We’re midway through the 2016 NFL season, and it seems pretty clear the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are done, after getting blown out by the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football.
The Bucs are now 3-5, while the division-leading Atlanta Falcons are 6-3. Even if the Bucs win every single remaining game, they’ll still need to get lucky to catch up to Atlanta to win the division. And even a wild card playoff spot seems out of reach: only two other NFC teams have worse or equal records than the Bucs.
Which means, well, we can start talking about the 2017 NFL draft.