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Injuries fully felt.
Is there any doubt on the planet that the Bucs are missing their hurt offensive players?
The Bucs defense is playing good — not great — but certainly good enough to win. The offense? Yikes.
The Bucs’ first possession Sunday, they looked sharp. The rest of the game, it appeared the only thing the offense practiced last week was the opening drive.
Look, you take away a Hall of Fame receiver, a Pro Bowl receiver and one of the more dynamic running backs in the game, of course, your offense is going to feel the pinch.
Joe can’t blame the offensive woes all on the shoulders of Mike Evans (no pun intended), Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving. But the time has come to turn the page.
Evans might return late in the season. Or he may not. Godwin, who knows? He’s been rumored to possibly be out until December. Irving is even more of a mystery.
So the Bucs better figure out in a damn hurry how to move the ball and score (more) points. Up next is Buffalo and then Los Angeles. Time for guys getting paid seven figures to figure it out.