The Buccaneers are just over one calendar year removed from their Super Bowl LV victory over the Chiefs, yet as this offseason rolls on, that glorious night is feeling more and more like a distant memory and a reminder of what was rather than what’s still to come.
Tampa Bay has a significant amount of work to do with its roster as it heads into life after Tom Brady, and while much of that work is on the offensive side of the ball, there’s plenty of it on defense as well. The unit that was so key in the team’s run to the Lombardi Trophy was banged-up for much of 2021 and may look pretty different in 2022.