Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Given how rotten the Bucs’ pass defense is, as a team, Joe can not just write off Miami rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers.

Last week Ewers made his first NFL start and he wasn’t horrible. He completed 66 percent of his passes. And per Rich Hribar of Sharp Football Analysis, the Dolphins did not have him dink-and-dunk much at all.

40% of Ewers’ passes were 10 or more yards downfield (5th on the week), and 16.7% were 20 or more yards downfield (6th).

Unfortunately for Ewers, he was ineffective when he pushed the ball.

On throws 10 or more yards downfield, he was 6 of 12 for 8.4 Y/A (20th) with 2 interceptions.

So there is the thing: Why wouldn’t the tanking Dolphins test the Bucs? What harm would it do? If Mike McDonald claims the Dolphins are not tanking, why not test the greatest weakness of the Bucs and throw it long?

Given the fact backup quarterbacks average 313 yards against the Bucs this season, it would not shock Joe if we are all biting are fingernails in the fourth quarter.

Sadly, Joe has zero faith in this Bucs defense.