The Buccaneers face-off against the Bears in Week 2, and that means Tarik Cohen will be coming to Raymond James.
After carrying the ball five times for 66-yards and taking another eight passes for 47, the Buccaneers will certainly know who Cohen is when he makes just his second appearance as an NFL player.
Despite his relative lack of experience, it’s his obvious play-making ability which has him as a must-watch for the Bucs defense.
The real question isn’t whether or not Cohen is a guy who could impact Sunday’s game, it’s how Tampa plans on stopping him from being too big an impact.
For this, we turned to The Pewter Plank staff, and each of us put on our best defensive coordinator hat.
How would each of us go about ensuring Cohen doesn’t ruin the Bucs’ home opener for 2017 like they almost did to the Falcons’ season opener just one week ago.
It’s Mike Glennon’s homecoming, but if the Bucs don’t get this right, it could be Cohen’s coming out party.
Let’s take a look at what each writer had to offer.