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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their third consecutive NFC South title in 2023, then walloped a fading Philadelphia team in the first round of the playoffs and took a tie with the Lions into the fourth quarter of a Divisional Round game in Detroit. It was objectively a good season for a team that wasn't exactly considered a contender in the wake of Tom Brady's retirement. That Buccaneers team also finished just a game over .500, had a midseason slump that saw six losses in seven games and came out of the season with a long list of key players who could hit free agency. It was objectively a team that needed to do a lot of work to remain a contender in 2024. A good portion of that work is done, with General Manager Jason Licht and his crew managing to re-sign Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield, Lavonte David and Chase McLaughlin while using the franchise tag on Antoine Winfield Jr. Long-term deals for Winfield and All-Pro tackle Tristan Wirfs are hopefully on the near horizon, but the first half of the job is almost done