Buccaneers starter opens the door for depth chart change
During a time where there is a lot to celebrate about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it may not always be fun to hear about where the team fell flat. While most people would like to take the impressive win from yesterday and then look towards the likely eventuality that this team could start the year […]
During a time where there is a lot to celebrate about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it may not always be fun to hear about where the team fell flat.
While most people would like to take the impressive win from yesterday and then look towards the likely eventuality that this team could start the year 2-0, good teams never rest.
Evaluations need to be constant, and one player that is going to get a poor evaluation from yesterday is running back Rachaad White.
White has surprisingly become a bit of a polarizing player within the Buccaneers space.
Some fans see him as an obvious lock for the next great franchise back. Others see him as an extremely overhyped question mark.
The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle.
While White is an athletic freak that can contribute decently as a pass-catcher and as a receiver, he struggles at getting the extra (and sometimes expected yards) as a runner.
No one is saying that he needs to crave contact, but a concerning trend is growing where White tends to avoid the big hits in a way that actually takes away from his total yardage gains, and that can't happen in an offense like this.
Sure, the numbers themselves can never tell the whole story, but White's stats from the first game paint a picture of ineffective play, and that would be one of the fair ways to talk about the short career of the current RB1 in Tampa.
17 rushes for 39 yards is hard to justify. White was able to add another ten yards through the air and had a few passing sets where he blocked well, but the player that has been hyped up for the better part of the past year did not take the field the other day.
This likely indicates a turning point could be on the horizon, although it is hard to say this with certainty after just one game.
If the Bucs really want to change their run game for the better, Sean Tucker getting more snaps for the time being could be the direction the team moves if something doesn't change with White soon, but give it a few more weeks before we need to set off any alarm bells.
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