The Buccaneers boast a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Dave Canales, and our trusted projections expect their pass/run mix to tilt 4.8% more towards rushing than it did last season (context-neutralized).
The model projects Rachaad White to earn 15.7 rush attempts in this week’s game, on balance, placing him in the 84th percentile when it comes to running backs.
Rachaad White has been a much bigger part of his offense’s run game this year (57.3% Carry Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (33.7%).
Rachaad White’s 48.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this year signifies an impressive growth in his running proficiency over last year’s 30.0 rate.
As it relates to the defensive ends’ role in defending against the run, Tennessee’s collection of DEs has been dreadful this year, ranking as the 5th-worst in the NFL. in the NFL.
Cons
The predictive model expects the Buccaneers to call the 5th-fewest total plays on the slate this week with 62.5 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
The 10th-lowest number of plays in the league have been run by the Buccaneers this year (only 56.8 per game on average).
The Tampa Bay offensive line ranks as the 5th-worst in the NFL last year at executing run-blocking assingments.
With an atrocious record of 3.43 adjusted yards per carry (16th percentile) this year, Rachaad White has been among the bottom running backs in football at the position.
With a terrible rate of 2.30 yards after contact (8th percentile) this year, Rachaad White places among the worst running backs in football.