Every week following each Bucs recreation, we’ll take a better take a look at the snap rely distribution for Tampa Bay on offense and protection. We’ll assess what we are able to study from who performed probably the most and least within the recreation.
Let’s get a better take a look at the Bucs gamers who acquired the very best and lowest variety of snaps of their brutal, 41-31 loss to the Ravens on Monday Night time Soccer wherein accidents to star large receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin could influence the remainder of their season.
Bucs Offense
This was the primary alternative to see the newly vaunted “three-headed monster” for the Bucs with Rachaad White, Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker with White’s return the lineup. All of them actually had their influence on the sport as Tampa Bay rushed for 125 yards in opposition to Baltimore with 92 coming from the three backs. White was additionally second on the workforce in receiving with 71 yards on six catches, scoring twice.
The quantity of snaps had been dispersed in a reasonably even means. White led the backs at 48% of the snaps, however Irving and Tucker weren’t far behind at 35% and 20%, respectively. White had 10 dashing makes an attempt in comparison with 5 every for Irving and Tucker. Whereas White led with 40 dashing yards, Tucker had the most effective yards-per-attempt common with 5.8, and Irving had the most effective yards per catch with 18. All three backs performed their half effectively and it’s an excellent signal shifting ahead contemplating they’ll want all three with the accidents at large receiver.
It was a devastating night time for the Bucs’ large receiver room that goes past simply this recreation. Mike Evans exited within the second after aggravating his hamstring harm that had him writhing in ache after an incomplete go. Evans was in a position to stroll off on his personal energy however it regarded dangerous.
To make issues worse was Chris Godwin was tackled with underneath a minute left and the Bucs down 10 factors, struggling a ugly ankle harm. Early experiences point out Godwin dislocated his ankle. He was put in an air forged and needed to be carted off the sector. He’s probably out for the yr.
Because it occurred so late within the recreation, Godwin’s snap percentages stayed the identical at 85%. Evans was solely obtainable for 28% resulting from his hamstring harm. Initially when Evans and Godwin had been obtainable, it was Jalen McMillan who was the third large receiver lining up with them, however after Evans went out it was Trey Palmer that performed probably the most. Palmer ended up at 72% with McMillan at 60%. Sterling Shepard performed at 45% regardless of being the best out of these three within the earlier weeks.
With backup tight finish Payne Durham out, rookie Devin Culp made his NFL debut. He didn’t play a lot, simply getting in for one snap, as did backup sort out Justin Skule coming in as an additional blocker. Cade Otton performed his typical quantity at 98% of the snaps, and led the Bucs with eight catches for 100 yards whereas taking some powerful hits all through it.
Bucs Protection
Rookie nook Tyrek Funderburk was thrown proper into it taking part in 100% of the snaps in his first profession begin. He joined Zyon McCollum, Ok.J. Britt, Lavonte David and Antoine Winfield Jr. as different gamers that went the entire means. Funderburk made 5 tackles within the recreation.
Sometimes near 100% is Jordan Whitehead, however he solely ended up taking part in 75% which got here as a shock. That was the second lowest whole for him on the season apart from the Week 5 recreation at Atlanta the place he performed 69%, however he exited that recreation early with an harm. On this recreation, he performed the entire time. Tykee Smith’s numbers had been down as effectively as a result of he left the sport with a concussion. He ended up taking part in 24% and backup nickel Christian Izien performed 17%.
One other shock within the recreation was that outdoors linebacker Yaya Diaby didn’t lead the Bucs’ outdoors linebackers in snaps. that truly went to Joe Tryon-Shoyinka at 66% with Diaby coming in second at 59%. Anthony Nelson performed virtually the identical quantity as Diaby with 61%, however there was an enormous leap after that for Christian Braswell, who got here in for 36% of the snaps.
Diaby had fives tackles and a sack. JTS recorded 4 tackles and two tackles for loss. Nelson had two tackles and there was one made by Braswell.
Calijah Kancey was a workhorse for the Bucs at defensive sort out taking part in in 73% of the snaps. That was seventh-most by anybody on the protection and with out query probably the most by a defensive sort out. Vea Vea’s 64% had been much like his normal quantity, and Earnest Brown bought an excellent chunk of snaps at 27%, which was barely lower than Greg Gaines (34%) however barely greater than Will Gholston (19%). Brown has discovered his means within the Bucs’ defensive position rotation shifting forward.