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Top 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It did take Tom Brady long to become number one.
In the early days of the Tampa Bay franchise, there was more entertainment to be had from the criticism of the team by head coach, John McKay than there was to be found on the field. The franchise did eventually improve and actually won Super Bowl XXXVII. The Bucs had some good, but not great skill position players, and QB, in particular, hadn’t been a position of strength. Then came Tom Brady and things changed. This is also a revised list so the Top 10 is actually a Top 12.
12. Jimmie Giles
Giles played tight end for the Bucs for nine seasons and was named to three Pro Bowls. Giles caught 279 passes for 4,300 yards and 34 TDs. Jimmie’s season-high in catches was only was only 45, but that was more a function of the Buccaneers' offense than Giles’ skill. Jimmie averaged a very nice 15.4 ypr and was good for 17–18 yards per catch at his peak. Giles is one of only two offensive players on this list.
11. Mike Evans
When it came to Mike Evans, I was slow to get on board the bandwagon, but I’ve come around. Initially I thought Evans had too many drops to be a great receiver. I still don’t know that I would call him great, but he’s good enough to make this list. Four Pro Bowls in eight years to go…
