Football Outsiders’ Adjusted Games Lost (AGL) for last season is out, and, well, the results are staggering. Adjusted Games Lost is essentially counting up all the games players missed that season, though they take actual snaps into account.
The Bucs were average overall in losing games to injury in 2017, but from 2014 to 2017 Tampa Bay’s defensive line was continually wrecked by injuries.
Injuries are a function of luck, and the Bucs have been perennially unlucky. It’s also important to realize that being lucky and staying healthy plays a major role in making the playoffs.