Note: This is a team-by-team look previewing the 2007 season. These are my official thoughts on how I think things will play out.
Last year: 4-12 (fourth in NFC South)
Best addition: Cato June (LB, Colts)
Key personnel loss: Kenyatta Walker (OL, FA)
2007 outlook: Last year the Bucs got really old really fast, so they are hoping an infusion of youth will help them get back to the Super Bowl. While they still have some major QB issues, Tampa Bay does have solid skill position players including Cadillac Williams and Joey Galloway but even they need to rebound from bad years.
Defensively the situation doesn't appear to be much better but adding to June to the LB corp should at least be a boost to that unit. The secondary is also in decent shape while rookie Gaines Adams is the lone guy with potential on an aging line that recently let go of Simeon Rice.
Key to success: The Bucs are going to need a lot of help, and a lot of career years from a lot of players, to even think about making the playoffs. Jon Gruden appears to be on a short leash and unless he gets some help, he may find himself looking for another job at the end of the year.
Against Washington: The Skins will make the trip to sunny Florida to face the Bucs on Nov. 25. Washington has had some success against the Bucs of late and hopefully they can continue that success this year as the Skins try to make the playoffs.
Fantasy sleeper: Maurice Stovall. Another young WR that will be relied on heavily to help out a sluggish offense, Stovall is built in the mold of Randy Moss and Terrell Owens. This would bode really well for Tampa Bay if it had a QB but Stovall should still flourish anyway. Anyone desperate for WR should look at Stovall on the waiver wire, if not in the last round or two.
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