So two big-name NFL analysts seem in agreement about the state of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Frankly, it makes Joe queasy. Retired Pro Bowl cornerback Ryan Clark and Mina Kimes, prominent ESPN voices, held a detailed power ranking session on _NFL Power Hour_ assigning teams in their proverbial place.
They comfortably had the Bucs at No. 6 in the NFC and No. 12 overall. Clark put them there and got no argument from Kimes.
Joe knows what a “No. 6” means; it means they think Todd Bowles and the Bucs will win the sad NFC South and then lose in Round 1 of the playoffs. Damn, that would plummet Bowles’ postseason Bucs record to 1-4.
At least Kimes and Clark put the sinking, overrated 49ers behind the Bucs.
Kimes said her offseason film review has made her more impressed with the Bucs’ offensive line. Clark responded saying Baker Mayfield’s improvement reflected that reality.
As Joe and Ira Kaufman agreed on the [_Ira Kaufman Podcast_](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ira-kaufman-podcast-bucs-more/id1160527441) recently, another first-round exit from the playoffs would represent a lost/failed season on the Bowles résumé. Joe thinks the Bucs are better than No. 6 in the NFC.