Week 6 Snap Rely Evaluation: Bucs vs. 49ers

Every week following each Bucs recreation, Pewter Report will take an in depth take a look at the snap depend distribution for Tampa Bay on offense and protection. We’ll assess what we are able to be taught from who performed probably the most and least within the recreation.

Let’s get a more in-depth take a look at the Bucs gamers who acquired the very best and lowest variety of snaps within the Bucs’ large, 30-19 win over the 49ers at Raymond James Stadium that noticed spotlight moments from Baker Mayfield and a dominant defensive efficiency within the second half. Tampa Bay is now in first place within the NFC and is tied for the very best report within the league at 5-1.

Bucs Offense

The Bucs had vital contributions by younger broad receivers Tez Johnson and Kameron Johnson on Sunday afternoon with Emeka Egbuka unable to complete the sport with a hamstring harm. Tez Johnson made the play of the day with a 45-yard landing catch on a deep ball from Mayfield, whereas Kameron Johnson led the workforce with 4 catches for 64 yards and landing. Every rating by the receivers had been the primary of their NFL careers.

This additionally led to them enjoying the very best quantity of offensive snap share of their careers with Tez Johnson at 72% and Kameron Johnson at 49%, which isn’t stunning after Egbuka’s (53%) departure. Sterling Shepard’s snap quantity elevated by 8%, attending to 49%, however seeing Tez Johnson with probably the most snaps amongst receiver reveals Tampa Bay’s religion within the rookie receiver.

Who is aware of who’s going to be obtainable for subsequent Monday’s recreation with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin Jr. on the shelf and now with Egbuka harm? However Tampa Bay remains to be properly geared up to compete with the remainder of its younger broad receivers.

Bucs WRs Tez Johnson and Sterling Shepard – Photograph by: USA At the moment

Tight finish Cade Otton is formally an iron man having performed 100% of the snaps on Sunday. He continued to have an effect within the passing recreation for an additional week in a row making 5 catches for 51 yards in an excellent efficiency. Tampa Bay lastly had a recreation the place it was enjoying with an even bigger lead than ordinary within the fourth quarter, which allowed the workforce to run the ball extra.

Due to that, and the truth that the Bucs didn’t have Egbuka at receiver, they leaned on extra two tight finish units, giving Payne Durham 45% of the snaps and extra involvement than in current video games. Third-string tight finish Devin Culp even obtained in on three performs.

Rachaad White dominated the quantity of snaps at working again at 77%, although technically it’s a 3% drop off from per week in the past. He had his imprint on the sport in a number of areas as per ordinary. Sean Tucker had his play enhance by simply 2%, however he made an influence, scoring his first landing of the season. It’s evident that with Bucky Irving out, they’re going to rely closely on White whereas sprinkling in Tucker on sure conditions.

Bucs RB Sean Tucker – Photograph by: USA At the moment

Bucs Protection

An enormous distinction in general snap counts was exterior linebacker Yaya Diaby having a fairly large drop going from 77% of the snaps final week to 64% on Sunday. The brisker he was, the higher it grew to become for Tampa Bay, as he recorded a team-high two sacks, which was by far his most efficient recreation of the season. Anthony Nelson get the additional enjoying time at exterior linebacker leaping as much as 32%.

Tampa Bay has put extra on the plate of rookie defensive sort out Elijah Roberts as his play elevated all the best way as much as 51%. This allowed for Vita Vea to have much less put on and tear on his physique, as his snap depend share dropped right down to 72%. But Roberts additionally performed greater than Logan Corridor, who noticed time on the sector 48% of the snaps. The rookie cut up a sack with Vea, because the workforce recorded a season-high six sacks on the afternoon.

Bucs DT Elijah Roberts and OLB Yaya Diaby – Photograph by: USA At the moment

A lot of the snaps remained comparatively the identical within the secondary and that possible helped result in extra continuity and a pair of interceptions. Rookie Jacob Parrish as soon as once more performed 97% of the snaps, whereas Kindle Vildor went from 56% final week to 57% this week.

And as an alternative of Zyon McCollum enjoying the entire snaps, it was Jamel Dean on this time round. Whereas McCollum was out as a consequence of a thumb harm Dean returned to motion and arguably had the very best recreation out of anybody on protection with a interception and a strip-sack. It was a bit stunning to see Christian Izien get simply two snaps in his return from a quad harm, however with the protection enjoying so properly within the second half, it’s exhausting to argue the outcomes.

Bucs CB Kindle Vildor – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR

There have been some slight changes at inside linebacker with SirVocea Dennis enjoying 88%, which was 4% lower than final week. However Deion Jones performed 12% in comparison with 13% per week in the past, so it wasn’t a direct correlation of switching out the linebackers. The Bucs had some 4-3 defensive packages that obtained Jones on the sector on the similar time with Dennis. Regardless, it was a greater exhibiting from all the within linebackers as they had been concerned in permitting simply 19 factors by the 49ers in a vital win.