Three biggest takeaways for the Buccaneers after two weeks

The offense isn’t entirely there yet

When a team adds a new quarterback, there are bound to be growing pains. Teaching a new system to a player, even one as talented as Tom Brady, takes time, and no preseason has made this task even harder.

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In an offense that was expected to be one of the best units in the NFL this season, the Buccaneers have been lackluster from top to bottom. The play calling was much better today, but Byron Leftwich still has to be better if the Bucs want to play up to their ceiling.

On the player side, the Buccaneer pass-catchers did little to help Brady today, with two significant drops in the end zone and other drops at inopportune times as well.

If wide-open receivers can’t make plays, there is almost no way for the Buccaneer offense to proceed. Tampa Bay has to clamp down on these issues, and hopefully, more reps/game time will help improve the drops. The Tampa Bay offense could have put the team up by at least two additional scores if easy catches were made.

Chris Godwin‘s injury may have played a role in the mediocre offensive performance, but Tampa Bay’s offense will have to be better down the stretch of the season.