Why can’t the Buccaneers be like the Cleveland Browns?

Talent is equal. Coaching is not.

On paper, the Browns and the Bucs are incredibly similar to one another. Both teams have garnered some substantial hype this season, and their rosters are constructed similarly. The offensive lines are trending up, the wide receiver groups have a ton of talent at the top, and the defenses are also comparable.

The difference always comes down to coaching, and this is the area the Buccaneers have struggled the most this season.

Tampa Bay is not that far off. There were better than the Browns last year and were in a much better playoff position during the middle of the season, but pure talent from the Bucs players wasn’t enough to overcome the little mistakes.

We have been saying for months that the Bucs need to invest more in analytics over “football guy” mentalities, and every week that same thought process loses the Bucs games. Given the talent on the field, this never stops being frustrating.

The Buccaneers have to be able to see the Browns and realize they were jumped on the ladder of improvement. The Browns skyrocketed up the ranks due to their coaching above all else, and Tampa Bay needs to realize this if they hope to recreate that same level of success.

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