Sooner than we've seen this entire decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offseason has arrived.
That's what happens when a team that starts 6-2 ends up losing seven of its last nine games and finishes with a losing record. The collapse in Tampa was historic and swift, and it leaves the team with a ton of questions to answer in the offseason.
Some bittersweet silver lining: ending the season so soon means there's time for the Bucs to figure things out. There's no rush to find answers when the questions are so critical to ensuring the team doesn't continue to slide backward and erase much of the progress made over the last few seasons.