PewterReport.com presents the Pewter Nation Podcast, a weekly audio hour of news, analysis and inside scoop on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers delivered with a dose of humor and insight from Bucs beat writers Scott Reynolds, Mark Cook, Taylor Jenkins, Jon Ledyard and Matt Matera, who also serves as the show’s producer. Look for the Pewter Nation Podcast each week on PewterReport.com for your listening pleasure during the 2020 season.

After a great start out of the gate going up 7-0 on the road, the Bucs had a series of mental mistakes that eventually cost them the game. They lost the turnover 3-0, and you just can’t do that against a really good team like the Saints.

The loss spoiled the debut of Tom Brady as a Buc, who gets a fair share of the blame for some questionable decision making on two interceptions. We also examine the play of the offensive line where rookie Tristan Wirfs excelled in a rookie debut and Donovan Smith had a rough afternoon.

Tampa Bay’s defense was solid, but there was just one or two mistakes that hurt them from staying in the game. A concern could be had about Jordan Whitehead’s bad penalty or Jamel Dean’s hiccup on a pass play down the field, though the secondary overall played well with a job well done by Sean Murphy-Bunting, Carlton Davis, and rookie Antoine Winfield. Davis in particular was great against Michael Thomas.

Another mishap occurred on special teams this year, and there’s a debate in this episode about if you should be a little worried about the Bucs’ pass rush after not getting much pressure. You can hear it all in the Pewter Nation Podcast.