What next for the Bucs secondary, which has risen from painful-to-watch to almost acceptable?

Bucco Bruce Arians talked about this subject on SiriusXM NFL Radio this week. Arians said he’s concerned that the heralded rookie wall will hit his defensive backfield. The rookies there include safety/nickel Mike Edwards, and cornerbacks Sean Murphy-Bunting and Jamel Dean.

However, Arians stressed that the “rookie wall” is very much a mental thing in addition to physical — the mental fatigue of a professional season that began long ago and already has surpassed its college counterpart.

Joe was intrigued by the mental aspect.

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks also talked about the rookie wall this week on TAMPA TWO, seen at JoeBucsFan.com and The Identity Tampa Bay. Brooks leaned more toward the physical side of the rookie wall in a discussion about how rookie savior linebacker Devin White is likely to bypass the wall because he sat out games early this season with a minor knee injury.

Regardless, the coaching legend and the playing legend agreed that the wall is real. And that doesn’t bode well for the Bucs secondary in the final four games.

Arians said he had a discussion with the rookies about it and the Bucs will hope to avoid the wall’s ramifications.

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