This guest post on why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win Super Bowl 56 comes to The Touchback from Derek Lopez.
After defeating the Super Bowl favorite Kansas City Chiefs last season, Tom Brady won his seventh title. There was some talk that he might hang up the cleats for good. However, anyone who has followed his illustrious career knew he wasn’t going to retire. Not when he still has plenty of gas left in the tank.
The team around Brady is great on both sides of the ball, although the Bucs have been dealing with injuries all years. Ultimitely, the Tampa Bay coaching staff is creative and excels at putting players in a position to succeed. With that in mind, let’s discuss why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win Super Bowl 56.
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3 reasons why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win Super Bowl 56
Strength of division (or lack thereof)
The Buccaneers have one of the easiest paths to a division title as the NFC South implodes around them. The Carolina Panthers aren’t a great team. Sam Darnold hasn’t been good. The former Jet continues to make awful reads and is also forcing passes too often which. These have led to an obscene amount of turnovers.
The Atlanta Falcons have a nice offense, but their defense has been terrible for the better part of a decade. That doesn’t look to be changing anytime soon. The New Orleans Saints, while potent on offense and solid on defense, lack a true starting quarterback. Jameis Winston tore his ACL meaning it is now up to Trevor Siemian and Taysom Hill to lead them to a division title. There is little confidence that duo can win big games or outperform the Buccaneers.
Playoff experience
In sports, experience is the one thing that can’t be taught. Going through last year gives Tampa Bay the knowledge it can navigate through the rest of the regular season and go on a deep postseason run. Having that playoff experience makes this a stronger football team that can handle adversity. Look no further than Kansas City in 2020 as an example of this principle in action.
Tom F’n Brady
If there is one player you want on your team in high-pressure situations, it is the G.O.A.T Tom Brady. He has the most championships and plenty of accolades to boast about. When the playoffs arrive, there isn’t a more terrifying player to face than Brady. No one outworks him he and has never been afraid to remind those that he’s elite. TB12 is on a mission to continue to distance himself from all competitors and that means adding another trophy to his collection.
The repeat is on
Tampa Bay is looking to repeat as champions and the field is wide open. There shouldn’t be much resistance in the regular season to prevent them from attaining a high seed in the playoffs. Apart from a matchup against the Buffalo Bills, the Bucs’ remaining schedule is a cakewalk.
More importantly, the most formidable competitor in the NFC as it stands is the Arizona Cardinals, a team with no real playoff experience together. Oh, and they also have the best player ever conducting the offense as they make a run at the Lombardi Trophy again. All things considered, it is looking like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win Super Bowl 56.
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