Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack’s “Glass-Eaters,” are chewing through the playoff picture and the pundits and when they try to take a bite out of the Buccaneers Sunday (4:25 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Local 12) in Tampa Bay, right guard Alex Cappa plays
The Bucs had arguably the league's best offensive line in 2021 but two of the starting five are due to become free agents in March, including right guard Alex Cappa, one of several outstanding small-school draft finds
Scott Reynolds: RT Tristan Wirfs
When Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht traded up one spot to draft Iowa right tackle Tristan Wirfs in the first round, even he could not have imagined how well the 6-foot-5, 320-pounder would play during his rookie season. Wirfs played 702 pass downs in the regular season and allowed just one sack and seven QB hits in 2020, while committing just three penalties. Simply outstanding play from Wirfs – and doing so without a rookie mini-camp, a mandatory mini-camp, any OTAs and even a preseason due to COVID-19.
Bucs RT Tristan Wirfs – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during NFL football practice, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. (Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers via AP)
For all Tom Brady’s success in the Super Bowl he has an NFL-record six rings his resume has a gaping hole: The star quarterback has yet to account for a first-quarter touchdown in the big game.
That’s right, the guy with more TD passes than anyone in NFL history has failed to get his team into the end zone in the opening 15 minutes in any of his nine Super Bowls.