The 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Are They the ‘2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ of the NFL?

After four games in the books, the 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers beg the question: are they the 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL? Even though they play in a completely different era, quarterback Jameis Winston looks a lot like 2016 Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston who led his team to a less than impressive 9-7 season.

NFL analyst Mike Golic agrees, “Last Sunday when team captain Jameis Winston connected with Mike Evans, I couldn’t help but think this squad has all the makings of a 2016 Bucs team. They have all the right pieces from Mike Evans to the city of Tampa, and if they play their cards right, they may just barely miss the playoffs and disappoint an entire city.”

Some people think they look more like the 2015 Buccaneers from the mid-2010s era because of their similar schedule that also includes 6 games against NFC South teams, but that is ludicrous. “I don’t think it’s fair to compare us to that team. I see some similarities, but we’ve got a lot of season ahead of us. We very well could turn out like any Bucs team from the last twenty years except for 2002.”