Comments on: Sniffing Mark Ingram

By: BeTanked

BeTanked — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:33:08 +0000

Lets not forget about Kareem Huggins. He was the drling of the pre season and hopefully he was usein his reovery time to put on a little more eight and leran to pick up blitzes in 3rd down pakages. I’m sorry but Caddy is done.”Thank you for the first 3 games of your rookie season but thats it”. I alo would love to see the Bucs pick up a true bloking “bulldozer type” fullback. Ernest has proved he is not only the guy that can pick up the 3rd down and 3,2,1, yard stick movers but the added weight he has put on to play the fullback spot has reduced his speed. Or we teach Blount to hit the hole and not DANCE
All that being said there are some teams in the later first round, namely the Packers and Saints that would would love to have Ingram. So If one of the DE’s that we ovet is not there I would rather move down some spots ans pick up two ends we feel good about and let them battle it out in camp.
A little rsearch on the type on injury that Price has should put a little fear in mking a total comitment to him. That is something that could pluage him his entire career. Okam,Moore and Miller showed flashes, but Lord knows teams were still able to run up our gut towards the end of the year. “Backpedling Rudd”, if he is not gone needs all the up front beef we can get.
Tarnard Jackson is one strike away, if he even gets reinstated from being out of the leauge. My gut feeling unless some dramatic happens with Talib Domonick/Rah may just cut their losses. Yes we get Grimm back, but he showed to be a bit of a liabilty matched uo agaisnt a speedy 3rd wideout. Without Free agency this will be a 6-10/12 season or a 11-7 if we can avoid some major sophmore slumps.
As I see it our major priorities:

#1 – a true change of pace speed back that we can match up with safety or linebacker. This will not only keep Williams and Benn from being double teamed but also I would love to see Winslow matched up against any linebacker in the Red Zone were he has been bottled up constantly the past couple seasons.

#2 – An INTIMIDATING PRESENCE in the middle of our defense. I would love to see Quincy Black get a shot ot middle linebacker. He may be raw a calling or adjusting defenses, but Geno has been here long enough to take that roll for now.

#3 A Speedy DE that can at least give opposing QB’s a fear of getting their jersey dirty.

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:29:47 +0000

Half the NFL has knee problems, including Drew Brees with Shoulder to boot. It takes an exorbitant amount of luck to make it too 22 years old as a football player without at least one knee injury, concussion, or stinger. I guess maybe if you were a kicker or punter, back up QB or waterboy.

By: OAR

OAR — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:32:03 +0000

Ingram = knee problems! Buyer beware!

By: Meh

Meh — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:41:41 +0000

If he drops to our pick in the 2nd round, great, take him. In the first? Hell. No.

By: Apple Roof Cleaning

Apple Roof Cleaning — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:35:34 +0000

I think Tampa may be using Ingram as a smokescreen. I just can’t see us using a first round pick on Ingram.

By: Hawaiian Buc

Hawaiian Buc — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:43:32 +0000

Couldn’t have said it better myself BigMac!

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:34:00 +0000

Well I guess we’ll find out soon enough. It’s all a crap shoot, but you can not ignore any player’s performance in school. I wanted the Bucs to draft Adrian Peterson so bad, even though at the time it wasn’t a top priority. Things change quickly in the NFL. If Blount couldn’t play for some reason, it would be nice to have a guy like Ingram ready to rock and roll. The guy is not too small. He is very strong, head to toe and could just make a splash in the NFL. I also think the Bucs are looking at defense early but I won’t be upset if they draft Ingram in any round. He could drop, DaQuan too. A lot of players are over-rated but until they hit the field, who knows for sure.

By: HIRE GREG OLSON!

HIRE GREG OLSON! — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:24:53 +0000

@JDouble

I totally agree. Completely overrated.

By: gotbbucs

gotbbucs — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:03:01 +0000

Not a chance. There is absolutely no way that they use a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd on a RB in this draft.

By: Tommy Boy

Tommy Boy — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:04:11 +0000

Can Ingram pick up the Blitz? If not, then who will if we draft him. The one time I saw LB try to pick up the blitz he missed his assignment and Freeman got lit up. Drafting Ingram would spell Caddy’s end with the Bucs not to mention less carries for The Flying Duckman!

By: Macabee

Macabee — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:50:26 +0000

Nfl executives and coaches , while competitive, are a close knit group and they talk to each other about information they have discovered about potential draftees on and off the field. Ingram is coming off of some boards because of rumors about a persistent knee problem. All teams are skittish about drafting RBs early because of the success they are finding with late round and UFA picks. Dominik is kicking the tires because he senses there may be a bargain here in a later round.

By: Hawaiian Buc

Hawaiian Buc — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:48:41 +0000

Argg, “wear” the same number, not “were”! I need to go back to school.