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

QUESTION: Can Rachaad White be a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver this season?

Bucs RB Rachaad White – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: No, there just isn’t evidence to suggest that is in the cards for Rachaad White in his second season with the Bucs. The new offense installed by former Seattle quarterbacks coach Dave Canales does not feature the running back position in the passing game to the degree that White would even come close to being a 1,000-yard receiver. In fact, you would have to go back a decade when Marshawn Lynch even topped 300 yards receiving (367 in 2014 and 316 in 2013) with the Seahawks. Chris Carson came close to 300 yards receiving in 2020 with 287 yards. Travis Homer led all Seahawks running backs with 161 yards in 2021 and rookie running back Kenneth Walker III only had 165 yards to lead all Seattle backs last year.

White had 50 catches for 290 yards receiving last year and two touchdowns in his Bucs debut season. But that was the function of playing with a quarterback who has a strong history of checking the ball down to the running backs in Tom Brady. That’s not to say that White won’t be featured in Canales’ Seahawks-based passing game. It could be possible for him to come close to 400 yards receiving this season, but it’s important to remember that an 8-yard receiving average is quite good for an NFL running back. And 50 catches with that average would only produce 400 yards.

So it would take 100 catches at 8 yards per catch to even produce 800 yards receiving. And the only players who will come close to 100 catches in Tampa Bay this year are Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Keep in mind there are only three running backs in NFL history who have produced 1,000-yard receiving seasons and 1,000-yard rushing seasons. San Francisco legend Roger Craig was the first to do it in 1984, followed by St. Louis’ Marshall Faulk in 1999. Christian McCaffrey was the most recent, achieving that milestone in Carolina in 2019. White rushing for 1,000 yards will be much more attainable in Tampa Bay in 2023.

QUESTION: There are tons of questions regarding this team, including Tristan Wirfs to left tackle, O-line concerns, the pass rush with Shaq Barrett’s health, a new offensive coordinator and a new starting quarterback. Give us some things we can count on.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: If you’re looking for optimism, look no further than the Bucs defense. Todd Bowles will make sure that his side of the ball is alive and kicking. The Bucs haven’t had this much team speed on defense since the Monte Kiffin days with Hall of Famers like Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, John Lynch and Ronde Barber and the play of Simeon Rice. This will be the fastest defense that Todd Bowles has fielded in Tampa Bay since his arrival in 2019. The Bucs defense will field five players who have been to at least one Pro Bowl, and eight projected starters have Super Bowl experience.

The Bucs’ new offense will feature a new quarterback and a new play-caller, but the arrival of offensive coordinator Dave Canales has energized the entire building. His high-energy approach to coaching has already won over the players and assistants this offseason. There is a great sense of belief in the scheme he’s installed because of the success that Seattle has had with it over the last couple of seasons. It’s a fun, new style of offense that features a great deal of misdirection, motion and play-action.

And finally, it seems like nobody believes in the Bucs outside of the team itself. Most of the national media and pundits have the Bucs very low in the preseason power rankings, and most of the mock drafts have Tampa Bay selecting in the Top 10 next year. The level of disrespect has galvanized the team this offseason, and there is massive, collective chip on the shoulders of this Bucs team right now. That type of mentality could have the Bucs winning nine games or more this season as a surprise team in a very questionable NFC South division.

QUESTION: What do you expect from Matt Feiler? PFF isn’t perfect, but they seem to be very good at O-Line grades, and they think he had his career worst year last year. Was there any reason for that? Also, they believe he played very well at RT, any reason there appears to be n0 discussion about him at RT?

Bucs C-G Robert Hainsey and LG Matt Feiler – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: Pro Football Focus grades are subjective and debatable, but I do suspect their grades for offensive linemen are pretty fair. As for Matt Feiler, he did record a significantly lower PFF grade last year with the Chargers. PFF attributed five sacks and six penalties to Feiler, both of which were in the dubious Top 10 for offensive linemen during the 2022 season. Feiler had a 53.3 grade last year, but had a 74 grade the season prior. The Bucs hope a change of scenery and playing in between two Pro Bowlers in Tristan Wirfs and Ryan Jensen will help him rebound.

Feiler is a mountain of a man at 6-foot-6, 330 pounds and is still a pretty good athlete at age 30. He and the 6-foot-5, 345-pound Wirfs form a massive wall on the left side of the Bucs offensive line. Dave Canales’ new offense calls for the quarterback to get rid of the ball quickly, so that should help Feiler cut down on sacks and holding penalties this season in his first year in Tampa Bay.

If Feiler should falter at left guard, the Bucs do have a couple of options. Nick Leverett replaced Luke Goedeke at left guard over the second half of the season and played well. He’s a scrappy fighter who brings technique and tenacity to the position. Backup center Robert Hainsey started all 17 games during the regular season in place of Jensen last year and is a really good athlete. Backup guard Brandon Walton could also be in the mix to replace Feiler if need be.

QUESTION: What was the most enlightening takeaway from your Pewter Report Podcast with Dave Canales?

Bucs OC Dave Canales – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

ANSWER: Great question, and the only answer I can come up with is “all of it.” Thursday’s Pewter Report Podcast featured Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales as our special guest and it was a fantastic 40-minute interview that covered a lot of ground from his philosophy on the use of analytics, his expected usage of play-action and an update on the QB competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask, among other topics. Canales, who is an excellent communicator, even went into detail about the offseason standouts on the offensive side of the ball this spring and summer.

But what really stood out was just his candor when discussing his offensive scheme and philisophies. He’s not shy about explaining his methodology, and he even said his goal was to educate media outlets like Pewter Report and the Bucs fan base about the new offense and what can be expected this season. It’s just absolutely refreshing and a huge departure from former offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, who was actually downright smug and rude at times with the media when we questioned some of his play-calling and the offense’s poor performance in general.

Canales said he welcomed fair criticism, and as a first-time play-caller, admitted that he needs the help of the “call it” periods during practice that head coach Todd Bowles deployed in OTAs and mini-camp, and will continue into training camp. The “call it” periods were unscripted parts of practice where neither Bowles nor Canales knew what plays were coming, and it helped Canales better simulate real-life game situations to prepare him for the season. Aside from his willingness to be open in the interview, Canales’ humility and detailed thought process were probably the biggest takeaways. If Canales can walk the walk as a play-caller like he talks the talk, the Bucs offense will be in very good hands this year.

Watch Dave Canales On The Pewter Report Podcast

Check out the latest Pewter Report Podcast with Special Guest: Bucs OC Dave Canales by clicking the link below.