Over the past two weeks, optimism has started to return around One Buc Place. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won their past two games and have knocked off a division rival in the process.
Generally, the season remains a disappointment. At 5-7, Tampa Bay still needs a miracle to make the postseason and the team will be kicking themselves for the mistakes they made earlier this season.
On both sides of the ball, there have been disappointing performances.
Tampa Bay’s young quarterback hasn’t performed up to par and some high-level draft picks haven’t lived up to the hype.