The Bucs’ defense is an absolute mess right now and it’s tough to trust that head coach Todd Bowles has the answers. Tampa Bay went from allowing over 500 yards to the Falcons on Thursday Night Football to giving up 27 points in one quarter against the Saints. They then allowed another 500 yards to the Ravens earlier in the week on Monday followed by giving up 394 yards and four passing touchdowns to Kirk Cousins in a 31-26 loss on Sunday.
With all the worries about how Tampa Bay’s offense may look without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, the offense wasn’t the problem for the Bucs. The defense is by far the bigger issue, and while they looked better in the second half, they ultimately couldn’t get the stops that were necessary at the end until it was too late. They held the Falcons to a field goal attempt on the final drive, but Atlanta got the ball with 6:52 to go and it wasn’t given back to Tampa Bay until one minute and one second with no timeouts.
What’s Going Wrong For Todd Bowles And The Defense? Everybody wants to know what the problem is with this defense. Also, is Todd Bowles going to continue calling plays? It’s never been as bad as it is defensively with Bowles since he came to Tampa in 2019. He’s had some brilliant moments for sure, we can point to the 2020 Super Bowl, but as for the 2024 season, it’s been few and far between.
“What’s not happening is we have about four or five plays a game where we either miss a tackle or we’re not dropping.
