Second Look At Koetter, Roddy White & Jameis
January 15th, 2016
Ten days ago, Joe wrote about Roddy White, Dirk Koetter and a potential marriage in Tampa.
In a nutshell, the Falcons owe White about $6 million in 2016, and there’s talk in Atlanta of the veteran wide receiver getting ousted as a salary cap casualty. ESPN reporter Vaughn McClure was buzzing about it again today. Weeks ago, Koetter told ESPN that White is the most competitive player he’s ever coached.
Joe wrote that a guy like White would be an amazing addition for America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, as he tries to change the culture of the Bucs and turn losing attitudes into winning attitudes.
But now, perhaps, the Bucs won’t have that same weak mentality as they did under Lovie Smith. Perhaps head coach Koetter will know how to weed out the softies and motivate the rest.
Maybe the Bucs won’t need a guy like White any longer.
Regardless, the White situation is worth watching. The Bucs need help desperately, and they also need winning-attitude veterans to help rid the disease of losing.
January 15th, 2016 at 12:54 pm
Screw Roddy. We need Vincent back
January 15th, 2016 at 12:55 pm
How about we resign Jackson AND add Roddy White. Practice habits alone is worth the signing. Evans needs to watch guys like that in practice.
January 15th, 2016 at 12:58 pm
This is going to be R. White’s 12th season… He just got done with the worst two years of his career… Only 43 catches for 506 yards last year… Can he help us? I’m sure he can contribute but we better get him at a very fair price… We already have one elderly over paid receiver we don’t need another…
January 15th, 2016 at 12:58 pm
Evans, White and Jackson pick your poison defenders.
Hmmm, I like the sound of that!
But lets not forget Mario Williams our future DE.
Carolina who?
The Sails are up and we are coming to the playoffs, Baby!
Go Bucs!!!
January 15th, 2016 at 1:01 pm
Dood he had 1 TD this year, 1! VJ is a much better option, MUCH better!
January 15th, 2016 at 1:07 pm
White is intriguing
……but is a luxury option at best.
White will only sign here if he accepts a lower contract……
January 15th, 2016 at 1:13 pm
Sign roddy. He is an on the field coach. And a great team player. Look at his production this year. He saw significant drop off, but he remained a great teammate. He is smart and humble. Evans can use all the veteran presence we could throw at him. Try to sign Roddy to a small salary fully guaranteed pay day and let him be the 3rd or 4th wr.
Resign jackson to a better deal, or draft his replacement. 2nd or 3rd round wr.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:14 pm
Can they now say the S word in the locker room or do they still have to say doo doo?
January 15th, 2016 at 1:21 pm
If Murphy’s return is doubtful then sign White. Regardless, we must keep VJax. We can’t keep letting talent leave. Add depth. The more good players the better.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:26 pm
Keep VJax and sign White as a number 3 or 4. Far, far better than Sheppard or Dye IMHO. Especially for that fire and all the other intangibles. But get him at a good price!
January 15th, 2016 at 1:30 pm
Didn’t we rag on Lovie for bringing his washed up and tired retreads from Chicago cause they knew the system?…déja vu all over again
January 15th, 2016 at 1:34 pm
Iam with Scott. .just resign Jackson he’s younger than White and why trade 1 mullti million dollar contract for another I also think the WR # 11 on the bucs team is gonna be pretty good too. Lets add some more young talented WRs to the team.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:34 pm
ha, I’ll never forget how badly Roddy used to screw with Talib. He would smoke him, talk smack, Talib would get pissed and want to fight. and Roddy would own him the rest of the day.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Hasnt “Hot Rod Roddy” been injured the last few years AND given his age, not sure if this would be a smart move unless of course any deal was cap friendly.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:42 pm
The season Roddy White just had. My guess is he’s just about done. With all the attention Julio got, he was only a 4th option to Tamme and Hankerson(who was eventually cut)….
January 15th, 2016 at 1:45 pm
Kotter may think twice before he starts to bring in a bunch of familiar faces…
As for White….if we are going to have an older receiver on our team, it should be VJax….we don’t need two.
There are many options in FA for a WR.
I’d like to see us throw everything…our Glennon pick, Rounds 5, 6 & 6…..to trade up with our first four picks to find 4 starters on defense….I mean, lets get some real thumpers….
January 15th, 2016 at 1:46 pm
roddy white is done. Humphries is better than him at this point
January 15th, 2016 at 1:47 pm
Roddy White is older, and far less productive than V-Jax.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:49 pm
yes to VJAX and everyone else. Depth is a problem everywhere on this team. Sign EVERYONE and add many draft choices…
January 15th, 2016 at 1:52 pm
Roddy is washed up we need a potential #1 if we can find one anywhere because Vincent is long in the tooth and Evans has the dropsies. Don’t forget we do get back 4th rounder Kenny Bell who has great speed and should at least replace Dontae Dye. If he can stretch the field we might be able to get away with one more competent veteran like Roddy White but I am not so sure.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:52 pm
I wouldn’t mind Roddy on a 1-2 year cheap deal.
January 15th, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Travis Bejamin, Browns free agent, may be small, but he is tough, talented and got speed, also a threat on special teams, give Jameis some speed, he could be like Harry Douglass was for the Falcons in Dirks offense
January 15th, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Roddy White????? Stop the madness please. He is done. Can we please learn from the Colts signing Andre Johnson? Some of you including Joe is just looking at the name. He brings absolutely nothing to the table that the bucs need. Murphy is just as good as White at this point in his career. Stop the madness please!!! This is the real Tiny Tim.
January 15th, 2016 at 2:05 pm
At any rate the future looks upbeat. It’s going to make going through the offseason much more interesting. The storm clouds have cleared and there is actual light at the end of the tunnel without what’s his name.
January 15th, 2016 at 2:12 pm
37…maybe that’s the Glazer Way. Keep getting rid of coaches often to keep the fans wondering how good next season will go until they finally get lucky and land a HC that turns the team around. lol
January 15th, 2016 at 2:40 pm
Give me Jackson over White any day.
January 15th, 2016 at 2:45 pm
Tim Jennings, Tim Brown, Roddy White, etc. 🙂
January 15th, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Roddy White? Why not bring back Tim Brown? He’s faded and long past his glory days… hell, while we’re living in the past, let’s just lure Jerry Rice out of retirement too. He’s the greatest of all time.
January 15th, 2016 at 3:09 pm
If we can get him close to veteran minimum salary why the heck not. Vincent is a beast in the slot and we played a lot of 3 or 4 WR sets so having more reliable pass catchers could only be a good thing. If he just had a similar season to last and with what he brings off the field this is a worthy endeavor. Plus injuries will certainly occur with ME13 or VJAX and definitely ASJ so why not have more depth instead of playing non drafted FAs.
January 15th, 2016 at 3:34 pm
I recall how impressed I was of Roddy White as a person while watching Hard Knocks a couple of years ago. He seemed like a really good dude. That said, he’s a bit too long in the tooth for this team. He’s had a nice career though.
January 15th, 2016 at 3:45 pm
Take Roddy and offer to pay half the contract he has now with ATL. That will get the job done, and it will be worth it to have him in house.
January 15th, 2016 at 3:47 pm
go get some young speed roddy white is been done for two years
January 15th, 2016 at 3:50 pm
I would much rather see them go after A. Jeffries of the Bears. He will be a free agent this year unless he is franchised by the Bears.
January 15th, 2016 at 4:31 pm
Roddy White would be fine for 1 season to help mentor the yougin’s like Mankins and Vjax have done.
With our WR corps depleted each season I wouldn’t mind Roddy for 1 year. Pay cut of course.
January 16th, 2016 at 6:39 am
go get speedy young college guys. you do not need this guy
January 16th, 2016 at 9:20 am
And why don’t we add Fred Flintstone on the D-Line and Barney Rubble as TE while your at it. This is the dumbest suggestion I’ve heard. Why waste a cent on a washed up WR? We have Vjax and Murphy, neither were able to influence Evans to catch the ball this year. If you keep this type of talk up the WR room is going to need wheel chair access.