This offseason, many believed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had built a dream team. Already laying claim to strong offensive weapons in Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and O.J. Howard, the Bucs added Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, giving them what appeared to be a huge surplus of weapons. Defensively, they weren’t looking too shabby, either. Ndamukong Suh, Vita Vea and Jason Pierre-Paul formed a high-profile defensive front. Put it all together, and many people believed this was an immediate Super Bowl contender.
And while the Bucs are almost certainly headed for the playoffs this year, they haven’t quite been the behemoth they were expected to be.