It’s Creamsicle week as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are stuck between a rock and a hard place this week while dealing with injuries to their top two wideouts, and the only guy who can pry them free is offensive coordinator Liam Coen.
Coen has rejuvenated the offense this season – especially the league’s works rushing attack from a year ago, and now he’s tasked with somehow keeping the offense rolling without maybe half its production in the game.
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“Yeah, it brings new challenges , but also new opportunities and guys need to step up,” Coen said, via the team’s website. “We obviously need to get more creative in some different ways. What it looks like exactly, we’re still trying to formulate and figure out so a great opportunity for some guys. It’s hard, anytime you lose your two guys that have obviously produced a lot for you, so that’s a challenge, but it’s great for some guys to get a new opportunity.”
The Bucs’ short-handed offense will meet a Falcons defense that ranks 17th allowing 336.1 yards per game and 22nd in the league with 24.9 points allowed per contest…