It’s hard to win football games when you don’t have a defense that can get off the field on third downs. It’s hard to win football games when there is no pressure from the defensive line on opposing quarterbacks. Most importantly, it’s hard to win football games when there isn’t any chemistry among the players. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers certainly had problems with the first two. The third could be debated, but no one outside the walls of One Buc Place is going to know for sure.
With the overhaul to the team that Jason Licht has made, predominately on the defensive line, there are going to be some growing pains.