David Tyree. Malcolm Butler. Joe Jurevicius. Jacoby Jones. Ricky Proehl.
What do these names have in common? All of them made signature plays during their respective teams’ championship runs. When it comes to winning in the postseason you need your not-so-big names to make big-time plays.
That’s exactly what has happened for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throughout the first two games of the 2021 playoffs. Names such as Tyler Johnson, Scotty Miller, Mike Edwards, and even Aaron Stinnie are all stepping up and making huge plays when needed. None of these guys were on the field for more than 45% of snaps during the regular season, yet they have looked like veteran starters in the playoffs.