Heading into 2020, there’s been a lot of talk about the Buccaneers’ secondary and how it needs to continue down the path of improvement that it started on in the second half of the 2019 season. As strong as the pass rush from Tampa Bay’s front seven should be, the defense’s success largely hinges on the continued development of young guys in the secondary.
That position group as a whole took a massive leap forward in the second half of 2019, playing a key role in what was a 5-3 finish to the season. And, all things considered, the group’s play was good enough to warrant victories in two of those three losses.