Nine years. That’s a long time to go without a playoff appearance. But that is exactly how long it has been since the Buccaneers have played in the “tournament”. I mean, doesn’t the Super Bowl feel like it was another lifetime ago? There certainly have been a lot of losses since. There have been many high draft picks. But no playoff berths in just under a decade.
But the tide is starting to turn. All of a sudden, the Bucs aren’t a laughingstock anymore. They have a franchise quarterback in Jameis Winston and a bevy of weapons to help him out.