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Time for Bucs to start finding playmakers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson makes a catch during training camp at the team’s practice facility, One Buc Place, in Tampa, Fla., on Friday, July 29, 2016. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times

TAMPA — The Bucs feel the need for speed, especially on offense, where coach Dirk Koetter noted how their fuse kept going out on explosive plays last season.

"We need more speed, and when we say playmakers, playmakers and explosive plays are one and the same," Koetter said, "guys that can catch a 10-yard pass, break one tackle and turn it into a 30-yard gain.