Buccaneers Transformation From Defensive Franchise To Offensive Franchise

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After six games, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stand at 4 dash 2 and are 2 -1 at home and 2-1 on the road.

The Bucs USED to be an organization known for hard hitting defense but this year, it’s the offense that leads the way, especially at the start of the game. In fact, several times they have won the coin toss but elected to take the ball first. Typically teams defer and put their Defense on the field first. But these are not your father’s Buccaneers.
They have outscored their opponents 53 to 24 in the first quarter. This includes 3 TD’s, 2 FG’s and only ONE punt….on their opening drive.
They have attempted 30 passes and ran the ball 11 times on their opening drive and have only surrendered  1 sack.
The Defense has been fairly stingy only giving up 2 TD’s and creating 2 turnovers. However, those 2 opening drive TDs were against Denver and Atlanta (both losses).
You definitely can feel the confidence growing with this offense. As the Defense gets healthier, we should really see this team take off.

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Greg D'Cruz
Of all the NFL teams that I could follow, why did I choose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? It was 1979, I was an impressionable 12-year-old living in Canada. At that time, getting any NFL coverage was tough enough but that was reserved for the elite teams like the Cowboys, Steelers etc. I watched one game at 1 PM and one game at 4 PM. That was it. No Redzone, no night games on Sunday Each Christmas my family would drive from Montreal to visit my aunt in Jacksonville. I remember seeing the Bucs playing on TV against the Falcons when I was there. I saw something that day that changed my fandom forever. There was a QB wearing number 12, in an orange jersey and he wasn’t white! As a minority myself, seeing a non-white QB was something that immediately I was drawn to. I knew that this was the team, and this was the guy who I would follow. The years between 1979 and 1997 were obviously difficult but my fandom never wavered. If anything, it made me stronger as a person. I’ve often joked that I’ve had 3 wives but only ONE football team. I was asked if I wanted to write the occasional article for Bucs Report. Talking and writing about the Bucs is a full-time hobby so of course my answer was YES. I’m 56, retired and living in Costa Rica now. I sport 4 Buc tattoos and have been fortunate to make many visits to Tampa to watch the Bucs. I’ve made countless friends and even more memories. I look forward to chatting and interacting with the many Buccaneer fans throughout the world. Go Bucs Greg D’Cruz