A Wide Receiver Value as Easy as A-B
Over the past two seasons, the Bruce Arians-led Tampa Buccaneers have ranked 3rd and 6th in the NFL in pass attempts. In Tom Brady’s inaugural season, they passed an average of 39 times per game. The volume was consistent throughout the season, as the Buccaneers threw nearly the same amount of passes per game in the first eight games without Antonio Brown (38.6) as they did in the final eight games with Brown (39.6). Additionally, their pass rate of 66.5% in neutral game scripts was the fourth highest in the NFL from Weeks 9-17. With Arians and Brady running it back in an attempt to repeat as champions, everything points toward the Buccaneers attempts to hover around 40 per game again in 2021.
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