The Bucs have little to worry about on Sunday night if you believe the words of one Xs and Os guru who patrols the halls of One Buc Palace.
Joe’s referring to Rondé Barber, the legendary Tampa Bay cornerback and his comments on WFLA.com.
Barber sees the Commanders as a one-man band: rookie QB Jayden Daniels.
“When you start looking at what the Bucs are going to have to do to win this football game, it’s literally stop one guy. So when you talk about favorable matchups, it’s that,” Barber said.
He went on to talk about how most of Daniels’ rushing yardage is scrambling yardage versus designed runs, and scrambles can be contained more easily.
“The reality is, you stop one guy, you win this football game,” Barber said.
So how to stop Daniels? JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan broke that down in a short podcast strictly devoted to containing the Commanders’ stud. One thing Sullivan harped on is the Bucs’ overloading their defense to make moving right difficult for Daniels.
Joe thinks it’s too simplistic to say beating the Commanders is all about Daniels. While the Commandoes defense isn’t great, it’s a lot better than the defensive slappies the Bucs just faced against New Orleans (and struggled with) and Carolina.
Joe thinks the Bucs will need a true “A” game from their offensive line to win, perhaps even more than containing Daniels.
