Burns, Panthers look to take down ‘arch nemesis’ Brady, Bucs
Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brian Burns, a Pro Bowl defensive end who goes by the nickname “Spiderman,” calls Tom Brady the Carolina Panthers’ “arch nemesis.” And for good reason. This week, he admitted the offense is far from a “finished product.” Burns is hoping the Panthers can take advantage — even though they won’t have Christian McCaffrey on offense after he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night. I don’t know.. just got to figure it out.” NOT SEEKING ADVICE Tampa Bay is averaging 20.2 points, down from just over 30 per game when they were second in the NFL in scoring under former coach Bruce Arians, whose offense emphasized pushing the ball downfield in the passing attack and thrived on big plays. “We’ve got to approach things a little differently and find out what works for us this year, not last year and two years ago.” PLAYING IT SAFE Maybe the Panthers were simply focused on establishing the run game or maybe interim coach Steve Wilks simply didn’t trust P.J.