Ali Marpet The Key?
June 1st, 2015
Yes, you’ve read and heard and watched folks break down the draft of the Bucs, not a month after the fact.
Joe is of the mind that it takes three years to dish out objective grades.
Most suggest how “America’s Quarterback,” Jameis Winston, pans out will determine if this draft is a success or not. That’s not a stretch.
Good guy Emory Hunt, the czar of the playbook, has a different twist with the Bucs. He picked two draft picks that are key. Sure, one is Jameis, but the second was surprising. Hunt believes guard Ali Marpet, from the noted football factory of Hobart College, was a complete and total steal by AC/DC-loving Bucs general manager Jason Licht.
Click the video below and listen to Hunt’s words and explanation.
June 1st, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Please find a new picture, please!
June 1st, 2015 at 1:14 pm
and a new moniker.
america’s quarterback is tom brady. sorry you can’t live with it and try to force things. sorta like jameis christ forcing himself opening a car door.
June 1st, 2015 at 1:18 pm
The “Americas Quarterback” this is driving me effing nuts.
Stop trying to make “fetch” happen. It’s not funny and sets a ridiculous bar for this kid. I realize once Joe gets ahold of a meme, he cannot let it go (I submit, “ghostly Michael Johnson” as evidenced)
June 1st, 2015 at 1:21 pm
One of these days people are going to realize the more they complain about the “America’s QB” line, the more Joe is going to use it. Who really cares?
June 1st, 2015 at 1:24 pm
Buckle up. Jameis isn’t going anywhere any time soon.
June 1st, 2015 at 1:25 pm
These Jameicdotes about “America’s Quarterback” are fantastic!
WE’RE MAKING “JAMEICDOTE” HAPPEN PEOPLE!
June 1st, 2015 at 1:27 pm
The man crush Joe has on Jameis is not only disgusting, it’s close to obscene.
Interesting post however. I gave the Bucs a B because I’m not sure a Div. III guard should have been picked so high no matter how well he did in the Senior Bowl.
June 1st, 2015 at 1:39 pm
I Don’t mind the posts, just the stupid moniker
June 1st, 2015 at 1:41 pm
“Americas Quarterback” is just a sly joke
And when Joe says “get used to it”
he probably means he believes that Jameis is going to do well with the Bucs
Nobody outside JOEBUCSFAN.com let alone Tampa Bay believes that
so take it with a grin
Besides,
It could get worth if Joe heaps more onto the Jameis moniker
ie. see what he call Peter King
June 1st, 2015 at 1:49 pm
Trusting in the talent evaluation of a GM that brought us Collins, McCown and Johnson is foolish at best. I’ll wait and see if this risky div3 2nd round pick can actually play. Not willing to trust Licht or some internet analyst how this guy plucked from obscurity is some sort of steal. Seems to me with a 2-14 record the GM should be less cavalier with our draft picks.
June 1st, 2015 at 1:56 pm
3 years to grade an offensive lineman? I don’t think so and just like demar Dotson you know if the arrow is pointing up or if he’s just a guy. 3 years that’s outrageous, if it’s taking you 3 years to develop a guys, it could have been a wasted effort by then or you could draft a guy you don’t have to wait for…lineman get a year maybe 2 if theres an injury of some kind. even Jeremy zuttah didn’t wait to start
June 1st, 2015 at 3:08 pm
The page should be renamed Joe Cliche Fan.
Regarding Marpet, nah bro. D3 won’t get it done. Steal is right. He’s stealing the Glazers money.
June 1st, 2015 at 3:11 pm
However, since we can’t send him back, I’ll be happy if I’m wrong.
June 1st, 2015 at 3:46 pm
I agree with WS99! Everytime I see the picture, I’m expecting his twig and berries to make an appearance.
June 1st, 2015 at 5:52 pm
America’s QB sound d@$! good to me.
June 1st, 2015 at 5:53 pm
I think Marpet is going to turn out just fine.
He’s a member of the 30-30-30 club, as a prosct:
30+wonderlic test score
30+ inch standing vertical leap
30+ reps on bench press x 225lbs.
IMHO this guy might be our best lineman in a year or so.
June 1st, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Good to see a balanced and easy to assume failure perspective from a media type that covers more than one team.
June 1st, 2015 at 7:11 pm
There are children fighting Cancer right here in Tampa as I type this post. There are also people disturbed over Winston being playfully referred to as “America’s QB”! Must be nice to have such minor troubles in some of your lives!!! SMH!!!
June 1st, 2015 at 9:38 pm
drdneast Says:
The man crush Joe has on Jameis is not only disgusting, it’s close to obscene.
Interesting post however. I gave the Bucs a B because I’m not sure a Div. III guard should have been picked so high no matter how well he did in the Senior Bowl.
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Boo fricken hoo.
June 1st, 2015 at 9:47 pm
Keep calling Marpet a d3 player. He’s going to be a beast.
June 1st, 2015 at 10:41 pm
SteveK- if you are right about the beast thing that is good for the Bucs and everyone is happy. Doesn’t change the fact that he is a D3 player and there is a reason why D3 players don’t typically make it in the league.
In any case, I will wait and see what this kid can actually do on the football field instead of taking lapdog Licht’s or your word for it…no offense.
June 2nd, 2015 at 12:03 am
Exactly, enough about Jameis being “America’s Quarterback”, we all know that was already filled by Napoleon Dynamite…..I mean MG baby.
June 2nd, 2015 at 5:28 pm
America’s Quarterback baby! Don’t hate!
June 2nd, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Marpet has speed that is awesome for a guard. If he is able to pass block NFL caliber linemen, he could be truly awesome as a run blocker for us, especially when he pulls.