The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense has been outstanding the past five weeks, driving the team’s winning streak and its playoff chances. So naturally, a few outlets decided to go in depth and analyze the Bucs defense.
Bucky Brooks of NFL.com notes a lot of moving parts: the Bucs’ defensive line, led by Gerald McCoy, and its efforts to confuse quarterbacks before the snap, while dropping back into fairly simple and easy to execute coverages after the snap.
While the constant shifting and movement confuses the opposing QB, the coverages (Cover 2, Cover 3, Quarters and Man-Free) are straight from a high school playbook.