Are the Buccaneers the most talented team the Chiefs will face in 2020?

On the Wednesday episode of the Arrowhead Pride Laboratory, we continued our season preview with the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — and we wondered if Tom Brady’s new organization has the most talented roster the Kansas City Chiefs will play this season.

We all know about Buccaneers’ new signal caller — but before he arrived, the cupboard wasn’t exactly bare. With Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Brady will be throwing to one of the best wide receiver duos in the league — and with Brady feeding him the ball, Godwin is primed to climb the ranks of NFL receivers. Brady also brought fellow former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski — who came out of retirement to be traded to the Bucs — along for the ride. Joining Gronk in the tight end room is the talented (and still young) O.J. Howard, who is looking for a breakout season with his new quarterback. The offensive line protecting Brady was solidified with first-round pick Tristan Wirfs — a promising, uber-athletic tackle.

Tampa Bay will be returning with almost their entire defensive unit — one that was playing very good football at season’s end. The secondary is young. Players like Carlton Davis, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Jamel Dean finished 2019 strong and are primed to take another step. After a breakout 19.5 sack season, EDGE Shaquil Barrett is back on the franchise tag, joining a defensive line that includes Ndamukong Suh, Vita Vea and Jason Pierre-Paul — and we’ve yet to talk about linebackers Devin White and Lavonte David.

Brady is in a great situation — one where he doesn’t have to do all of the heavy lifting. There is plenty of talent on both sides of the football; Brady will have an outstanding supporting cast.

Still, Brady will be playing the unprecedented-for-this-era age of 43. We’ve seen aging quarterbacks fall off a cliff — but who knows if that will happen to Brady? If it does, it won’t be because there isn’t enough around him. There is a ton of talent in Tampa Bay — and it might just be the best roster the Chiefs will face in the regular season.

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