The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 2-0 for the first time since 2010 Youth Justin Evans Jersey , after upsetting both the New Orleans Saints, and Philadelphia Eagles in weeks one and two. No one expected this start from Tampa Bay outside of the people inside the building at One Buc Place. While their overall record is 2-0, stat wise, the Buccaneers need to be better in certain categories if they want to sustain this success all season long. The Good (Offense): The Buccaneers lead the league in total YPG with 482.5 and also lead the league in passing yards per game with 405. A big part of this has been due to the explosive plays through the passing game. If the team is consistently getting long plays down the field, there is no reason why they won’t be top five in both categories all season long. Oh, and on Monday night, the Steelers come in to town and they rank second behind the Bucs in both categories. Get ready for a shootout folks. The Good (Offense) : The offensive line in pass protection has been nothing short of fantastic. Collectively, the group has only allowed two sacks, and one was on a Fitzpatrick run where he couldn’t outrace the linebacker to the sideline. This group has taken theirfair share of blame over the years, but they are all playing at an extremely high level through the first two weeks. The Bad (Offense): Tampa Bay ranks 27th in rushing yards per game, with an average of 77.5. Outside of a few big runs during the first half in New Orleans, the running game has been horrid. It hasn’t been able to close out either game, which has resulted in nail biting plays through the passing game. To be fair, the Eagles and Saints both have fantastic front sevens http://www.authenticstampabaybuccaneers.com/cheap-beau-allen-jersey , but the Buccaneers need to find a way to average better than 2.7 YPC (last in NFL). You don’t want your quarterback having to throw for 400+ every week. Once they establish the balance in the ground game, this offense will be nearly unstoppable. The Bad (Defense): It’s still the same old Mike Smith soft coverage defense that is allowing opposing quarterbacks to complete 77.5% of their throws. Through two games, Tampa Bay ranks 31st in the NFL in passing yards allowed with 376.5 YPG. Yes, the team is without Brent Grimes, and lost Vernon Hargreaves for the season, so you absolutely have to take that into account, but it’s still not good enough if this team has true aspirations of winning the NFC South. You can understand getting shredded by Drew Brees and all his weapons in the Superdome, but allowing Nick Foles to complete nearly 73% of his passes for 334 yards with virtually no weapons outside of Ertz and Agholor is not good. The secondary is young and inexperienced, so naturally there will be growing pains. I get all of that, but if the pass defense doesn’t improve in week three, Big Ben might just throw for 500 yards with all the toys he has. The Good (Defense): The Buccaneers rank second in rushing yards allowed per game at 67.0 YPG. The goal all off season was to improve in the trenches. They wanted to get tougher, nastier and more physical at the point of attack, and it seems Tampa Bay has done just that. Keep in mind, the Buccaneers are playing so well against the run without Vita Vea and Mitch Unrein http://www.authenticstampabaybuccaneers.com/cheap-jason-pierre-paul-jersey , who both succeed in stopping the run. While the yards per game is right where it needs to be, Tampa must improve on their red zone rush defense. Tampa is tied for the league lead with four rushing touchdowns allowed through two weeks. The Good (Defense): Timely turnovers. When Vernon Hargreaves forced the fumble in week one that led to a touchdown, all the momentum shifted to Tampa. When the Saints were putting together a long drive in the third quarter,Kwon forced Michael Thomas to fumble, and you felt the momentum shift to Tampa.The same happened on Sunday when Kwon forced another fumble on Foles. With that being said, the Bucs have had great fumble luck through the first two weeks. They can’t rely on that all season long, but it’s good to see them forcing turnovers at key points in games. It’s only been two games, so the sample size is small and I’m sure some of these rankings will change, but there are definitely areas the team needs to improve on in the coming weeks.Fantasy Buccaneers: Peyton Barber and Ronald Jones Drafting Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs has always been a little tricky. In 2015, I looked like an absolute genius finding a Pro Bowl caliber Doug Martin in the second half of my fantasy football draft. Then, in 2016 I was left scrambling to replace him after spending an earlier pick on him. Still, again I drafted the former Bucs running back in 2017 in the sixth round. We know how that worked out.What about 2018? Is there a running back worth drafting? If so, who is he – or – is there two guys you should have on your radar heading into your league’s draft?Let’s look at fantasy draftable Tampa Bay running backs.*Statistics provided by Pro Football FocusPlayer: Running Back, Peyton Barber (RB50 in 2017)2017 Fantasy Football Statistics:- 423 rushing yards- 3 rushing touchdowns- 2 fumbles- 16 receptions- 114 receiving yards- 0 receiving touchdowns- 86 PPR points (.45 points per opportunity)Last season Youth Gerald McCoy Jersey , some wondered if Peyton Barber would even last on this team. Now, the question is how much of a contributor will be. After carrying the ball just 30 times in the first eleven games of the year, Barber totaled 71 in the final five.Taking over the primary role for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running game he only had one game with 100-yards or more, but he also never gained fewer than 50.In his five-game opportunity to prove he had NFL staying power the undrafted back ranked 25th in fantasy scoring. Not bad for a guy who wasn’t assured a roster spot just four months earlier.2018 Fantasy Football Projections:- 374 rushing yards- 2 rushing touchdowns- 1 fumble- 0 receptions- 0 receiving yards- 0 receiving touchdowns- 50.5 PPR points (RB77)Is this disrespect, the presence of Ronald Jones, or a combination of the two? If Barber matches these projections it would mean he’d drop in every statistical category recorded for NFL running backs. Every. Single. One.Now, I’m not saying you should spend your top pick on Barber, but barring injury I don’t see how he’s going backwards.Does this mean he’s draftable? Well, that’s where we get into the weeds a little bit. Right now, the only thing we truly know is Dirk Koetter has no problem using multiple running backs in his offense. In fact, sometimes it seems he’s so fixated on using multiple backs it leads to pulling a hot one to bring in a cold one.So, Barber is going to get touches. But how valuable those touches will be for your fantasy roster is up in the air right now.2018 Fantasy Football Outlook: RB, Peyton BarberBest Match-Up: Week 16 @ Dallas CowboysWorst Match-Up: Week 12 @ San FranciscoWhere to Draft: 10th roundFantasy Playoff Potential: If your league’s championship round is in Week 16 then Peyton Barber has two match-ups against bottom-five fantasy run defenses in the semi-final and final round. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsPlayer: Running Back, Ronald JonesObviously http://www.authenticstampabaybuccaneers.com/cheap-vernon-hargreaves-iii-jersey , there are no 2017 fantasy football stats for Jones. However, with the opportunity available to become a three-down back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers combined with his explosive ability, there’s some excitement surrounding what the USC rookie might bring to the field in 2018.2018 Fantasy Football Projections:- 960 rushing yards- 5 rushing touchdowns- 2 fumbles- 27 receptions- 202 receiving yards- 1 receiving touchdown- 179 PPR points (RB28)Four running backs were drafted before Jason Licht added Rojo to Tampa’s mix. But there are five rookies expected to produce higher than him according to PFF’s fantasy projections.Of those four, three were drafted before Jones. Those being Saquon Barkley (NYG), Rashaad Penny (SEA) and Sony Michel (NE).The one newcomer leapfrogging Jones from draft position to fantasy projection is Denver Broncos rookie Royce Freeman.Looking at the four, there’s a trend, and it’s play expectation. Outside of Michel in New England, all three of Jones’ fellow rookies ranked ahead of him pre-season are guys expected to get the majority of carries by quite a bit of a gap between them and the next guy.The potential and history the Buccaneers have shown to split carries and spread the running back exposure is certainly playing a part in Jones’ early ADP.2018 Fantasy Football Outlook: RB, Ronald JonesBest Match-Up: Week 16 @ Dallas CowboysWorst Match-Up: Week 12 @ San FranciscoWhere to Draft: 8th roundFantasy Playoff Potential: Jones has the same soft playoff schedule Barber has of course. If he develops into the team’s main running threat by then, you’re going to be happy you grabbed him.