Buccaneers vs. Saints: 5 players who’ll determine if Tampa Bay wins or loses

Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bruce Arians draft pick (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bruce Arians draft pick (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /
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Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers /

4. Tristan Wirfs

Tristan Wirfs will make his Buccaneers debut Sunday afternoon and that could be for good or for bad.

Wirfs, the first-round pick from Iowa, has been penciled in as the starter throughout Training Camp and he’s now going to get his opportunity against a live opponent to show what he can do.

The Saints pass-rush is still one of the better groups in the league and Wirfs will be tasked with going head-to-head with veteran Marcus Davenport, who totaled six sacks last season.

Wirfs has the benefit of going up against talented edge-rushers in practice, but he’ll have to take that experience and apply it heavily here as the offense will be relying upon him to hold down that right tackle position.