2024 Season
Benchmarks:
Roster Rating – 7 (30th)
Cohesion – 52-54-50-53 (last in all)
My predictions:
Lincoln Palermo posts his first sub-1,000 yard season, but leads the team in rushing
Chester Caruso posts roughly 25 TD and 20 Int
Billy Shea posts at least 6 picks in his rookie season, making a rare CB case for DROY
We finish 5-11, slipping from last year’s record, but looking a bit better underneath
Season narrative:
Well, LB Gilbert Wilkerson gets hurt in preseason, and reinjured in our opener, and will miss most of the season. Ouch – on a thin team as is, we really can’t take that.
We do manage to win in week two, and then after two close losses, again in week five. A 2-3 start with only one blowout isn’t that bad.
At 3-7, we lose QB Caruso, and need to call on the rookie, which won’t end well, I’m sure. Wilkins manages 300 yards and a TD in his debut, but it’s on 20-of-44 passing, and boosted by one long breakaway catch, so he’s playing it pretty safe and we lose 17-10.
We coast into the offseason with only 3 total wins – a bit disappointing overall.
Code:
Front Office Football 2007
2024 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Year 2024
Record 3-13
Winning Pct. .187
All-Time 121-183
Winning Pct. .398
Playoffs 0-2
Playoff Visits 2
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Curtis
Record 9-23
Winning Pct. .281
Off. Coord. C. Spencer
Def. Coord. Z. Huntley
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes per Game 25.3 23 (T)
Rushing Yards 102.6 21
Yards Per Carry 4.06 15
Pass Attempts 36.8 5
Completions 20.6 12
Completion Pct. 56.1 22
Passing Yards 264.7 4
Yards Per Attempt 7.20 10
Yards Per Catch 12.83 2
Total Yardage Gained 354.3 5
3rd Down Conversions 43.6 1 (T)
Points Per Game 18.0 26
Pass Rush Pct. 16.9 30
Pass Defense Pct. 33.9 32
Turnovers 40 31
Turnover Margin -21 32
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 32.1 31
Rushing Yards 134.1 29 (T)
Yards Per Carry 4.18 22
Pass Attempts 28.8 1
Completions 19.1 8
Completion Pct. 66.5 32
Passing Yards 232.4 23
Yards Per Attempt 8.08 32
Yards Per Catch 12.15 31
Total Yardage Gained 359.1 31
3rd Down Conversions 44.3 30 (T)
Points Per Game 27.8 32
Pass Rush Pct. 19.9 14
Pass Defense Pct. 66.3 27
Turnovers 19 31 (T)
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 18 at NOS 34
2 19 at KCY 17
3 22 at MIN 24
4 17 at WAS 21
5 31 DAL 17
6 14 at ATL 31
7 0 PHI 13
9 17 at NYK 31
10 37 NOS 31
11 15 CAR 34
12 10 SDO 17
13 10 SEA 37
14 7 at DEN 27
15 27 ATL 35
16 27 OAK 45
17 17 at CAR 31
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
14 C. Caruso QB 429 253 3294 7.68 22 19 81.8
3 B. Wilkins QB 156 76 938 6.01 5 5 65.0
**Team --- 588 330 4235 7.20 27 25 76.4
$$Opp --- 460 306 3719 8.08 29 10 103.1
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
21 L. Palermo RB 211 871 4.13 3 6
5 J. Hoffman RB 137 575 4.20 2 8
14 C. Caruso QB 33 141 4.27 0 3
**Team --- 404 1642 4.06 5 25
$$Opp --- 514 2146 4.18 22 23
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 M. Hevey WR 167 94 1572 16.72 9.41 6 7
88 J. Stuart WR 124 66 880 13.33 7.10 14 5
86 R. Richmond WR 95 54 702 13.00 7.39 7 6
18 W. Dickens WR 77 44 493 11.20 6.40 1 1
85 J. Atwell TE 47 23 269 11.70 5.72 2 3
21 L. Palermo RB 26 20 140 7.00 5.38 2 3
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
94 M. Quinn ILB 127 23 1.0 0 1 4 69.8
25 P. Woods S 108 41 0.0 1 1 4 76.0
91 M. Busby DT 52 13 3.0 2 0 0 82.1
48 B. Shea CB 49 11 0.0 0 0 10 73.7
53 J. Marcheck ILB 47 9 0.0 0 1 3 76.1
33 C. Kemnitzer CB 47 12 0.0 1 1 4 71.8
57 P. Reese OLB 46 21 1.0 2 1 3 75.3
99 B. Bolsins DE 45 13 2.5 10 0 0 82.2
98 A. Ingram DE 43 19 2.0 13 0 0 82.5
59 D. Mathews OLB 35 10 4.0 10 0 0 79.9
40 L. Sawyer CB 32 10 0.0 0 1 2 73.8
38 M. Billodeaux S 29 17 0.0 0 1 3 77.7
50 D. Weintraub ILB 28 13 0.0 0 0 1 73.8
So, a little disappointing in the W/L margin, but not a shocking season.
A –21 turnover margin is a mark of a very young team – tough to win many with a mark like that, I expect.