No one really knew what to make of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2009 NFL season. Would they continue to improve on their winning season or would they head in the opposite direction?
The Bucs best season since winning the Super Bowl came in 05' when they finished 11-5 but lost to the Washington Redskins in the first round. Tampa Bays offense in 09' is abysmal scoring barely- points per game.
With the loss of Joey Galloway, the offense looked as if it was in a position to suffer, but some nice additions in the offense department (Byron Leftwich at quarterback, Derrick Ward at running back from the Giants, and Kellen Winslow at tight end from the Browns) put the Bucs in a position to build on their offensive struggles from the 2008 season.
As the starting QB Leftwich is completing less then 56% on his passes with a QB rating in the low 70's. the receivers for the Bucs won't put up big numbers in defense of Leftwich.
The Bucs opened up its 2009 campaign with a game against the Dallas Cowboys. No one really knew what to expect of this game. The Cowboys were without Terrell Owens, and the game was being played in Tampa Bay, so some went so far as to predict that Tampa Bay would come away with a win.
The Bucs need to find a capable quarterback and build their defense up once again if they ever expect to be a force in the NFC South again like they once were.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were dealt a somewhat difficult opponent in week 2, traveling to Buffalo to face the Bills. The Bills had nearly beaten the New England Patriots in week 1, and looked to be much improved in 2009, thanks to a few key additions at both offense and defense (most notably Terrell Owens). The Bills won this game 33-20, nearly the same score as the Bucs' week one loss.
An 0-3 start would be far from ideal for Tampa Bay, but with a game against the Giants, it may be in the cards.
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