The Tampa Bay Buccaneers spent the first two months of the 2018 offseason adding piece after piece to their defensive line, in hopes of spiking a pass-rush that produced a league-low 22 sacks last year. Two of the additions are proven edge rushers in Jason Pierre-Paul and Vinny Curry, who have single-season career highs of 16.5 and 9.0 sacks respectively. Others, like first-round draft pick Vita Vea and free agency additions Beau Allen and Mitch Unrein, are expected to draw blockers and free up others to find entry into the backfield, while providing some push of their own.
All those additions will hopefully allow six-time Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy to threaten his own single-season high of 9.