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The NFL playoffs are right around the corner Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hoodie , and we now know for certain the Tampa .We’ll have plenty to discuss about the Bucs as the calendar moves into a new year, but here are three things I wanted to discuss with all of you right now.OFFSIDES: Disrespecting the ChargersDenny Medley-USA TODAY SportsThe hottest team in Los Angeles right now isn’t the Lakers and it isn’t the Rams. It’s the Chargers.Who runs the AFC West? Most would say the Kansas City Chiefs do. However, after their dramatic comeback win over the Chiefs, the Chargers are tied for the lead in the division with two games to play.In Week 16, Los Angeles faces the Baltimore Ravens at home and the Chiefs travel to Seattle to play against the Seahawks who have plenty to play for.Don’t sleep on the Chargers. They’re the best chance Los Angeles has at a championship, right now.FALSE START: Don’t bury the Eagles just yetKelvin Kuo-USA TODAY SportsIt looked like the Philadelphia Eagles were going to be next in a catalog of Super Bowl hungover teams who win or make it to the big game just to miss the playoffs entirely the next season.Well, after a letdown loss by the Dallas Cowboys and a big win over the Rams by the Eagles, things have gotten a little more interesting and it may not be time to bury the champs quite yet.Philly fans are Buccaneers fans this weekend as a loss to Tampa Bay in Dallas drops the Cowboys to 8-7 with one game remaining.The Eagles have to take care of their own business of course as the 10-4 Houston Texans come in looking to secure Philadelphia’s off-season plans.If things go right for the defending champions, then Week 17’s divisional contest filled schedule will carry a ton of weight with Dallas traveling to face the New York Giants and Philadelphia headed to D.C.FREE PLAY: Coaching candidatesMatthew Emmons-USA TODAY SportsI don’t know many people who feel like Dirk Koetter has a realistic shot at returning for 2019 as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.That being said, I figure now is a good time to give my top three of possible coaching candidates. So, here they are.KRIS RICHARD Youth Customized Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jerseys , DALLAS COWBOYS PASSING GAME COORDINATOR AND DEFENSIVE BACKS COACHRichard was on the top of my list of candidates until the Glazers announced they would be bringing coach Koetter back for 2018.Unless this happens again, Richard will be at the top of my list again, and for good reason.Until this year, Richard had been groomed by Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and was part of the staff which helped create the fabled ‘Legion of Boom’.Moving on to Dallas, he’s been a big part of the improvement Dallas’ defense has seen in 2018. The Cowboys are among the league leaders in scoring defense, total yards allowed and rushing yards allowed. They’re Top-10 in passing yards allowed as well.After spending three years as the defensive coordinator in Seattle and with this successful experience with the Cowboys, Richard is a man on the way up. Tampa Bay needs to take a good hard look at him as their next head coach, if they do indeed move on from Dirk Koetter.JOHN HARBAUGH, BALTIMORE RAVENS HEAD COACHWith this season being his eleventh leading the Baltimore Ravens, Harbaugh has gotten his team to the post-season six times, but have failed to make the playoffs since the 2014 season.Despite their four-year drought www.buccaneersauthorizedshops.com , Harbaugh’s only losing season came in 2015 when his squad finished 5-11. His team’s finished with eight or more wins in both 2016 and 2017, and with their Week 15 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, have eight victories up to this point in 2018.The Ravens want to be serious contenders, and this much is understandable, but with many other franchises trying to fight their way simply into playoff contention on a regular basis, Baltimore’s unwillingness to stick with a successful coach may give the Bucs an opportunity to land a proven leader this off-season.PETE CARMICHAEL, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OFFENSIVE COORDINATORSean Payton and Drew Brees get a whole lot of well-deserved credit for the Saints’ offensive successes since they moved to NOLA, but Carmichael deserves his share too.Carmichael has been with the Saints since 2006 - the same year Peyton and Brees arrived.Since then, New Orleans has had an offense ranked sixth or better in the NFL every single season and has had the top offense in six.One of the biggest abilities the Saints have had over the past twelve years with Peyton and Carmichael has been flexibility.Just this year alone New Orleans has won seven games where Alvin Kamara touched the ball fewer than 20 times while also winning seven games this year while Drew Brees threw for fewer than 250-yards passing.In fact, in two road wins in 2018, Brees didn’t have a single passing touchdown and in the six games Kamara failed to find the end zone this season the Saints averaged almost thirty-points.Offensive flexibility is big in New Orleans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Womens T-Shirt , and has helped the franchise sustain a high level of performance and success for over a decade. Bringing Carmichael into the building could help end over a decade of underperforming in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off an impressive 27-9 wire-to-wire win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. The team will remain home this weekend and host their division rival Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The Panthers won the first matchup of the season 42-28 back on November 4th.Outside of the horrendous defensive performance on defense that day for Tampa Bay, Mike Evans also had his worst game of the season matching up against James Bradberry. Evans finished that game with one reception for just 16 yards. It was certainly an uncharacteristic day for Evans and he spoke to the media today about Bradberry and what he needs to do different this Sunday. “Like I said, they game-planned really well. Even though they’re a one-high team, it felt like Eric Reid was just coming to me no matter what. And then [James] Bradberry was underneath just pressing that,” Evans said. “So I’ve got to be better, more physical, faster and stronger, and I think I will be this time around.”While Evans had a down game, he has been nothing short of fantastic this season for the Buccaneers. He is currently fifth in the league in receiving yards with 1,073 and up to this point is having his best statistical season in terms of yards. This past weekend he became only the third player in NFL history to reach 1,000 yards in his first five seasons Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hats , joining A.J. Green and Randy Moss. In terms of yards, this has been his best start to any season. Evans commented on the success he has had through the teams first 11 games. ”Statistically, yeah. Maybe not the touchdowns; I had double digits twice, I think. Those years I was getting easier ones on the goal line and in the red zone. This year I’ve got to score from further out because I get doubled a lot in the red zone. But I think this is my best year in terms of route-running and my ability to take the top off a defense.”Last week was the teams first complete game all season on both sides of the ball and it is something that has been stressed throughout the year, according to Evans.”Dirk always preaches on playing complementary football, and when the defense plays well it gives us confidence like, ‘Alright, we’ve got to hold up our end of the bargain.’ I think we did that last week and we’re looking forward to doing that again this week,” Evans said.Evans will look to bounce back against Bradburry and the Panthers this weekend and further push himself towards a pro bowl vote.