The major adjustment that will save the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The first area where the coaching staff has fallen flat is with the play calling. The Bucs have the greatest quarterback of all time and a wide receiver corps that rivals any in the history of the sport, yet they continue to rely on the run on early downs to absolutely no success.

Even with Tom Brady experiencing a resurgence in passing efficiency, the Bucs continue to trot Ronald Jones or Leonard Fournette out, essentially wasting a down on almost every drive. Brady often steps out in the second half in favor of a struggling run game, which is a large part of why the offense completely disappears.

There is a reason why teams like the Seahawks are dominating right now; they let their future Hall of Fame quarterback throw the football. It isn’t a foreign concept, and the analytics community widely supports it, yet people still wonder why Seattle is so hard to stop right now.

Brady is clearly not at Wilson’s level at this point in their careers, but the Buccaneers will never be great if they continue to ignore simple analytics. The combination of painfully conservative play-calling, like never going for it on fourth down, coupled with inefficient play calling, ultimately stifles the Buccaneer offense, and some oversight needs to be implemented.