Comments on: Talks Between Bucs, Derek Cox Grow Serious

By: tha truth is...

tha truth is... — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:18:42 +0000

being him on but not Smith. Smith is overrated due 2 his size yet isn’t tha type of hitter u want along with concrete hands

By: Big Marlon B

Big Marlon B — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:05:04 +0000

@ElioT

Although Ronde Barber played close to the line of scrimmage the majority of last year, Barron‘s skill set makes him more of a true SS. That means we would need a FS, to handle more single high deep coverages when (if) Barron drops down in the box.

By: Jbeachbuc

Jbeachbuc — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:00:27 +0000

Two words about Cox= ALWAYS INJURED!!!

By: c-span

c-span — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:50:14 +0000

i hope we give Antoine Cason a look, he is the same size as Cox, but probably more durable

By: andres

andres — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:36:29 +0000

Great post Joe.

By: ElioT

ElioT — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:22:55 +0000

With the lack of sure-fire top tier CBs in the draft (outside or Milliner who will be gone at #13), I think the Bucs can/should land three CBs in FA. Let’s get Smith, Cox and Gamble.

Leave the draft open for other “best available” positions (OT, DE, DT, TE, SS) and draft some corners in 2014.

Go Bucs!!!

By: Aldo

Aldo — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:51:48 +0000

Look, i really like Derek Cox and he should be a priority for us, on the other hand, i really DONT like Sean Smith at all, sure he is tall, fast and COULD be a good CB, but the facts are in, he never step up and play like he should, he wants to get paid, dolphins dont bother in bring him back, i say i will pass on him, i preffer Keenan Lewis over him.

Bring Cox, Lewis, and draft 2 CBs(Rhodes or Trufant on the first and a 4th rounder)

By: @MikeInTampa2

@MikeInTampa2 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:32:18 +0000

The Rock Star is just warming up his pipes with this signing. He’ll put on his Skinny Pants with a bigger signing i reckon

By: Northend

Northend — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:22:19 +0000

Mac,and biggers was one of the top corners at PFF.Bucs see potential in a 6-3 almost 6-4 corner who plays tight and is fast.Played Fitzy from Zona well.Lits if upside and hes young

By: Buc4Life

Buc4Life — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:09:44 +0000

Dominik does not have to pay Wright any certain amount of money, his contract has been voided, so he could try to low ball him. What do you mean he wont pay that kind of money?

By: Macabee

Macabee — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:15:25 +0000

From all that I’ve read, Derek Cox is a good press-cover corner. He has been plagued by injuries, none serious, but just wasn’t on the field. If the Bucs think he’s past those problems, he is possibly a good get. I’m always a little concerned when there is nobody else competing with you for a CB and it is a position of need for so many teams this year. I haven’t read of any other teams pursuing Cox.

Now Sean Smith is a different story – he looks great, a real physical specimen. But I can’t find the good words out there for him. The Dolphins aren’t making any attempt to keep the guy and they are one of the few teams that have more cap space than we do. The fans aren’t screaming for the Dolphins to re-sign him the way we are screaming for the Bucs to re-sign Bennett. What’s up with that?

In 2012, Smith was ranked as the No. 74 corner out of a possible 113 in the league. He received a majority of negative grades across the board from the staff at Pro Football Focus. In 2011, the news was even worse. Smith was No. 105 out of a possible 109 corners.

This puzzles me because if you read PFT and RotoWorld, several teams are in pursuit of him. Maybe they see something that others are missing. This guy wants big money, so I hope the Bucs have really put in the due diligence on Smith before we buy if he is genuinely on their radar screen!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:57:30 +0000

Feel:

Why not keep Wright in the fold as the third cb?

Dominik is not going to pay Wright that kind of cash to be a nickel corner.