The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a big loss in Chicago this past Thursday night, and I’m not talking about the 20-19 ‘L’ sitting in the loss column for 2020.
No, the big loss that night came when Vita Vea suffered a broken leg and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season.
By most accounts, Vea was having a career year. In fact, statistically, he was on pace to set career highs across the board while demanding extra attention from opposing offenses. The trickle down of the extra attention of course is less attention on other defenders like William Gholston, Ndamukong Suh, and fewer blockers to account for blitzing linebackers.