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Which Buccaneers could make the NFL top 100 list?

By Michael Horan

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 5: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers flag flies after a touchdown at a NFL game against the New England Patriots on October 5, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 5: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers flag flies after a touchdown at a NFL game against the New England Patriots on October 5, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – NOVEMBER 12: Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy #93 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blows a kiss to the crowd following the Buccaneers’ 15-10 win over the New York Jets at an NFL football game on November 12, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – NOVEMBER 12: Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy #93 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blows a kiss to the crowd following the Buccaneers’ 15-10 win over the New York Jets at an NFL football game on November 12, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /

Gerald McCoy

The last of the three Buccaneer candidates to potentially make the top 100 is All-Pro defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. Gerald has been a mainstay on the top 100 list pretty much every year, and was ranked 52nd last year. He is the rare exception to the rule I mentioned earlier about star-power in Tampa Bay; the football world knows about Gerald McCoy.

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2017 was a complicated season for Gerald McCoy. He was his typical disruptive self, notching a career second-best 47 combined tackles, and a career best nine stuffs. But when it came to sacks McCoy had just six, his lowest since 2012.

The Buccaneer defense was bad as a whole so it’s tough to get a clear picture, but I think McCoy’s peers will see the truth and rank him appropriately. At 30 years old, McCoy remains one of the league’s top defensive tackles, and a worthy mention on the top 100 list.

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