Buccaneers: 100 reasons to be excited for the 2021 season
By Rob Leeds
The 2021 NFL season officially kicks off in 100 days, and in the spirit of the excitement that comes with being a few months out from the start, here are 100 reasons for Buccaneers fans to be excited.
Reasons #1-#33 for Buccaneers fans to be excited about the 2021 season
1. Playing a full season as the defending Super Bowl champions
2. Fans back in fuller stands
3. Watching Tom Brady defy every bit of scientific understanding of human biology and anatomy
4. Gronk spikes
5. Mike Evans putting together another 1,000-yard season
6. Bruce Arians interviews
7. Todd Bowles creating pressure with every player on the defense
8. Defensive lineups with Shaquil Barrett, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Joe Tryon on the field at the same time
9. A real third-down back in Giovani Bernard
10. Chris Godwin making plays that don’t look real
11. Scotty Miller burning established NFL corners deep
12. Lavonte David making the All-Pro roster
13. Devin White crushing a quarterback that makes the wrong decision to try to run the ball
14. Cannon fire after dozens of touchdowns in Raymond James
15. Playoff Lenny in the regular season
16. Mike Evans rocking Marshon Lattimore to sleep
17. Tom Brady yelling “LFG” on the field
18. Ronald Jones reaching his first 1,000-yard rushing season
19. Devin White riding his horse on the field
20. Running the ball on first down but actually making it work
21. Antoine Winfield Jr. showing the peace sign to receivers
22. Sean Murphy-Bunting having fun at the expense of the offense
23. Mike Edwards positing a starting-caliber stat line despite only playing 30% of the defensive snaps
24. Vita Vea blowing up double teams
25. Alex Cappa emerging as top-tier IOL
26. Special teams taking a step forward
27. William Gholston finally gaining recognition as one of the best linemen on the team
28. A healthy season from O.J. Howard
29. Watching Kyle Trask learn from Brady
30. Grant Stuard becoming a quick fan-favorite
31. Jordan Whitehead forcing fumbles on unsuspecting ball-carriers
32. The front-seven holding All Pro running backs to two yards per carry
33. Defensive celebrations after many, many forced turnovers