Shortly after the brand new league yr started on Wednesday afternoon, the Bucs misplaced one among their key particular teamers, because the Vikings introduced they’ve agreed to phrases with Tavierre Thomas, who spent the 2024 season with Tampa Bay.
Thomas Helped Enhance Bucs Particular Groups In 2024
Bucs DB Tavierre Thomas – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
The Bucs had lengthy underperformed on particular groups. Per Professional Soccer Focus, the workforce ranked twentieth or worse of their particular groups grading from 2019-2023. This was regardless of some very spectacular kicking seasons by each Ryan Succop and Chase McLaughlin.
Thomas was part of a push to enhance this side of the sport. And enhance they did. The workforce ranked nineteenth general in PFF grade, which was their finest displaying since 2015.
And Thomas introduced the products, incomes a 90.5 grade from PFF. He led the workforce in particular groups snaps with 403 and tackles with eight. His 11.1% missed deal with fee was fairly spectacular as effectively. Thomas contributed in 5 of the six sides of particular groups, together with kick return, kick protection, punt return, punt protection and area aim block.
Bucs DB Tavierre Thomas and RB Bucky Irving – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
He was particularly wonderful as a gunner, usually the primary participant down area and barely overrunning the play.
He was additionally a minor contributor on protection as a myriad of accidents compelled the Bucs to go deep into their depth chart. Thomas, who had primarily performed slot nook all through his earlier six seasons with Cleveland and Houston, performed 46 defensive snaps cut up nearly evenly between the slot and security.
Thomas’ play on protection, like lots of the Bucs depth gamers within the secondary, left a lot to be desired. He missed two of his 9 deal with makes an attempt and allowed a catch on all 5 of the throws he was focused on, permitting 67 yards together with 28 after the catch.
Thomas completed the 2024 season with 14 whole tackles in 17 video games. For his profession, he has 239 tackles, six tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, six passes defensed, two interceptions, six compelled fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
