The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have run the most plays in football since the start of last season, totaling a monstrous 63.8 plays per game.
Cade Otton has run a route on 64.5% of his offense’s passing plays since the start of last season, ranking him in the 79th percentile among tight ends.
Cade Otton has accumulated a colossal 22.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 75th percentile among TEs.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers O-line profiles as the best in the league since the start of last season in protecting the QB, which has a strong impact on all passing game statistics across the board.
Cade Otton has been among the top pass-game tight ends since the start of last season, averaging an impressive 28.0 yards per game while checking in at the 75th percentile.
Cons
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Dave Canales, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 7.6% more towards rushing than it did last season (in a neutral context).
THE BLITZ projects the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 7th-least pass-heavy offense on the slate this week with a 53.8% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects the Buccaneers to call the 8th-least total plays on the slate this week with 62.7 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 27.2 pass attempts per game versus the Chicago Bears defense since the start of last season: least in the league.
Cade Otton has been among the most hard-handed receivers in the NFL among tight ends, hauling in a mere 66.5% of passes thrown his way since the start of last season, checking in at the 22nd percentile.