Buccaneers Round table: How the Bucs will beat Minnesota in 2017 Week 3

TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: Defensive back Robert McClain #36 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers runs into the end zone followed by teammates cornerback Vernon Hargreaves #28 and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy #93 on his 47-yard interception for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: Defensive back Robert McClain #36 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers runs into the end zone followed by teammates cornerback Vernon Hargreaves #28 and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy #93 on his 47-yard interception for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 17: Defensive back Robert McClain #36 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers runs into the end zone followed by teammates cornerback Vernon Hargreaves #28 and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy #93 on his 47-yard interception for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 17: Defensive back Robert McClain #36 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers runs into the end zone followed by teammates cornerback Vernon Hargreaves #28 and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy #93 on his 47-yard interception for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ hype only got stronger following a Week 2 throttling of the Chicago Bears.

Previous to the game, I posed the question to our writers: How will the Buccaneers stop Tarik Cohen?

When I received the answers, they were as interesting as they were varied. We had some who thought the defensive line was the key while others speculated it all rested in the hands of the linebackers.

We even had one who really didn’t see much to stop, and thought the young rookie wasn’t all he was being made out to be.

Whether or not any one was more correct than the other is debatable, but the bottom line is, the Bucs stopped him all day long.

This week, we’re looking at the Minnesota Vikings. While the idea of addressing a single player certainly came to mind, I thought we’d go a different way this week.

Simply: If the Buccaneers beat the Vikings, it’ll be because……

Let’s see what they said.