QUARTERBACKS
What else is there really to say? Tom Brady came to Tampa Bay and exceeded even the most optimistic expectations with 4,633 passing yards in the regular season to go along with 40 touchdown passes and just 12 interceptions. He capped off his first year with the Bucs with a Lombardi Trophy and Super Bowl MVP honors. We knew the Bucs would be better with Brady under center, but not many people can say they predicate this is just his first season in Tampa Bay.
GRADE: A+
RUNNING BACKS
The two-headed monster approach used by the Buccaneers in 2020 worked perfectly. While Tampa Bay didn’t wow anyone with an explosive running game, it was efficient, and that efficiency and balance was key to much of Brady’s success as opposing defenses had to respect the run game even if they might not have feared it.