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Buccaneers: Reluctance to improve run game has proved costly

The last two seasons the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had one of the worst running games in the NFL, in 2017 they were ranked 27th finishing with 389 carries for 1450 yards, a 3.7 yard/carry average, just eight touchdowns, and 90.6 yards/game. 2016 was not much better as they ranked 24th with 453 carries for 1616 yards, a 3.6 yard/carry average, eight touchdowns again, and 101 yards per game.

This is nothing new though, since 2011 besides a couple of seasons (2015 – 5th and 2012 – 15th) the Buccaneers have been ranked in the bottom half of the league in rushing ranking 29th in 2014, 22nd in 2013, and 30th in 2011.