Tampa Bay’s run game has been lackluster since 2015. After Doug Martin‘s second season running all over the NFL with the Buccaneers, the playbook shifted from a run-first offense to one that is almost exclusively based around the pass.
Establishing the run is an outdated tactic in the modern NFL. What was once the basis for the entire offensive side of the game, running the football on early downs could be a thing of the past for most teams very soon.
Running backs are starting to change too. Derrick Henry is a great back and will probably continue to eclipse that 1,000-yard rushing mark for the foreseeable future.