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Balling.
It sure has been nice to watch the past few weeks.
Joe thinks the way Antoine Winfield has played this season, he’s back to his All-Pro self the way he played in 2023. He’s been dynamite.
And the incompetence of the zebras two weeks ago in New Orleans may have cost Winfield a second All-Pro season. Guy had two defensive touchdowns thieved from him. That just p!sses Joe off to no end!
As it turns out, Winfield isn’t the only safety who is balling out for the Bucs. This season Bucs coach Todd Bowles moved second-year safety Tykee Smith from slot corner to safety. And he has played really good football.
Smith has 66 tackles and 8 passes defensed through eight games. His tackles is third in the league for safeties. His eight passes defensed is tied for the league lead for safeties along with Talanoa Hufanga of Denver and Jordan Battle of Cincinnati.
In fact, Smith is the lone NFL player with 65 or more tackles, 2 or more sacks and 8 passes defended.
The way both Smith and Winfield are playing, it’s difficult to argue against the idea that the Bucs have the best pair of safeties in the game.