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Expectations: The Bucs haven't made the playoffs since 2007 and escaping the NFC South cellar, where they've finished the past four seasons, won't be easy with a rookie QB. The hope is a defense led by DT Gerald McCoy and LB Lavonte David will be much better, and that a rejuvenated RB Doug Martin — slowed by injuries the past two seasons — will take some of the burden off Winston offensively by remaining healthy and regaining the form of a stellar 2012 rookie season, when he was third in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage and scored 12 TDs.
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