Buccaneers picked to ‘under perform’ in 2022

There’s a lot of optimism among Buccaneers faithful that Tom Brady returning means that the Bucs have as good of a chance as anyone to hoist the Lombardi at season’s end. To win their second Super Bowl in two years and allow Brady to ride off into the sunset - or into the FOX booth - on top is straight out of a Disney+ series.

However, not everyone is buying in.

Vic Tafur of The Athletic gave his over/under predictions for all 32 teams, including five “best bets.” For the Bucs, he’s not so sure they can remain in that top group in the NFC - picking the Bucs to finish under 11.5 wins. Tafur says;

“Well, we can’t count on Tom Brady retiring … and staying retired. But at some point, as this team…