Things didn’t start off too well last week against Pittsburgh

for Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Buccaneers offense. Things were so bleak in fact that head coach Dirk Koetter considered pulling Ryan Fitzpatrick out of the game to get some game experience for Ryan Griffin. Given the job Fitzpatrick did to battle back with the offense to come within a touchdown of winning it’s probably a good thing the switch was never made. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport Womens Chris Godwin Jersey , Koetter disclosed this information to the team this week. Why would this be significant news as we head into the week 4 match-up against the Chicago Bears? Simple, the potential back-up quarterback this week is ultimately the franchise quarterback, Jameis Winston. A week ago it took a catastrophic first half to get the gears moving on possibly replacing Fitzpatrick with a back-up whom has never taken a snap under center in his NFL career. This week, the team’s franchise quarterback is back which means one can expect a far shorter leash than a week ago. As Rapoport concedes, some players in the room may feel this is a clear path to Winston returning sooner than later to his starting role. Fitzpatrick is up against a terrifying defense led by Khalil Mack today in Chicago, it’ll be worth keeping an eye on this situation as the game progresses should it start to get out of hand. Khalil Mack and company could very well be Fitzpatrick’s undoing as the team’s starter and record setting quarterback of 2018.Vita Vea will make his debutMany reports are now confirming that Buccaneers first round pick defensive tackle Vita Vea will make his debut on Sunday. The Washington product has been recovering from an injured calf he suffered in training camp.ESPN’s Adam Schefter was first with the report. Which Buccaneers running back should you be drafting this fantasy season?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBucs Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteBucs Nationa Tampa Bay Buccaneers communityFollow Bucs Nation online:Follow Bucs Nation on TwitterFollow Bucs Nation on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBucs Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBuccaneersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 2016 NFL DraftInjuriesFree AgencyGame FilmDrafting Buccaneers: Peyton Barber and Ronald JonesNew,2commentsWhich Buccaneers running back should you be drafting this fantasy season?EDTRunning backs are going to be drafted early and often when your fantasy football season kicks off, but where Tampa Bay Buccaneers Peyton Barber and Ronald Jones fit is a question of depth and potential.Nobody is talking about Peyton Barber being a top fantasy football running back entering 2019. Like the team itself, the Bucs’ starting running back is expected to be near the bottom of his peer group when all is said and done.So it isn’t surprising his current average draft position is as low as it is, but there are some surprises in how Buccaneers running backs are being drafted, and the surprises it shows many expect moving forward.But first Chris Godwin Jersey White , lets look back to 2018.PEYTON BARBER’S AND RONALD JONES’ 2018 FANTASY FOOTBALL SEASONWhen the Bucs drafted Ronald Jones in the second-round of the 2018 NFL Draft, dreams of dual back attacks with Barber smashing the defense while ‘RoJo’ gashed them for chunk yards and big plays, danced through the heads of Tampa Bay fans everywhere. What happened wasn’t quite what everyone expected.THE GOOD: THE CONSISTENT ONELooking at Peyton Barber’s draft position you’d think he finished way outside of 12-Team RB2 consideration. In fact, Barber finished 2018 as RB27, and ended up ahead of guys like Sony Michel, Mark Ingram and Kerryon Johnson. All three are getting drafted consistently ahead of Barber for 2019 as their impact and opportunities are expected to increase.However, even if Barber’s workload may not be projected to get bigger as the Buccaneers hope to get more out of Jones’ perceived potential, he may be getting slighted a bit due to the perceived lack of real-life results versus his fantasy production.RB27 makes him at least a prime spot-start candidate, and if you did so in Week 11 you were pretty happy with Barber’s Top-10 fantasy running back finish.THE BAD: UNMET POTENTIALRonald Jones’ 2018 season stat line would have netted you 17.2 points (.5 pt PPR). Not in one week. In the entire season.So, if you drafted him, you quickly regretted it and likely waived him fairly quickly unless you’re one dedicated Tampa Bay Buccaneers homer.Now Donovan Smith Jersey , in 2019 there is hope Bruce Arians and his new staff will find a way to unlock Jones’ perceived potential.An important question people have to ask themselves though is: Is it possible Jones’ rookie year debacle is really 100% on the shoulders of Dirk Koetter and his coaching staff?I’d venture the real answer is likely somewhere in the middle. Koetter and his staff likely could have done something different or something more to help Jones get up to speed. Likewise, Jones either didn’t put in effort where he should have, or perhaps just didn’t have the mental dedication or acuity to make it in the environment he landed in, in 2018.We can’t dismiss Jones from any responsibility here, and considering he finished behind Chicago Bears 2017 undrafted free-agent Taquan Mizzell in fantasy scoring last year, the draft stock on Jones shouldn’t be too high. Should it?PEYTON BARBER’S AND RONALD JONES’ 2019 FANTASY FOOTBALL POTENTIALLet’s get right down to it here. Peyton Barber is being drafted, on average, at pick three of the eleventh round of twelve team drafts. Pick 123 to be exact.Ronald Jones is currently being drafted with the second pick of the tenth round on average.In my trials, Jones’ highest draft position was the eighth pick of the eighth round. Barber’s highest selection came as the first pick of the eleventh round.Jones’ worst draft position was the eleventh pick of the tenth round. Two picks ahead of Barber’s best draft position.Now, let’s be clear. I’m in the school of thought that believes Jones will do better than he did in 2018. And I don’t just mean better as in surpassing his sad stat line from last season, better as in consistent ability to impact the offense and ability to actually carve out a role on the offense.I do believe this will happen. But Peyton Barber is the starting running back of the team until told otherwise. What this draft positioning tells me is NFL fans fully expect Jones to take over starting duties in Tampa Bay Jameis Winston Jersey , and early.Even if I believed Jones would surpass Barber on the depth chart, say mid-season, I wouldn’t spend a single-digit round draft pick on him. That’s a double-digit stash pick all day, every day.But there is no reason to believe this can happen. In fact, Carmen Vitali of Buccaneers.com has been on record stating Barber has had his own solid spring along with the perceived improvements Jones is making.Bottom line up front. If you draft intelligently you won’t be getting Ronald Jones. He’ll be gone before you’d be wise to select him. If you want to ‘Yolo’ your fantasy draft, then grab him in the 8-10 round range and hope you get to be a genius. But let’s be honest here in saying a draft pick spent on Jones that high is pure guess work.Barber in the eleventh round is a slight bargain, but I feel like rounds 9-11 are good for him. He could see an uptick in per carry production, but his touches could fall depending on how the offense gets going under Arians and Leagues