The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need help at defensive end. This isn’t a secret. In three preseason games, the Buccaneers have six sacks with their true edge rushers (Larry English and George Johnson) accounting for only 2.5 of that total.
While we can only give the injured Jacquies Smith a pass for now, head coach Lovie Smith loves working a rotation, limiting his players’ snaps and keeping them fresh throughout the course of a game. Three reliable pass rushers isn’t an adequate rotation.
Plus, in order for the Tampa 2 scheme to work to its full potential, the front four needs to consistently put pressure on the quarterback.