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Is it guard or bust for the Bucs?

The Bucs, according to tons of stats, had an average offensive line last season. Run blocking and pass protection both ranked 16th using Football Outsiders stats. Unfortunately, this offense needs its offensive line to be better than just average, at least in one area of protection, to consistently put points on the board — especially in the red zone. With the NFL Draft 2 days away, addressing the guard position will be paramount.

I’ll write more in depth about this at a later date, but Dirk Koetter has been an offensive coordinator for 11 seasons and has only had 4 teams in the top 10 of red zone scoring percentage (touchdowns only) according to Team Rankings website.