Turnovers. Penalties. Bad defense. A terrible kicking game.

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Stop me if you’ve heard all of this before. I know I sure have. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the 2018 season with their second 5-11 season in as many years. It’s the seventh time they’ve finished with double-digit losses since 2009. But it’s not the losses that hurt Kendell Beckwith Jersey , it’s how they’ve lost that can irk even the most die-hard fans. Here lately, it’s been a constant string of the same issues - the ones that I mentioned at the beginning of this piece. The preseason couldn’t have been worse for the Bucs. It all started when the news came out that quarterback Jameis Winston would be suspended for the first three games of the season. He was accused of groping a female Uber driver and the NFL’s investigation determined that there was enough on Winston to suspend him. The suspension brought forth a surprising amount of debate as to whether or not the Bucs should just cut ties with Winston considering his past and the fact that his on-field play hasn’t lived up to his draft selection. Fortunately, the Bucs had a legitimate backup quarterback in Ryan Fitzpatrick. Little did Tampa Bay know, Fitzpatrick would take a lot of heat off the organization.It’s amazing to look back on the year and think that at one time, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the talk of the league - and in a good way. A week after an enormous 48-40 win over the New Orleans Saints, Fitzpatrick donned a pair of aviators while wearing Desean Jackson’s gold chain and shirt as he spoke to reporters about “staying humble” after the Bucs took down the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles.I had friends that I haven’t spoken with in years text me about him and what the Bucs had just accomplished. For once, Tampa Bay was in the headlines for good reasons as opposed to the typical ones.Fitzpatrick was quickly nicknamed “Fitzmagic” and the Bucs were off and running. Talk began to surface about what the Bucs would do when Winston returned from suspension. Would they start Winston or keep Fitzpatrick as the starter?Tampa Bay was 2-0 on the season. Many experts and prognosticators had them at 0-3 on the season and some had them winning just two games for the entirety of 2018. They boasted the top offense in the league and the defense played pretty well against the Eagles. Things were looking up in the early stages of the year. But a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football and a 48-10 embarrassment in Chicago exposed the Bucs and all of their flaws. Fitzpatrick was benched at halftime in Chicago and the answer to who would be the starter was clear.That was the beginning of the end. Defensive coordinator Mike Smith was fired after another terrible defensive performance in a loss to Atlanta. The Bucs didn’t win again until they had to rely on a 59-yard prayer from Chandler Catanzaro to beat the Cleveland Browns. They shouldn’t have won the game. Mistakes and dysfunction at the coaching positions nearly cost the Bucs a win and should’ve easily been their fourth straight loss of the season.Still, at this point, Tampa Bay was 3-3. With a very winnable stretch of schedule coming up, a trip to the postseason was not an afterthought. That ended quickly though after Winston capped his turnover-filled comeback with a four-interception performance in Cincinnati. Just like Fitzpatrick’s benching in Chicago, Winston was benched in favor of Fitzpatrick. He nearly led the Bucs on a comeback, but the Bengals made a last-second field goal to win the game. Head coach Dirk Koetter then decided to make Fitzpatrick the starter for an indefinite period of time. The quarterback carousel was officially underway. But Fitzpatrick couldn’t save the Bucs this time around. After completing 70% of his passes for 1,330 yards, 11 TDs and 4 INTs in his first three starts, he mustered up a 65% completion rate while throwing for 817 yards, 4 TDs and 7 INTs in his next three starts. The highlight - or lowlight - was a 500-yard offensive performance against the Washington Redskins that saw the Bucs produce just three points. To put it in context, the Los Angeles Rams didn’t even have 500 yards of offense when they scored 54 points against the Kansas City Chiefs earlier in the year.Fitzpatrick found his way back to the bench after throwing three interceptions against the Giants. It was deja-vu as Winston came on and almost led the Bucs on a comeback against the Giants, but ultimately fell short. There were multiple instances throughout this time period where Koetter himself admitted that he didn’t have the answers to fix this team. He looked out-of-sorts, overwhelmed, and there were rumors that he had lost the locker room as well. Despite all the nonsense, the Bucs were able to get their first win in a month after playing a complete game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers. Then they upset the Carolina Panthers in a 24-17 victory. Andrew Adams picked off Cam Newton three times and the Bucs forced Newton to throw four total picks on the day. It was the team’s first winning streak since Week 2 and even though they were 5-7, there was still room for Tampa Bay in the playoff discussion. It looked like this team had possibly turned a corner at halftime of the rematch with the New Orleans Saints. Tampa Bay was up 14-0 and had played a very sound defensive half. Then Saints’ backup quarterback Taysom Hill decided to put all postseason hopes on ice. He crashed through Bryan Anger’s punt protection and blocked his punt, setting up New Orleans’ first touchdown drive. The Saints would go on to win the game 28-14, officially ending Tampa Bay’s hopes for a postseason berth. The Ravens then came in and ran for over 200 yards, two huge turnovers doomed Tampa Bay in Dallas, and the Falcons completed a season sweep in Week 17. Instead of finishing the season with a good win over a division opponent a la the 2017 season, the Bucs ended 2018 on a three-game losing streak. Dirk Koetter was let go after the loss to Atlanta. It was reported earlier on Sunday that Winston would indeed be back for the 2019 season. Monday Ryan Jensen Jersey , it was reported that Jason Licht will stay on as general manager. The writing was on the wall for this team heading into 2018. Another losing season wouldn’t be accepted. Koetter didn’t have what it took to win in the NFL and he lost his job because of it. So, the dawn of a new day starts in Tampa Bay. While there will still be plenty of familiar faces around in 2019, there will be a new atmosphere - and hopefully a new culture, as well. I wish I had more positive things to write about this season, I really do. Maybe 2019 will change that. Can these two step up and replace Tampa Bay’s best pass rusher?" Today's NFL NewsInjuriesJason Pierre-Paul’s Injury May Be The Opportunity Of A Lifetime For Noah Spence And Shaquil BarrettNew,15commentsCan these two step up and replace Tampa Bay’s best pass rusher?EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Jason Pierre-Paul’s Injury May Be The Opportunity Of A Lifetime For Noah Spence And Shaquil BarrettTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailNoah Spence has a prime opportunity to make some noise in Tampa Bay. Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, the news surfaced that Jason Pierre-Paul potentially suffered a season-ending neck injury in a recent car accident. The extent of the injury is a fractured vertebrae in his neck. Since the news broke, other reports have surfaced that aren’t so dire. Some have estimated a 5-6 month recovery if surgery is required, which would set up a return somewhere around November. One report has been especially optimistic. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, there is a thought that the vertebrae could heal on its own and that Pierre-Paul would be ready to play by Week One. Obviously, JPP and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are seeking other opinions, even to the extent where he has sent scans of the injury to “several other” doctors, per Pelissero. Regardless of the situation, Tampa Bay’s 2018 sack leader will likely miss time. After failing to draft an edge rusher, the Bucs will have to find a way to offset another hole on the roster. Fortunately for them, they may already have the answer in Shaquil Barrett and Noah Spence. Now don’t get me wrong, both players are nowhere near the player that Pierre-Paul has proven to be. But with the right coaching and setup, they may be able to help balance the loss. Shaquil Barrett has the ability to make plays when called upon. Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesThere’s no other way to cut it: both Spence and Barrett have a giant opportunity to make a name for themselves on this team. For Spence, it would be especially relieving to see him make an impact after injuries basically cost him the last year and a half. He is extremely talented, but hasn’t put it all together up to this point.A shoulder injury derailed any momentum from a solid rookie campaign and no one really knows what was going on with Spence in 2018. He just simply didn’t play. JPP’s injury could be his launching point. It could Barrett’s as well. While he’s mostly served as a role player, Barrett has shown flashes that he can play. He also comes with a huge chip on his shoulder after going undrafted out of Colorado State. Barrett has been able to amass 14 sacks and 25 TFLs over the past four years. According to Pro Football Focus, he was on defensive side of the field for just 276 snaps in 2017, but still managed to sack the quarterback three times. That comes out to an average of one sack every 92 snaps. Pierre-Paul played 933 snaps and took the quarterback down 12.5 times in 2018 - which would be about a sack every 75 snaps. Barrett also managed one pressure every 46 snaps compared to one pressure every 37 snaps for JPP. It’s a dip in production, but it may not be as much a drop-off as originally thought.Hopefully this is all for naught and Pierre-Paul is ready to go by Week One. Not only would the Bucs keep their defensive leader, but it would help ease a lot of growing pains for the new players - and former ones - that are learning Todd Bowles’ system. That’s nowhere close to a guarantee given the Bucs’ recent history of bad luck, but hope springs eternal - especially in the NFL. And here’s to hoping the Bucs can find an answer to this potential dilemma.

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