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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Second Half Game By Game Predictions

By Brian DeFeo

Nov 3, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter talks with wide receiver Mike Evans (13) on the sidelines against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 3, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter talks with wide receiver Mike Evans (13) on the sidelines against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen (88) runs onto the field prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium. The Bucs defeated the Panthers 17-14. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen (88) runs onto the field prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium. The Bucs defeated the Panthers 17-14. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

Week 17: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Carolina Panthers are not the same team the Bucs played week five on Monday Night Football. They aren’t the same team even before that when they had won only once. By now, the Panthers could have come all the way back into playoff contention. After the loss to Tampa, Carolina is 2-1 with a moderately lighter schedule ahead of them. If they continue winning they could easily be in the playoff race.

The Bucs will be far out of it at this point and the Panthers should have a healthy Cam Newton and Jonathan Stewart for this game. The Bucs will be worn out from the long season and with little to play for, the Panthers easily take this one 28-13. (5-11)

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I’m sorry if I’m not being the happy optimist that many Bucs fans want to be but I like to think of myself as a realist. I realize after watching these past two games against Oakland and Atlanta that they are not ready to compete for a playoff spot. The offense is competent but the defense can’t stop a nosebleed. Rebuilding takes time and ever since Gruden left the Bucs have been rebuilding. That was in 2009. It is probably time for the Bucs to rethink about a complete overhaul of this team starting with the defense.

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