Last season the Buccaneers had one of the worst running games in the NFL as they ranked 27th in the league in rushing. Averaging just over 90.6 yards/game and a pitiful 3.7 yards/carry with just eight touchdowns. Not one of their rushers totaled over 500 yards. The team’s lead back Peyton Barber, gained 423 yards with a 3.9 yard/carry and a team-leading three rushing touchdowns in the last four weeks.
Moves needed to be made in the offseason to bolster the Tampa Bay rushing attack. The first move was cutting the ineffective Doug Martin.