The buccaneers will shake up the offensive line

A loss usually does not prompt a team to make major changes. But the loss suffered by the Buccaneers last Sunday night was more than a loss.

And so the Bucs are making a major change on the offensive line. With guard Ali Marpet out this week due to a concussion, center Ryan Jensen steps in and AQ Shipley takes over.

“The hope is that communication increases across the board with a Bruce Arians favorite at Shipley, ”tweets NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.

While Shipley may be a BA favorite, a change like this will only be made if TB12 wishes. And it’s entirely possible that Tom Brady has become disappointed with Jensen. Remember when Brady was Throw a shot in the second half of Thursday night’s loss to the Bears? The guy who was getting Brady’s wrath was Jensen.

The lack of protection clearly had an impact on the Bucs last Sunday night, as former NFL quarterback (and Brady understudy) Matt Cassel of NBC Sports Boston explained during a Friday visit to PM PFT. The Buccaneers, despite winning six of the nine games, are taking important steps to change that, pushing the starting center aside in hopes of doing a better job of ensuring defensive players don’t reach Brady before he can get rid of. balloon.