Every week after each Bucs sport, we’ll take a better take a look at the snap rely distribution for the Tampa Bay offense and protection. We’ll assess what we are able to study from who performed probably the most and least from the sport.
Here’s a nearer view of of which gamers obtained probably the most and least quantity of snaps within the Bucs’ 21-15 win on Sunday night time afternoon in opposition to the Falcons in Week 5.
Bucs Offense
One of many preliminary issues that stood out trying on the snap rely within the Bucs’ 21-15 win over the Falcons was the supply of extensive receiver Chris Godwin. After collaborating in 83% of the snaps final week in his return from harm, his numbers dropped considerably all the way down to 52% – good for 41 out of 79 snaps on Sunday. This wasn’t by design, although, as Godwin missed a big portion of the second half as he was coping with soreness and tightness in his hamstring. Because of this, Russell Gage was second amongst extensive receivers with 58 snaps (73%) and Scotty Miller almost had the identical quantity as Godwin, trailing him by 5 performs.
Bucs RB Leonard Fournette – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Discuss benefiting from his beginning alternative, rookie tight finish Cade Otton delivered. The fourth-round decide had probably the most snaps out of any talent place participant, coming in at 74. Otton was on the sphere 94% of the time. He broke out together with his finest sport as a receiver with six receptions for 43 yards and a key third down reception. The Bucs don’t want him to interrupt data, however the group may use an alternative choice when throwing the ball and that’s precisely what he gave Tampa Bay. Ko Kieft performed 18% of the time and Kyle Rudolph disenchanted taking part in a small function.
The Bucs continued to steadiness out the utilization of Leonard Fournette and Rachaad White. They performed 62% and 39%, respectively, with each gamers having their imprint on the sport. Fournette specifically was an enormous issue within the passing sport, making 10 catches for 83 yards and a receiving landing. He additionally ran it into the tip zone for a landing as effectively.
On the Pewter Report Podcast, now we have talked about the opportunity of the Bucs utilizing a backup offensive lineman as an additional tight finish to assist open up the run sport. They didn’t do this, however Fred Johnson did get on the sphere for one snap. Our guess would’ve been that it will be Brandon Walton, who performed vital time in Week 2 and began in Week 3. We’ll see if the Bucs combine that up the next week.
Bucs Protection
Bucs CB Zyon McCollum – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
The Bucs needed to shuffle the deck going into the sport with security Logan Ryan and defensive deal with Akiem Hicks out, they usually needed to shuffle it much more with accidents within the second half. Tampa Bay usually has six gamers that play 98 to one hundred pc of the snaps on protection. That they had 5 of the same old with defensive again Antoine Winfield Jr, linebackers Devin White and Lavonte David and security Mike Edwards. Usually cornerback Carlton Davis III is in there too, however for the second week in a row he obtained harm in-game, forcing him to exit early. This time it was a hip injury.
When Davis was harm final week, it was Sean Murphy-Bunting that got here in and performed in 22 snaps. This week he performed in 20, however may’ve performed much more if not for his personal quad harm that’s going to require an MRI. That put rookie Zyon McCollum, who was taking part in in his first profession sport, in a chance the place he was lining up as an out of doors nook reverse Dean within the fourth quarter of an in depth sport. He held his personal on 13 snaps.
One other participant who made probably the most of his time was reserve defensive deal with Deadrin Senat. In solely 17 performs, which was second lowest of the protection, Senat recorded 4 tackles and a sack. This might evolve into extra taking part in time subsequent week. The remainder of the line of defense performed across the similar quantity of percentages that they’ve been accustomed to thus far.
