eagles offensive line?

Bucs DT Logan Hall – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: The Bucs actually generated a fair amount of pressure on Jared Goff in Week 2 despite not sacking him. Goff was pressured 23 times, including 11 quarterback hits. Last week was a different story as Tampa Bay’s pass rush was indeed worse – and once again failed to record a sack. The biggest thing that helped head coach Todd Bowles and his defense was Tampa Bay’s early lead.

The Bucs scored a touchdown on their initial drive and then added another to take a 14-0 lead into the second quarter. Tampa Bay was up 24-0 before Philadelphia responded and that offensive output by the team forced the Eagles away from their ground game and made Jalen Hurts have to pass the ball.

The Eagles wanted Saquon Barkley, who had accounted for five of the team’s eight touchdowns this season, to touch the ball 30 times. Instead, the Bucs held him to just 10 carries for 84 yards. He got 59 yards on a single carry in the third quarter but only picked up 25 yards on the other nine carries. Barkley also had two catches for 32 yards.

With Philadelphia having to rely on Jalen Hurts to pass the ball to come back – and do so without top weapons like A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith – that played right into Bowles’ hands. He was able to keep sending enough blitzes to where the dam finally cracked and Hurts wound up getting sacked six times by a total of five different Buccaneers.

QUESTION: So is Jake Camarda actually ghost injured or are they just trying to get his mind right with the sit down? Granted he’s way too inconsistent but today showed his average is better than what they replaced him with.

Bucs P Trenton Gill – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: The Bucs are very disappointed with Jake Camarda’s consistency, and that dates back to the preseason. Actually, his inconsistency started towards the end of the last year. The team doesn’t know why Camarda is not hitting the ball with the same stroke as it’s not traveling the same distance from punt to punt. In fact, there is a very real chance that Camarda could be released as early as this week after the team evaluates Sunday’s game tape of new punter Trenton Gill.

Gill does not have a booming leg and wasn’t spectacular in his Tampa Bay debut as Camarda was inactive for the Eagles game. Gill averaged 37.5 yards per punt with a 37.5-yard net. That’s not ideal, but the coverage unit didn’t allow a return, and Gill was consistent – even if it was a bit underwhelming.

He had one punt downed inside the 20 with a long of only 42 yards. He doesn’t have Camarda’s leg, but the Bucs may be desiring consistency over distance. Camarda would boom a punt 55 yards on one play and then only 37 yards on the next one. It’s a shame that Camarda’s career is veering off track. The Bucs took a chance on him as a fourth-round pick in 2022, but he appears as if he could be on his way out of town.

QUESTION: How do you rate our No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 receivers? I think we have amazing front office that got Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer, and veteran Sterling Shepard. They could easily be No. 1 and No. 2 receivers on other teams.

Bucs WR Trey Palmer and RB Rachaad White – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: I certainly wouldn’t go that far. I do like the Bucs’ depth at wide receiver and would suggest that it’s among the best in the NFL. Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are the headliners – each with three touchdown catches to start the season. Rookie Jalen McMillan and Trey Palmer each have one touchdown with Palmer’s first of the season coming in Sunday’s 33-16 win versus Philadelphia.

As McMillan continues to develop and gain experience I believe he can ascend into a WR2 role in Tampa Bay. I haven’t seen enough yet to believe that he can be a 1,000-yard receiver at the NFL level, but I’m not about to rule it out, either. I think Palmer is more of a solid No.3/No. 4 receiver. He was a sixth-round pick for a reason and has struggled with consistency.

As for Sterling Shepard, the Bucs were smart to sign the veteran to the practice squad. He has plenty of experience to be able to step and play a variety of roles for the offense. Plus he has a rapport with Baker Mayfield that dates back to their days together at the University of Oklahoma.

I really like the team’s depth at wide receiver, including rookie Kameron Johnson, who will learn from his dropped touchdown on Sunday. But the guys who are WR3, WR4, WR5 and WR6 on the depth chart aren’t of the caliber of Evans or Godwin. I don’t know about any of those receivers being starters elsewhere as a result.