State Your Case

There are three teams left that have yet to win an NFL game this season, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be the last to do it. Anyone who watched the game against the Atlanta Falcons last week won’t disagree. Not even the new uniforms will save them.

I, along with the rest of America, was stunned, confused and felt really sorry for any legit Buccaneers fans. Do they even exist? Buehler? A historically bad game Thursday left them with an average margin of defeat of 17 points after just three games. With a new coach, a new starting QB and fancy new uniforms I expected this franchise to be fully re-energized for a push to get out of the NFL doghouse.

Injuries haven’t helped, as they’ve been without 2012 wonderboy Doug Martin, Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy, and starting QB Josh McCown who left the party in Atlanta with a sprained thumb. On top of that, offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford is taking a leave of absence. They rank last in passing offense and 20th or lower in rush yards, defensive rush yards, and defensive passing yards, not to mention they play in one of the toughest divisions in football.

Safe to say things may not be getting better anytime soon. Only question is, Winston? Mariota? Gurley? Which college football player should they be tanking for?