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Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds solutions your questions from the @PewterReport Twitter account this week within the Bucs Mailbag. Submit your query to the Bucs Mailbag every week through Twitter utilizing the hashtag #PRMailbag. Listed below are the Bucs questions we selected to reply for this week’s version.
QUESTION: With SirVocea Dennis happening injured reserve and Okay.J. Britt struggling so dangerous in cross protection, would the Bucs think about buying and selling for Devin White? He’s been inactive for the Eagles and at the very least he is aware of Todd Bowles’ protection.
Falcons TE Kyle Pitts and Bucs ILB Devin White – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
ANSWER: No, completely not. I don’t see the Bucs buying and selling for former Tampa Bay inside linebacker Devin White, who has been inactive for all 4 video games this season. I wrote about this in a Sunday article speaking about Okay.J. Britt’s shortcomings in cross protection and why the Bucs might resort to going to a dime protection as soon as Antoine Winfield Jr. returns to motion. That is what I wrote:
Earlier than you begin considering {that a} commerce for former Bucs inside linebacker Devin White is perhaps a good suggestion as a result of his familiarity with Todd Bowles protection, I’ll remind you that he’s not solely not beginning in Philadelphia, he’s been a wholesome scratch on the inactive checklist for many of the season.
For a cause.
Devin White isn’t participant proper now. The Bucs knew it, which is why they let him go in free company. And the Eagles understand it now, which is why he’s been inactive.
Bucs common supervisor Jason Licht received’t think about it primarily based on a few of White’s antics from a yr in the past and his declining play because the begin of the 2022 season. And Licht actually received’t half methods with draft capital as he deems it to invaluable in crew constructing for the longer term. Tampa Bay has actually hit on some key gamers within the final three years, particularly.
It’s going to solely be a matter of time earlier than White begins tweeting – or X posting – about desirous to be again in Tampa Bay. Similar to he needed to play for the Eagles final offseason when he was in a contract dispute with the Bucs. However it received’t occur. I’m unsure why White isn’t the participant that he was when he starred for the Bucs in 2019 and 2020. It’s disgrace as a result of he’s a bodily expertise. However mentally, he simply isn’t the identical man – whether or not it’s as a result of an inflated ego or one thing else.
QUESTION: Admittedly we’re early within the season, however have we reached a degree that we will say unequivocally that Baker Mayfield is a franchise/elite QB?
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
ANSWER: There is no such thing as a doubt that Baker Mayfield has develop into the Bucs’ franchise quarterback. Is he elite? Nicely, that’s open to interpretation. What defines elite? Patrick Mahomes is elite. Is Mayfield in Mahomes’ class? I’m unsure he’s.
I feel Mayfield is an excellent quarterback. He has higher arm expertise and playmaking potential than Brad Johnson had in Tampa Bay in 2002 when he led the Bucs to a Tremendous Bowl XXXVII victory. Mayfield isn’t in Tom Brady’s class – no one is – however he’s someplace above Johnson on the Tampa Bay franchise hierarchy and under Brady. He’s in all probability the second greatest quarterback behind Brady by way of expertise, however proper now Mayfield trails Johnson by way of accomplishments as a Bucs quarterback.
With 11 touchdowns and two interceptions by 5 video games, Mayfield is on tempo to throw for 37 TDs, which might be 9 greater than his profession excessive from a yr in the past. That may be the third-most in Tampa Bay historical past behind Brady’s 2021 season when he threw 43 and his 2020 season when he handed for 40 scores.
To reply the query, I feel Mayfield is a franchise quarterback in Tampa Bay and he’s elite by way of Bucs quarterbacks traditionally. However relating to evaluating him to different nice current day quarterbacks, Mayfield is making his mark, and if he reaches 35 touchdowns or extra this season and the Bucs attain the playoffs once more he very effectively may very well be thought of elite all through the NFL.
QUESTION: What one participant at the moment out with an damage can be essentially the most impactful returning to motion?
Bucs security Antoine Winfield Jr. – Photograph by: USA At this time
ANSWER: There’s little doubt that the Bucs miss the play of All-Professional security Antoine Winfield Jr. Tampa Bay struggled in overlaying the center of the sector on Thursday night time in addition to tackling. Winfield is without doubt one of the greatest protection defensive backs within the league, along with being Tampa Bay’s greatest tackler – bar none. Todd Bowles is lacking his chess piece on protection. Even when he solely contributed half of his splash performs from a yr in the past and had simply three sacks, three compelled fumbles and two interceptions that may nonetheless be a heck of a season for any NFL security.
An in depth second is perhaps inside linebacker SirVocea Dennis, who’s on injured reserve with what may very well be a season-ending shoulder damage. His potential to cowl and platoon with Okay.J. Britt was additionally sorely missed on Thursday night time, particularly given the truth that quarterback Kirk Cousins focused the center of the sector for over 300 of his 509 passing yards.
Tampa Bay can also’t wait to see defensive deal with Calijah Kancey return to motion as he’s an ideal inside cross rusher. However Vita Vea and Logan Corridor have mixed for 5 sacks over the previous two video games, and Corridor is definitely the Bucs’ main sacker with three on the yr.
And whereas the Bucs would like to see proper deal with Luke Goedeke shake off his concussion techniques and return to the beginning lineup, Justin Skule has truly been fairly stable in his place over the past couple of video games. In reality, in accordance with Professional Soccer Focus, Skule had a 71.4 general grade in opposition to the Eagles and a 73.6 general grade versus the Falcons. And within the final two video games he had 77.2 and 87.5 cross safety grades, respectively.
QUESTION: Concerning the spike on the finish of the fourth quarter, was the ref tapping the ball allowed as a spot? I’ve by no means seen that. They all the time appear to choose it up and transfer it. Additionally Drake London had simply barely set when the ball is snapped. The Bucs blew that recreation, but it surely looks like that spike was not authorized.
ANSWER: Bucs cornerback Jamel Dean ought to have laid on high of Falcons huge receiver Drake London for a second or two. Any extra and it could have brought on a delay of recreation penalty on Tampa Bay. However the truth that Dean pops up so shortly off London actually helped the Falcons be capable of spike the ball with one second left to have the ability to give Younghoe Koo a shot at a 52-yard area purpose, which he made to tie the sport at 30-30 and ship it to additional time the place the Falcons received, 36-30.
You possibly can watch that play and the spike of the ball proper right here by clicking on the video and watching it on YouTube on the 11:00 mark.
Bucs head coach Todd Bowles additionally indicated that Dean blew it by getting up too shortly and permitting London to rise up and set the ball down for play.
“We should always’ve laid on them extra,” Bowles stated. “We type of acquired up and let that second tick off and we should always’ve laid on them.”
As to the ref tapping the ball, sure, that appeared very odd and suspicious. After catching the ball and getting up, London arms the ball to Falcons middle Ryan Neuzil, who locations it on the bottom. Then an official is available in and pats the ball, I suppose signaling it for play. I believed all balls needed to positioned prepared for play by officers?
There is no such thing as a doubt that the Bucs acquired screwed by the officers on the finish of that recreation, whether or not it was the blown facemask name on Bucky Irving’s run that will have negated Graham Barton’s holding name, or permitting Neuzil to set the ball prepared for play by himself. Let’s hope the Bucs get some related house cooking when the Falcons come to Tampa Bay in a couple of weeks within the curiosity of equity.
QUESTION: Bucs are up by three beneath two minutes left deep in Atlanta territory. They want a primary down or a rating. As an alternative they attempt to nurse a three-point lead and play tremendous conservatively. What the hell was Todd Bowles considering? I’m weary of the Bucs taking part in to not lose.
ANSWER: Todd Bowles may be very arms off relating to the offense and the play calls. He lets his offensive coordinators do their factor and doesn’t wish to meddle – whether or not it’s somebody with expertise like Byron Leftwich in 2022, or rookie play-callers like Dave Canales final yr or Liam Coen this yr. Bowles was a defensive coordinator – and remains to be the defensive play-caller – so he understands and appreciates the autonomy of calling performs with out having a head coach wanting over his shoulder.
I did a Pewter Pulse video on Coen’s final offensive sequence in Atlanta and the teachings that he’s hopefully discovered from watching the Bucs go backwards and out of area purpose vary. This video speaks for itself and I encourage all Bucs followers to observe it.
