Buccaneers: Biggest Surprise Players of 2016

Dec 11, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter watches the scoreboard during a review late in the second half against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints 16-11. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter watches the scoreboard during a review late in the second half against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints 16-11. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 1, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter looks on against the Carolina Panthers during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter looks on against the Carolina Panthers during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Who was the Buccaneers biggest surprise player of 2016?

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The 2016 season for the Buccaneers is complete. We are one week into the post-mortem period, getting over our wounds from finishing just on the outside looking into the playoff picture. The Bucs got close but just weren’t ready to get over the hurdle.

Now that we are moved away from the final game, we can start to look back on the year that was. It was an interesting year, with many highs and lows. It was a season that went from the brink of falling apart to the brink of making the tournament.

It certainly was a year to talk about.

The Bucs had many performances worth talking about, both on the positive and the negative side. But who were the biggest surprises?

For this week’s roundtable, we talked about our choices for the biggest surprise on the team in 2016. Here’s what we came up with.

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