Center Ryan Jensen will be anchoring a Buccaneers’ offensive line that will look quite different from its 2017 counterpart this season – at least on the interior.
You’ll recall that Ali Marpet had played a majority of the 2017 at the center position, moving from guard before the season started. He was sidelined with an injury during the latter part of the season. In fact, the Bucs ended up having to start three different players at the position throughout the course of the season, in addition to shuffling around guards and tackles, as a result.
The center position especially is one of importance, as many centers are responsible for diagnosing or ‘IDing’ the defense: who’s the MIKE; where’s the SAM; where’s the WILL, etc.