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Richard Sherman con Tom Brady
The Tampa Bay Buccaners 2021 are the defending Super Bowl champions – which means they must be quite talented.
While the team does not currently have some of them, the Buccaneers will retain all of the team’s starters from last season. They have also incorporated some notable pieces, including the former All-Pro cornerback. Richard Sherman.
Sherman has vast experience as a team player star. The 33-year-old cornerback was a member of the Seattle Seahawks 2013 and 2014. The team advanced to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning one at the end of the 2013 season.
Despite appearing in just two games with his new club, Sherman made a bold statement at halftime of his Week 5 win over the Miami Dolphins – that this is the most talented team he’s ever played for.
Leonard Fournette – who was a member of the team last year – responded flatly to Sherman’s comment (Warning: the video contains language inappropriate for the job).
“This shit is something else,” Fournette said.
Counting from Week 14 of last season – including the postseason – the Buccaneers have 12 of their 13 wins.
Of the key contributors in attack, the Buccaneers count on former All-Pro Tom Brady, Mike Evans, Rob Gronkowski, Antonio Brown and Chris Godwin. On the defense side, the team has All-Pro picks Ndamukong Suh – former Defender of the Year – Jason Pierre-Paul, Devin White, Lavonte David, Shaquil Barrett and Sherman himself.
Brady don’t stop
As if all this were not enough, the Buccaneers have the 44-year-old quarterback Tom Brady, who, far from getting worse, continues to improve. After leading the Buccaneers to a 7-5 start last season, Brady is finding himself increasingly comfortable in his new environment.
Brady is coming off a Week 5 performance that saw him throw 411 yards and five touchdowns against the Dolphins. It’s the first time that achieve the feat in his long career in the NFL.
Since Week 14 of last season – including the postseason – the 22-year league veteran has amassed 37 touchdowns and six interceptions. Over the course of the first 12 games of last year, Brady had already thrown for 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Evans – who is in the middle of his second season playing with the legendary quarterback – said Monday, October 11, that it was “amazing” to see what Brady is doing at his age, according to Rick Stroud of The Tampa Bay Times.
“All the time,” says Evans. “What he does is crazy, especially at his age and the game that he has managed to sustain for so long. It’s amazing and I doubt we’ll ever see something like that again. “
Considering Brady’s weapons and attack line – the offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs has not allowed a single catch in an entire calendar year, according to Stroud – it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop anytime soon.
The Buccaneers suffered a major new injury
The Tampa Bay continue to accumulate injuries.
In the Week 5 win over the Dolphins, Captain Lavonte David injured his ankle. While the prognosis could have been much worse, he will be out for some time anyway, as reported. Ian Rapoport de NFL Network.
“Bucs linebacker Lavonte David sprained his ankle during Sunday’s win and is expected to miss some time, the source said. That means he will be out on Thursday and will be seen week by week after that, ”Rapoport tweeted.
In addition to David’s absence, the Buccaneers continue to await the return of Gronkowski, Carlton Davis III, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Antoine Winfield Jr. – who they missed the win over the Dolphins on Sunday.
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