Every week following each Bucs sport, we’ll take a better take a look at the snap depend distribution for Tampa Bay on offense and protection. We’ll assess what we will study from who performed essentially the most and least within the sport.
Let’s get a better take a look at the Bucs gamers who acquired the very best and lowest variety of snaps of their triumphant, 40-17 blowout win over the Chargers on Sunday afternoon.
Bucs Offense
Bucs offensive snaps vs. Chargers
The play depend numbers received a bit of skewed on the finish as a result of the Bucs gained by a lot and began utilizing their backups to expire the remainder of the clock. Nonetheless, it appears loopy that vast receiver Mike Evans solely performed 65% of the snaps and did the harm that he did within the sport with that additionally being the second-most enjoying time for a talent participant after Cade Otton (92%). Extensive receiver Jalen McMillan was proper behind him as nicely at 64%.
It was at all times going to be curious to see how working backs Bucky Irving and Rachaad White had been going for use contemplating Irving was enjoying by means of a again harm and definitely wasn’t absolutely wholesome coming into the sport. It ended up being White enjoying greater than Irving by a depend of 51% to 44%.
The Bucs did a fantastic job of preserving Irving whereas nonetheless getting the perfect of him with 117 dashing yards on 15 makes an attempt. White had 15 makes an attempt as nicely for 64 yards and ended up scoring a landing on a display move within the sport.
One other fascinating notice was that tight finish Ko Kieft, who additionally performs a fullback function, performed 26% of the snaps, coming in at a season excessive for him. The Bucs had a giant lead and knew they wished to run the soccer. Kieft had some key blocks to assist Tampa Bay get it completed on the bottom. Tampa Bay used a number of 13 personnel, which was a three-tight finish set, in opposition to Los Angeles, particularly within the second half of the sport as soon as the Bucs reclaimed the lead.
Bucs Protection
Bucs defensive snaps vs. Chargers
The Bucs got here in very skinny at security with out Antoine Winfield Jr, Jordan Whitehead and Mike Edwards. Tampa Bay’s replacements had been Kaevon Merriweather and Christian Izien with Tykee Smith enjoying his typical nickelback function within the slot.
Merriweather wound up enjoying your complete sport, taking the sphere for 100% of the snaps whereas Izien was in quite a bit at 83%. Bear in mind, Izien was a game-time choice coming into the sport with a groin harm, so to get that a lot out of him was large. Merriweather, who recovered a fumble, Zyon McCollum and Jamel Dean, who had an interception, had been the one defensive gamers to go each snap.
Linebacker Lavonte David got here in at a 98% snap depend. He would’ve performed your complete sport if not for a huge distinction within the rating late within the second half.
Enjoying 81% and 77% of the snaps respectively, defensive tackles Calijah Kancey and Vita Vea every performed their second-most highest share of snaps on the season. This doubtless needed to do with the standard of their opponent, understanding that the Chargers had been the hardest offense that the Bucs had remaining on the schedule and that each remaining sport is a must-win from right here on out.
We noticed a giant distinction in snap counts as nicely at exterior linebacker. Yaya Diaby enjoying essentially the most snaps at 77% wasn’t a shock, however Joe Tryon-Shoyinka coming back from harm and coming in at 50% was quite a bit decrease than what he’s usually enjoying.
Chargers WR Ladd McConkey and Bucs S Kaevon Merriweather – Photograph by: USA Right this moment
Anthony Nelson had made essentially the most out of the absence of JTS, forcing the important thing fumble in opposition to the Panthers weeks in the past and enjoying very strong when Tryon-Shoyinka was out the earlier two weeks. That was the third-lowest share of snaps for JTS, however second lowest when he’s performed a full sport. Alternatively, Nelson’s 67% was the third highest has performed all season.
Tampa Bay’s protection pitched a shutout within the second half of their win, 27-0 within the remaining two quarters. It was one of many staff’s finest performances of the season – if not the easiest. We’ll see if the Buccaneers can proceed that sort of play for the rest of the season. This win was positively on the prime for the Bucs this yr because of how they achieved it on either side of the ball plus an ideal day from kicker Chase McLaughlin, who was 4-of-4 on subject objectives.
