Surprises!
April 29th, 2014
No way former Bucs TE Anthony Becht would trade up in the draft if he were Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Now some nine days from the draft, Joe couldn’t begin to guess who the Bucs will grab at No. 7. Of course, Joe pines for Johnny Football but realizes that wish is unlikely to be fulfilled.
Shoot, if Joe wanted to play devil’s advocate, he could see the Bucs taking a dozen different players at No. 7. It is a total roll of the dice.
Anthony Becht, the Buccaneers Radio Network and BSPN analyst, who soon will have his top-shelf youth camp, already has offered his first choice, if he were general manager Jason Licht. Becht also believes there are many first-round options for Licht, so he told Pat Donovan and Aaron Jacobson of WDAE-AM 620 over the weekend.
“I wouldn’t move up for anybody,” Becht said. “I really think that someone is going to fall in their lap that either they maybe didn’t think they could get, or there might be an opportunity to get somebody that, OK, make a move to make a trade for someone others might want to get.
“How many tackles, how many quarterbacks are going to slide down because that team needs something? I look for a lot of surprises in the first 10 picks.”
That’s the beauty of this draft. It is so wide open, that is the cool thing.
Again, Joe would pull the trigger on Johnny Football but could make an argument for a dozen different guys.
As far as surprises, check the video below. To hear more of Becht, click the orange arrow below, courtesy of Joe’s friends at WDAE-AM 620.
April 29th, 2014 at 8:09 am
Love the Blind Priest scene, one of my favorites in Young Frankenstein.
April 29th, 2014 at 8:12 am
I agree and I even saw in one mock draft that SF traded up with us and we got their first and 2 seconds to get Carr and Marquis Lee.
I would love that too!!!
April 29th, 2014 at 8:14 am
Not sure how the film clip ties to the article, but it was GREAT seeing it again. Still think it is one of the best ever.
Thanks for starting my day off with a laugh.
April 29th, 2014 at 8:16 am
I am SO FREAK’n pissed @ the NFL & Goodell….they’d change Christmas if it suited their needs. We shoud be delighting,dicussing,cussing the Bucs 2014 picks already. For years it was noon Sat. finishing early evening on Sunday, What a great football weekend it used to be. About the only good change that has been made it the draft is lowering the 1st round time to declare the pick from 15 minutes to 10
April 29th, 2014 at 8:17 am
I still have hope that Sammy falls to us at 7……3 QBs & 3 position players….like Robinson, Clowney & Mack…and Sammy is ours!!!
April 29th, 2014 at 8:25 am
Thanks to Dominik, The Bucs can draft BPA and it will fill a need as well.
April 29th, 2014 at 9:10 am
Bucs hold a really nice card. Mike Glennon. He’s better than any QB in last year’s or this year’s draft class. QB needy teams can get their QB of the future for a 3rd or 4th round pick.
April 29th, 2014 at 9:12 am
The big talk is Dallas trying to trade up for JF. As bad as he is a negotiator give #7 for their #16 for a #2 and next years #1. Dallas will suck next year anyway so we could still get a franchise QB next year. Build the team this year with more picks giving us more depth.
April 29th, 2014 at 9:17 am
Draft back, BPA
April 29th, 2014 at 9:26 am
Im expecting a lot of trades on Day 1
April 29th, 2014 at 9:55 am
Where do you stand on Derek Carr, Joe? I’ve seen several comments where you indicate a preference for Johnny Football or Teddy Bridgewater. If you had your choice between all of the QBs, who would your top three be?
April 29th, 2014 at 9:58 am
I for one just want good picks out of this draft. Jason Licht sucks at trades so I hope he is better at drafting.
Because Lovie sucked at drafting with the Bears.
April 29th, 2014 at 9:59 am
@Joe. We are all glad you write and not the GM
April 29th, 2014 at 10:07 am
Man It’s such bullshark. I’m gonna be in school on a thursday and I’ll miss the Bucs pick. It’s my damn birthday tomorrow and I want the draft NOW.
April 29th, 2014 at 10:11 am
@buccaneerbonzai-
How do you know Lovie sucked at drafting with the Bears? Were you in the war room? How do you know Jason Licht sucked sucks at trades? Have we seen him in action yet? GIVE THEM A BREAK!!! So far it seems like they did a good job with FA. Seems they got fair value at a fair price and didn’t simply have to overpay like the ROCKSTAR to get players to come here. OR worse yet, let a talent like Michael Bennet go free because of his “bad arm”. Let’s see how they do in the draft…but remember the draft REALLY can’t be evaluated until year 3-4. If we do stay at #7 it needs to be a homerun…if we trade down need two or three starters.
April 29th, 2014 at 10:18 am
The point is making a winning team. If the team is better, than Licht’s trades are good trades.
I’d love to see how people graded Dominik 3 months in to his tenure. I would bet they were high marks. And, we now know how badly Dominik SUCKED.
April 29th, 2014 at 10:22 am
And, if you ever thought Freeman was going to stick with the team and ESPECIALLY if you thought Freeman would make his naysayers EAT CROW, then I laugh at your opinion of trades. I will stick with the pro GMs opinion.
April 29th, 2014 at 10:49 am
If we trade down with San Fran, they would have to give us 2014 #30, #56, #61 and 2015 2nd round pick for it to be an even swap. (7th pick is worth 1500 points…#30-620, #56-340, and #61-292= 1252 about 250 points short, thats why an additional 2nd rounder is needed)
April 29th, 2014 at 11:21 am
No quarterback — NONE! — impressed Joe at the NFL Combine than Derek Carr. What an impressive young man.
If the Bucs pick him — yes, there are many connections with Jeff Tedford — Joe sees second round.
April 29th, 2014 at 11:50 am
I do NOT want ANY part of Carr. Yes, the man has a cannon for an arm–but a whopping ONE FIFTH of his passes last year were screens. The HC there was either very stupid (he’s not), or hiding Carr’s deficiencies. He can’t see the rush and is bad under pressure.
April 29th, 2014 at 11:53 am
Here’s where I’m at now. 70% chance they trade down. 30% chance they draft Evans @ 7. I see us fans having to wait all day long for the Bucs to pick.
April 29th, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Yes to Carr. Hell yes.
April 29th, 2014 at 12:25 pm
Poor Derek Carr…now he must know what it’s like to have the last name Bush. Jeb is probably the smartest and most qualified Bush to actually run for President. Too bad his brother screwed it up for him.
April 29th, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Why does he keep calling Teddy Smart? where is he getting that information from?
Wonderlic Tests:
Johnny Manziel – 32
Blake Bortles – 28
Teddy Bridgewater – 20
That obviously doesn’t say it all but where is he getting that from ?