No more fixer-upper. Bucs go for a complete remodeling on defense
Can Rueben Bain Jr. be the missing piece in Tampa Bay's pass rush? The Bucs better hope so, because they've given up more passing yards than any team in the NFL since 2023.
©Luis Santana The pass rush is always fierce in May. Linebackers are all Pro Bowl-bound in April. That’s just the way it works in the NFL, where hope springs eternal while the scoreboard is unplugged.
And so it is around One Buc Place, where the defense has gotten an infusion of draft picks and out-of-warranty free agents in the past couple of months. The front-office types see potential. They see passion.
They see size, versatility and a dash of nastiness. And what should you see? A fresh start.
For now, that’s enough. There may be a half-dozen familiar faces in the huddle come September, but, make no mistake, this is a new defense. New linemen, new linebackers, new defensive backs.
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