TAMPA, Fla. -- If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offense is supposed to be a Ferrari, then the Bucs' ground game is supposed to be its tried and true V12 engine, designed to set up play-action passes and explosive plays downfield.
In 2015, it was a well-oiled, powerful machine, with both Doug Martin and Charles Sims each amassing 1,000 all-purpose yards.
Fast forward to 2017, however, and they're operating with a junkyard engine from 1976 and going nowhere.
The Bucs have rushed for 655 yards this year, good for 28th in the league.