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The Tampa Bay Bucs are going to spend a whole lot of team wondering "what if?" The team had ample opportunity to take control of their Wild Card Round matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, but they refused to capitalize on any of them, and eventually Jayden Daniels delivered the dagger in a crushing 23-20 loss that brought a feel-good season to a screeching halt. A whole lot went right for the Buccaneers this year, from Baker Mayfield taking another step forward to Liam Coen emerging as one of the NFL's better offensive playcallers to draft picks like Jalen McMillan and Bucky Irving blossoming into early contributors. But as Sunday's loss demonstrated, there's still a lot of work to be done for this team to consider itself a true championship contender. Todd Bowles' defense, in particular, left a lot to be desired this year, and GM Jason Licht could look to address that early and often in the 2025 NFL Draft.