BUCCANEERS "ON TARGETS"


We scoured all 256 drive summaries from 2008: 

Grid #1 shows the times each player was targeted per week and per position with team totals.
Grid #2 shows the total times each player touched the ball inside the opponents 20 yd line, per position with team totals.

 
Times Targeted 2008 Game by Game Total Receiving Targets



Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Tot Rec Yds TD
Warrick Dunn 1 4 5 5 3 5 6 3 0 bye 6 6 1 7 7 6 3 68 47 330 0
Earnest Graham 3 2 0 2 6 3 4 7 6 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 23 147 0
B.J. Askew 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 bye 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 18 13 66 0
Cadillac Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bye 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 7 7 43 0
Clifton Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 bye 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 24 0
Jameel Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 bye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 24 0
Michael Bennett 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
RB TOTAL 7 9 8 7 10 8 12 11 9
10 7 1 11 9 8 10 137 98 636 0
Antonio Bryant 8 3 18 8 10 2 6 9 10 bye 6 6 10 10 12 10 9 137 83 1248 7
Ike Hilliard 6 6 7 2 5 2 1 3 6 bye 1 2 2 3 3 7 2 58 47 424 4
Michael Clayton 0 1 8 6 3 2 3 6 5 bye 5 0 4 3 6 4 5 61 38 484 1
Joey Galloway 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 bye 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 28 13 138 0
Maurice Stovall 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 25 0
Brian Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12 0
WR TOTAL 28 14 37 17 20 6 11 24 25
12 8 17 16 21 22 16 294 185 2331 12
Jerramy Stevens 0 0 10 2 2 2 4 6 3 bye 6 3 2 7 3 4 4 58 36 397 2
Alex Smith 3 6 7 2 1 3 4 2 2 bye 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 38 21 250 3
John Gilmore 0 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 5 bye 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 22 15 147 1
TE TOTAL 3 8 20 6 4 6 10 8 10
8 3 5 11 7 4 5 118 72 794 6


 

 
Red Zone Touches (carries, receiving, passing)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Tot
Warrick Dunn 2 6 0 3 1 4 5 1 0 bye 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 35
Earnest Graham 1 5 3 4 0 3 6 1 5 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
Cadillac Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bye 0 0 1 3 1 2 4 11
B.J. Askew 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bye 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Clifton Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 bye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jameel Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Michael Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RB TOTAL 3 13 3 7 1 7 12 2 7
8 1 4 3 1 4 6 82


Antonio Bryant
1 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 bye 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 16
Michael Clayton 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 bye 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 8
Ike Hilliard 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
Joey Galloway 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Maurice Stovall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1



















WR TOTAL 3 4 7 4 2 0 3 2 2
4 0 1 1 1 0 3 37


Jerramy Stevens
0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Alex Smith 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 bye 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
John Gilmore 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 bye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TE TOTAL 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 14



OVERVIEW

Pass Targets to RB -  25%
Pass Targets to WR - 54%
Pass Targets to TE -  21%

Top 3 Red-Zone Touches:  Dunn (38), Graham (28), Bryant (16)
 

 

  • 62% of red zone touches were to running backs, 28% to wide receivers and 10% to tight ends

  • Antonio Bryant led the NFC South in games with at least ten targets (8)

  • Dunn was targeted 68 times and now gone.  Derrick Ward chould prove to be a big contributor in the Tampa passing attack out of the backfield.

  • Jerramy Stevens was targeted a respectable 58 times, forecasting solid targets for new Tampa tight end Kellen Winslow.

  • In weeks 1-9 when Tampa employed a backfield by committee, there were 50 total touches between Dunn and Graham in the red zone. These touches were almost split exactly down the middle and this is most likely what we can expect from the duo of Ward and Graham this year.

  • Only 14 red zone looks to tight ends all year. Should change with the arrival of Winslow.