Eye In The Sky comes to you from PewterReport.com contributor Steven Cheah, who has been breaking down the Buccaneers All-22 on Twitter since 2015. Cheah will be joining PewterReport.com with video analysis for a monthly feature to closely examine the top plays you may have missed. Here are a few plays that stood out when watching the tape.
No. 5 – Dare’s Cut Block
Dare Ogunbowale has struggled in both pass and punt protection this season. But he is improving and does a nice job here going low and cutting the blitzing cornerback to buy his quarterback some extra time.
I've been pretty critical about Dare Ogunbowale's pass protection this season. Bruce Arians called him their best pass protecting back by far and while I don't necessarily agree, he does do a tremendous job on this cut block to buy Jameis a little time. #Bucsfilm2019wk11 pic.twitter.com/MEoWxxUgke
— Steven Cheah (@StevenCheah) November 21, 2019
Pass protection is obviously a huge point of emphasis after Ronald Jones just got benched for missing an assignment, so hopefully Ogunbowale can keep getting better.
No. 4 – Donovan Smith Out in Space
Donovan Smith draws a lot of criticism and while he does have lows that everybody sees, he also has plenty of highs too. Here is one of those great plays with the very athletic Smith using that athleticism to get out in space and put a cornerback on his rear end.
.@DSmith_76 has quietly been having a pretty solid season. Here he fakes crashing down into the center and uses his athleticism to get out in space and puts the CB on his ass! #Bucsfilm2019wk13 pic.twitter.com/Oaf0hr1E4l
— Steven Cheah (@StevenCheah) December 5, 2019
It’s plays like these that typically get overlooked, but hard to miss a guy putting another man on his butt on the All-22.
No. 3 – Ryan Jensen Serving Pancakes
Ryan Jensen is slimmed down this year but an even bigger bully. Against Atlanta he gets up to the second level and finds Deion Jones and just tries to throw him into the Earth’s core.
Ryan Jensen out here in Atlanta dishing out some big time pancakes #Bucsfilm2019wk12 pic.twitter.com/Y1dujs4iSf
— Steven Cheah (@StevenCheah) November 26, 2019
Just an unreal pancake.
No. 2 – Mike Evans Climbs the Ladder
Mike Evans is 6-5 with freak show 35 1/8″ arms and a 37-inch vertical. He uses almost all of those measurables here to go up and pluck this ball out of the stratosphere. Take a look at just how high he gets up in the end zone view.
Same play, in full view #Bucsfilm2019wk10 pic.twitter.com/8NAxzZeJtF
— Steven Cheah (@StevenCheah) November 14, 2019
Just a remarkable catch by the best receiver in Buccaneers history.
No. 1 – Carlton’s Click, Close, & Crush
Carlton Davis has gotten much better this year in off coverage which is not what he was used to playing in college. Here he shows off great instincts by reading the slot receiver’s route and blowing up the play. This easily could have been a forced fumble, scoop and score, but the refs decided he was there too fast.
Carlton Davis (@Carlton_Lowkey) capped off the Jags game in what I'm hopeful can be a franchise altering play. He's in off coverage and does a nice job reading the slot receiver's flare to the sidelines and jacks him up! Hopefully this momentum carries over! #Bucsfilm2019wk13 pic.twitter.com/6Lvdx79hWX
— Steven Cheah (@StevenCheah) December 5, 2019
In my eyes this was a statement hit that was the cherry on top of what could be this generation’s win in San Diego for the 96′ Bucs.
Did I miss any you thought should have made the list? Let me know in the comments section below or feel free to reach out to me on Twitter at @StevenCheah
I’ll be back next month with even more plays from the Bucs’ fourth quarter of the 2019 campaign.