The first pass thrown Emeka Egbuka’s direction last Sunday was intercepted by Packers safety Evan Williams midway through the first quarter.
It was poor execution — underthrown and late. Egbuka did not see another football aimed his way until the two-minute warning near the end of the first half. Two targets and no catches in two quarters of play for the 2025 first-round draft pick and No. 1 receiver on the Bucs. But it’s not up to rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels to get the football to Egbuka. That task belongs to offensive coordinator Zac Robinson. So far this season, he has shut down Egbuka better than any defensive coordinator could do in his dreams.... The Bucs are struggling to find a way to replace receiver Mike Evans, who signed with the 49ers as a free agent. Egbuka, even if he doesn’t play the X position (split wide opposite the tight end), should become that go-to guy in the passing game.
Josh Queipo·
Defensively, the Cowboys are a disaster. They are 32nd in EPA per play, and they’ve allowed opposing quarterbacks to rush for 188 yards through four games. That feels like something the Bucs can exploit with the uber athletic Jalon Daniels making his second consecutive start in place of Baker Mayfield. That is, of course, if Zac Robinson is willing to incorporate some designed runs for him within the offense. Daniels ran for 55 yards on eight carries against Green Bay and none of those were designed runs.
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