Bucs Will Use Misdirection And Counters vs Falcons

The Bucs have some weapons on offense starting with Jameis Winston, Doug Martin, and Mike Evans and those three will be key if the Bucs want to win Sunday against the Falcons. I believe your best players have to be your best players on game day especially on the road. The Falcons defense plays an aggressive style and loves to mix up their coverages between man and zone.

The Falcons strength on defense is their secondary which features two good young corners in Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford. Both like to play press man and are very aggressive as they like to jump routes when they get the chance. Their linebackers are very athletic which features Vic Beasley and two rookies in Devondre Campbell and Deion Jones. The front four is led by DT Grady Jarrett who can penetrate and cause havoc in the backfield.

So how should the Bucs attack this defense? It's simple as they should come out in two and three tight end sets and pound the rock with Doug Martin. Look for the Bucs to use misdirection and counters as the Falcons tend to overrun their gaps which leaves the cutback lanes open.

Have to think with D.Martin's cut back ability...#Bucs will take advantage of Atlanta's aggressive nature pic.twitter.com/mVEdA8hm7L

— realbucstalk (@realbucstalk) September 6, 2016

Look how far the Falcons front seven gets sucked up to the right side which opens up the cutback for Arian Foster which leads to the touchdown. I think the Bucs will try to do similar things as they will try to get the Falcons moving one way and then attack the open side.

 This play is a perfect example as the Bucs get the Falcons to over pursue on the right side which opens up Martin to attack the left side for a nice gain. The strength of this offense is running the ball and I expect Martin to have 20 carries in this game. Now the Falcons know the Bucs want to run the ball which should open up the play action pass early which could lead to big plays for Evans and Jackson. So when it comes to passing the ball, look for some PA rollouts for Jameis which should give him time to make some big plays downfield. It's all about creating mismatches so look for the Bucs to attack the Falcons front seven come Sunday afternoon.