The Buccaneers made their HBO Hard Knocks debut earlier this week. Now, they’ll make their 2017 on-field debut on Friday night in Cincinnati. The 7:30 p.m. kickoff will mark the end of a busy offseason for Tampa Bay, one that saw some big free agent signings and splashy draft picks. It’s finally time to see the team line up against someone else after a couple weeks of training camp. Starters will get some valuable reps, while position battles will continue in game action. It’s not the regular season, but it’ll certainly do for now.
The depth chart for this week’s game didn’t mean a lot, but it was fairly clear that most starting positions on both sides of the ball are set.