A turnaround is coming.
Granted, the Buccaneers defense can’t get much worse than it was last season, when it allowed quarterbacks to complete 72.5 percent of their passes and post a 110.9 passer rating. Both of which were the second highest marks of all time. It won’t do that again. Probably.
Regression to the mean isn’t the only reason to feel hopeful. Tampa Bay also should benefit from an infusion of talent — it spent its first five draft picks on defenders — and the introduction of a new scheme.
Count former Pro Bowl cornerback Donnie Abraham among the believers in coordinator Todd Bowles’ aggressive system.