https://www.pewterreport.com/bucs-offseason-10-things-i-think-sr-fab-5/
Bucs win the division
"The popular saying in football is that the game is not so much about the X’s and the O’s as it is about the Jimmys and the Joes. While coaching matters and scheme is important, teams need talent to win over the course of a season. A quick look around the NFC South shows that the Bucs still have the most talented roster in the division heading into the 2026 NFL Draft and I’m not sure that’s going to change next week as each team adds a few new starters out of the college ranks"
"Tampa Bay has the best, most accomplished quarterback in the NFC South in Baker Mayfield and he plays behind the best offensive line in the division"
AND ON BOWLES
And say what you want about Todd Bowles, is there a dynamite coach in the division that is head and shoulders better right now? We’ll see what the future holds for Kellen Moore in New Orleans, who was beginning to turn the Saints around at the end of the season with rookie quarterback Tyler Shough.
But Dave Canales has not proven to be a lethal game day strategist in Carolina the way Sean Payton was in New Orleans years ago, and he just turned the play-calling duties over to offensive coordinator and good friend Brad Idzik. And I don’t buy the hype about Kevin Stefanski, and I don’t see how Atlanta got any better this offseason, especially when the biggest addition was backup QB Tua Tagovailoa.
If the Bucs don’t rebound and reclaim the division title in 2026, it will be because of injuries (again) and Bowles holding this team back with game day coaching gaffes either as the defensive play-caller or in the realm of game management. It won’t be because of a lack of talent, as I’m expecting reinforcements to arrive on defense in next week’s draft.
SOME OTHERS . . actually addressing some points raised here on the RB