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Trask Force · 2023-12-25T16:21:58Z

4-7. The Bucs were left for dead. The locker room was lost. Bowles was a dead man walking. The heated argument was whether he'd be fired midseason or wait until after the season. TKraz and the "realistic" fans and prognosticators got it right predicting 5 or 6 wins. Vegas knows what it's doing (unlike last year when they missed it by 3 games) putting the over/under at 6.5. And those of us who had rosy predictions of 9 or 10 wins knew in our hearts that it probably was a bit optimistic, and now we had to face the facts that they were homer predictions. This was a lost cap-strapped Brady hangover season. Even the homers knew it was time to toss our predictions and the season in the trash and move on. We settled in thinking about draft position, quarterback prospects and head coaching candidates. Nobody, but nobody, saw this season turning around. So what happened? Here's my top three reasons: 1) The leaders didn't give up. Winfield, Evans, Wirfs, Vea, Godwin. They didn't complain. They didn't phone it in. They kept the team focused on winning even when they weren't winning. 2) The running game got going. Canales stuck to his plan and patiently waited for the O-line to gel and while it's still a work in progress it has progressed enough to be something the defenses have to account for. Even though the running game didn't work too well against the Jaguars, I suspect that the defense was focused on that, leaving more opportunities in the passing game. 3) The young players stepped up. Players like Mauch, Diaby, Kancey, Goedeke, McCollum, Britt filled the roles vacated by declining veterans such as White and Barrett. When there was a huge influx of young players this season nobody thought they would be so crucial to the success of the team this season, and yet they are a main reason for the turnaround.

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There is still room for further progress. But much progress has been made.

Nice take.

Posted : Dec. 26, 2023 12:01 pm

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Posted by: @seekpar

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There is still room for further progress. But much progress has been made.

Nice take.

agree!

part of why it’s exciting

Posted : Dec. 26, 2023 12:22 pm

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