The Buccaneers are heading into their 2018 home opener



The Buccaneers are heading into their 2018 home opener

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20 Dec 2018 at 21:50
with a 1-0 record after last week’s 48-40 road win over the Saints. Obviously www.buccaneersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-caleb-benenoch-jersey , numbers for certain players now look different than they did in the week one record book watch. With that in mind, let’s dive into where things stand ahead of Sunday’s game against the Eagles: Career Receiving YardsAfter putting up 147 yards last week against New Orleans, Mike Evans still sits in third place all-time with 4,726. He is now only 202 yards behind Kevin House (4,928) for second.Career Receiving TouchdownsWith last week’s touchdown, Evans now has 33 and sits one behind Jimmie Giles (34) for the franchise record. Two scores on Sunday would put No. 13 on top.Career ReceptionsEvans caught all seven of his targets last week, bringing him up to 316 receptions for his career. He is now five behind Mark Carrier (321) for second.Career Rushing TouchdownsThings stay the same this week as far as rushing touchdowns go. Peyton Barber, who has four with the Bucs, needs one on Sunday to pull into a tie for 20th all-time. Two touchdowns gets him to 15th and four brings him into a 14th-place tie with James Owens and Jameis Winston (eight).Jacquizz Rodgers has three rushing touchdowns as a Buc and needs one to tie for 25th. Two touchdowns gets him to 20th and three brings him up to 15th.Career TacklesLavonte David is firmly fourth all-time in tackles Beau Allen Jersey , but is inching his way up after picking up six last week. He is up to 553 in his career, which still leaves him 127 behind Hardy Nickerson (680) for third. With five tackles last week, Kwon Alexander is now 18th in franchise history with 242. He needs two tackles on Sunday to pass Mason Foster (243) for 17th, four to pass Chidi Ahanotu (245) for 16th and 12 to pass Martin Mayhew (253) for 15th. Gerald McCoy came up with one tackle last week to bring his career total to 202. With three on Sunday against Philadelphia, he passes Brad Culpepper (204) for 24th. Five tackles pulls him ahead of Simeon Rice (206) for 23rd. Career SacksMcCoy’s 48 1鈦? sacks place him third all-time. He needs 21 1鈦? to pass Simeon Rice (69 1/2) for second.Career InterceptionsDavid’s 10 interceptions have him tied for 17th in franchise history. He needs one to rise up to a tie for 15th and two to tie him for 12th. Career Passes Defended If he does play, Brent Grimes can add to his 35 passes defended with the Bucs. He needs 18 to pass Aqib Talib for fourth. He needs 26 to pass Derrick Brooks for third.David is one behind Grimes for fifth.Career Fumble RecoveriesThe Bucs recovered a couple of fumbles last week, but none were by David. The veteran is still in seventh with 11 fumble recoveries. One on Sunday gets him into a tie for fifth and two brings him into sole possession of fifth.Career Forced FumblesDavid’s 17 forced fumbles have him third all-time. He is just two behind Simeon Rice for second. Career SafetiesDavid has one career safety and needs one more to bring him into sole possession of the franchise record.Career Games PlayedSunday would be McCoy’s 111th career game with the Bucs, which ties him for 23rd-most in team history.If he suits up against the Eagles, Demar Dotson will be 32nd in franchise history with 102 career games played.Sunday will be David’s 93rd game with Tampa Bay Authentic DeSean Jackson Jersey , which ties him for 47th all-time.Is Tampa Bay’s offensive line becoming a concern? There was plenty of excitement in regards to Tampa Bay’s offensive line coming into the 2018 season. The additions of Ryan Jensen, a soon-to-be healthy Demar Dotson, and another small-time school standout in Alex Cappa were key in hopes to elevate the unit’s performance as a whole.All of a sudden after just a week and a half of training camp, that excitement has been dampened a bit due to injuries at a couple of key spots. First came backup tackle Leonard Wester, a contributor in 2017 and a player who had already turned a few heads in camp before getting injured on the first Saturday over a week ago. Caleb Benenoch - expected to take over after the Bucs cut J.R. Sweezy - missed another day as he sits out due to an undisclosed injury he suffered in last Friday’s practice. With the coaching staff being as cautious as ever with Dotson’s return from his knee injury, things currently look pretty grim for the Bucs’ right side of the line and Dirk Koetter knows this. “I would say it’s injured. I would say it’s injury riddled right now. I don’t think anything on the right side of our O-line is long term,” Koetter said after today’s practice. “We’ve just gotten hit hard at that spot. We’ve got three or four guys that play on the right side of the line that are not practicing right now. That tests your depth, so we have to work through it. They’ll all be back before too long. That helps those other guys get better, but in the mean-time we’ve got to tough it out.”The good news is that nothing seems to be long term Adam Humphries Jersey , but for players like Benenoch, every rep is crucial to his development and it could play a key role in the unit’s overall performance during the season.Benenoch is missing valuable practice timeKim Klement-USA TODAY SportsAt least the Bucs have Evan Smith and an ever-developing rookie in Alex Cappa to help ease the pain. Smith rated as the 24th-best guard in 2017 with a good grade of 69.6 according to Pro Football Focus. He has started 56 games during both the regular season and the playoffs, so the experience and ability is there. Cappa was officially named Benenoch’s backup according to the depth chart the Bucs released today, but keep in mind that can change at any time during the preseason. But what if either of them go down with an injury? Even worse, what if Ali Marpet, Ryan Jensen, or Donovan Smith have to miss time?That would leave Cole Boozer, Brad Seaton - they were actually playing with the ones today due to injuries - Cole Gardner, Jerry Ugokwe Demar Dotson Jersey , and others as the primary options for the Bucs. The players just mentioned have a combined three years experience in the league with no starts nor playing time during a NFL season. That my friends, is a reason to worry. Especially when these injuries could affect the entire offense as Koetter explained, stating that in order to combat the injuries, “we’ll just have to adjust accordingly and we might have to adjust the play calling accordingly.”So while things may not be so bleak at the mom, the potential for big issues at the position is there. The whole point of training camp and the preseason is to come out of the wash as healthy as possible. If these injuries are going to happen, it’s best they happen now. I’m willing to bet that the Bucs feel better off knowing what they have now depth-wise as they head into the season, but at the same time an offensive line needs time to gel and right now they aren’t receiving the necessary playing time in order to do that. Just like the Bucs 2018 season, it’s a juggling act right now on the offensive line - and yet another puzzle for the coaching staff to piece together.