A View Of The Bucs Defense From A Pro Bowler
January 29th, 2018
A lot of offensive linemen in this year’s Pro Bowl played against the Buccaneers through the past two years.
So Joe talked to a few of them about the Bucs’ inconsistent and largely woeful defense.
It kind of went like this: Joe got what resembled stock answers, the textbook cliché stuff, and then Joe turned off the recorder, asked (pleaded?) for straight answers and promised to not attribute their name to any quotes.
Joe rarely uses unattributed quotes. Joe’s not a big fan of them, but in this case they are educational and worth the share.
Here was the take from one Pro Bowl offensive lineman:
“You’re confident against them from the start of the week and that can make a difference collectively for an offense,” he said of the Bucs defense.
“They have some playmakers who will make a play or two, but you know you can be successful against them over 60 minutes. There are other defenses like that. They don’t have enough to scare you and that puts that confidence in the back of your mind through the game. [Offensive] coaches want to give that feeling to you every week, that if you play your game you can win, but you know, you don’t always believe it 100 percent.
“You can play away from Gerald [McCoy] or take him out of a game for the most part and not feel like you’re going to get hurt. It doesn’t mean you’re always going to win, and he’ll do his thing, but it lets you play with more confidence and that helps you in all parts of the game, especially your quarterback. They got pieces. Maybe they just need one more guy, the right guy to make that difference on the field or in the attitude or whatever. They’re not far off, but really every defense in this league can say that.”
Telling stuff.
The only other nugget Joe found intriguing was one lineman who said, “I don’t know what’s going on over there. Gerald could use some help.”
Yes, the Bucs have talent on defense. But overall the talent is lacking and there’s not enough depth. And the anemic blitz success and general inconsistency speaks a lot to the coaching staff.
But as that one player above suggested, maybe the Bucs are just one “right guy” away from getting things back to where they were in the second half of the 2016 season, when the Bucs allowed an average of just 17 points per game.
January 29th, 2018 at 10:15 am
That’s what happens when you draft 2 Dlineman in the last 4 drafts. And draft a majority on offense.
Can’t believe Jason is still that GM after ignoring RB and Defense. But going all fantasy football on offensive pass catchers.
January 29th, 2018 at 10:21 am
Wow, Good on you for finally recognizing what those in the know have been saying!!!!!!!!!!! It took a lot of guts to stand up and write the truth!!!!!!!!!!! And now that you are finally listening,who is that player you ask its time for a “Realist Repost”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Buc Realist Says:
January 20th, 2018 at 12:42 pm
If the top DE does not fall,,,,,,
Please free up the LB’s by selecting Mount Vea!!!!!!! trade down and/or pick up a “Man among boys” Vita Vea!!!!!!!! switch to a 3-4 for a point of difference in the division!!!!!!!!!
GO Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 10:22 am
“…you KNOW you can be successful against them over 60 minutes.”
Nothing we didn’t already know.
We definitely need more players but maybe the “one ‘right guy’” should be subtracted and he is the DC.
January 29th, 2018 at 10:24 am
ONE player? Don’t know about that but it’s not impossible to imagine turning things around because of the number of one score losses against a very tough schedule.
Things that could happen to make an optimist smile like me…
1.) Noah Spence gets truly healthy and blossoms in his third year as he appeared to be doing last year in Jax.
2.) We draft a DL who can actually contribute in 2018…that’ll take some luck as rookie DL’s…see Warren Sapp’s 3 sacks as a rookie. Maybe we’ll get lucky and find a guy who can produce 6
3.) FA has to be good this time around. If we re-sign Grimes and add Talib we’ll be markedly better…and if we have ANY pass rush at all we could actually become good.
4.) Find another quality RB to go with Barber. Fortunately unlike the DL…RB’s are largely plug and play. Just gotta find the right guy.
5.) If we end up with Nelson (Walter Football’s current pick for the Bucs) our OL will improve. If Sweezy regains enough health in his back to at least be average our OL will be solid.
6.) HEALTH and availability. We can’t lose our QB for a half dozen games with a bum shoulder…or for four games due to a suspension. We are due to have a break or two in the health dept after last year.
7.) LUCK Last year if it wasn’t for bad luck we would have no luck at all.
Imagine how often an NFL official inadvertently kicks the football delaying placement at the end of a game with time running out. Hopefully we won’t have another hurricane capable of wiping out large swaths of Tampa Bay.
Yeah that’s the optimistic view and there are plenty here with the pessimistic view but it’s the freaking NFL…anything can happen.
January 29th, 2018 at 10:24 am
lol, take gmc out of the game. sounds pretty easy. why not ditch him and get 2 younger talents.
January 29th, 2018 at 10:29 am
I thought GMC was a game wrecker??? I thought he moves men? 🤔🤔🤔
January 29th, 2018 at 10:30 am
We need a few more pieces than one player.
1. A DE that can stay on the field stout enough to be a factor in the run game and rush the passer.
2. A strong defender to play beside McCoy to stuff the run. Keep MacDonald
for rotation at either DT position.
3. A young corner with speed and length to stay with elite WR’s and tough enough to play physical with them.
4. A fix for the OLINE. Either a center to be groomed by Hawley or a guard to
replace Sweezy or Pamphile ,however it shakes out.
And then there is the running back who needs to be able make a difference
to the outside as well as up the middle.
January 29th, 2018 at 10:31 am
I’m with Andrew.
How can the Bucs have two position groups that are clearly the worst in the NFL?:
Running Back and Defensive Line
January 29th, 2018 at 10:31 am
I can’t wait until next month’s article where it is finally “Realized” that the lack of talent was from the TOTAL rebuild from talk show dominik days 4 season ago, which only has 2 drafted players and 1 drafted free-agent left from those dark days!!!!!!!!!
Go Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 10:32 am
See…it is the talent not coaching….
January 29th, 2018 at 10:36 am
My goodness some of you are so stupid. Are you really that football ignorant, or is it just you will twist anything to fit your agenda? You don’t understand that ANY player can be taken out of a game if he doesn’t have guys around him? Seriously? What part of “he could use some help” do you not understand? How much football have you watched? I expect stupidity out of the couple normal people, but I expect better out of the rest of you. It’s shameful.
January 29th, 2018 at 10:38 am
I wouldn’t say it’s lack of talent, eather lack of guts and a passion to win at any cost
this teams players like to look good and don’t care about winning
good teams players are the opposite
January 29th, 2018 at 10:43 am
This is why time and time again the Bucs fixed struggling offense. If your offense was struggling, playing the Bucs was the cure. Especially for quarterbacks. They sit confidently, untouched in a pocket with no pressure and off coverage. Each play they grow with confidence and the coordinator feels freed to open up the entire playbook. Quick throws, screens, seven step drops, flea flickers, hell let the WR throw a bomb. I remember the saying “everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face” our defense never punched anyone in the face and made them forget their plan. Maybe once in a while the defense should be aggressive from the start, don’t wait until the third quarter to send a blitz after the quarterback and oline have gotten comfortable.
January 29th, 2018 at 11:01 am
Boy – the 2017 season really messed up a lot of people’s heads.
Some of the crap I see written here these days is mind boggling.
Not referring to you spbf – that was a good post.
January 29th, 2018 at 11:05 am
I am liking the Vea solution more and more. Folks got to realize there is just not a lot of pass rush out there in 2018. Need more of 3-4 action and everyone knows a strong running game and OL keep defenses on the bench. Finally I am glad to hear the suggestion that all the bad stuff falls on the coaches, Players make the big bucks and determine how much motivation they want to generate. We have seen too many Swaggy’s.
January 29th, 2018 at 11:07 am
…..sorry, bad stuff doesn’t fall on the coaches shoulders.
January 29th, 2018 at 11:16 am
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MINKAH FITZPATRICK at #7 could be that “one right guy” … a Jale Ramsay clone without the drama … known as “Saban’s brain on the field” and a devout Christian off of it that doesn’t drink at all and works insanely hard … I LOVE THE KID!
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January 29th, 2018 at 11:25 am
NFLNut – Fitzpatrick could be our guy if Chubb and Nelson are off the board.
I would for sure take the high end CB prospect before I would take a RB at #7 if those happened to be the choices.
Trading down and getting extra high picks is our best bet to improve this team if that opportunity were to present itself.
January 29th, 2018 at 11:37 am
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Pickgrin,
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Bucs have Minkah higher than Quenten Nelson on their draft board … especially if they are holding onto Sweezy and plan on bringing Pamphile back or starting Bennenoch at G or even drafting a guy like Billy Price in the 2nd round or Frank Ragnow in the 4th round.
If Nelson is an all-pro guard and Minkah is indeed a “Jalen Ramsay clone without the drama”, I don’t think they can go wrong in drafting either guy.
As for Saquon, I still have him going #1 overall and no later than #3 overall, but if he was still there at #7 I do think the Bucs would draft him over Nelson or Minkah and maybe even over Chubb … I really do. I’m not saying that would be the right choice, but I do think Tampa would take him first.
As for trading down, I would LOVE that and if a QB like Darnold, Allen or even Mayfield is still on the board at #7 I do think we could get the Bills #21 and #22 and maybe even an additional 2nd or 3rd rounder!
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January 29th, 2018 at 11:39 am
@Joe … “They have some playmakers who will make a play or two, but you know you can be successful against them over 60 minutes. There are other defenses like that. They don’t have enough to scare you and that puts that confidence in the back of your mind through the game.”
Joe, that’s the most telling quote (unattributed of course) that I’ve read in a long, long time on JBF. And it nails it … the other team shows up fully confident that we’ll screw up at one point or another. And sadly, we do … thus 5-11. The ‘want-to’ is there, but the ‘talent’ is lacking. Fix the DLine & fix the Secondary and this defense will markedly improve. And yes, with Smitty & his assistant coaches steering the defensive ship.
BTW, some GRRREAT posts here. We may not all see eye-to-eye on the BEST way to improve this defense, but it’s obvious a LOT of JBFers see that as a PRIORITY NEED. Now the only other one we have to convince is JASON LICHT before he gets everyone fired and we start the circus all over again.
January 29th, 2018 at 11:46 am
2014 Draft. All-Offense
2015 Draft. 4th Round LB
2016 Draft. 1st Round CB
2nd Round Undersized DE
4th Round DB
6th Round LB
2017 Draft. 2nd Round Safety
3rd Round LB
7th Round NT
Great job of building the D-Line
January 29th, 2018 at 11:53 am
You can only get out
What you have put in
And Jason Licht hasn’t put anything into the D-Line
January 29th, 2018 at 11:56 am
Must be talent which can’t be used to win football games.
Perhaps they can play the clarinet?
January 29th, 2018 at 12:12 pm
Hmmm, definitely sees same thing we have to sit through every week, great job jason gump of building a team….that drafting of a kicker in round 2 was such a great move while ignoring RB, OL, DL, secondary, this licht guy gets it, you draft a kicker very high and then build around said kicker, FLIPPING BRILLIANT
January 29th, 2018 at 12:25 pm
The Bucs defensive line is a bunch of slow fat lazy lard arses. GMC is fat. Fat isn’t good. It slows you down. The Bucs’ strength and conditioning coach is a major problem. The team lacks heart. There lacks brains. The team lacks leadership. This isn’t a one year fix. They are deep in the hole with so many bad players, coaches and choices. It’s depressing to think about. Good luck Koetter because you need it. Cheapass is their mantra.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:25 pm
@ Joe
“Telling stuff” ? Really?? Not for nothing but this isn’t breaking news. Us Buc fans, well at least the ones NOT looking at this team through pewter and red colored glasses, already know this. We see it week in and week out. This doesn’t surprise me in the slightest Only difference is that when we say it were just haters. This is the same thing that Warren saw and called them out on it, but he got blasted for it. And they are way more than one guy away from being successful. THIS DEFENSE F@$KING SUCKS!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 12:35 pm
StPeteBucsFan Says:
January 29th, 2018 at 10:24 am
ONE player? Don’t know about that but it’s not impossible to imagine turning things around because of the number of one score losses against a very tough schedule.
Things that could happen to make an optimist smile like me…
1.) Noah Spence gets truly healthy and blossoms in his third year as he appeared to be doing last year in Jax.
2.) We draft a DL who can actually contribute in 2018…that’ll take some luck as rookie DL’s…see Warren Sapp’s 3 sacks as a rookie. Maybe we’ll get lucky and find a guy who can produce 6
3.) FA has to be good this time around. If we re-sign Grimes and add Talib we’ll be markedly better…and if we have ANY pass rush at all we could actually become good.
4.) Find another quality RB to go with Barber. Fortunately unlike the DL…RB’s are largely plug and play. Just gotta find the right guy.
5.) If we end up with Nelson (Walter Football’s current pick for the Bucs) our OL will improve. If Sweezy regains enough health in his back to at least be average our OL will be solid.
6.) HEALTH and availability. We can’t lose our QB for a half dozen games with a bum shoulder…or for four games due to a suspension. We are due to have a break or two in the health dept after last year.
7.) LUCK Last year if it wasn’t for bad luck we would have no luck at all.
Imagine how often an NFL official inadvertently kicks the football delaying placement at the end of a game with time running out. Hopefully we won’t have another hurricane capable of wiping out large swaths of Tampa Bay.
Yeah that’s the optimistic view and there are plenty here with the pessimistic view but it’s the freaking NFL…anything can happen.
If this, if that……BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. If my aunt had penis she’d be Bruce Jenner. Look until I see it with my own eyes, I won’t have any confidence that this franchise as a whole can be any better then they were this past year. They’ve done NOTHING to prove that. I can appreciate your optimism, but have have ZERO optimism for next year.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:36 pm
1. Noah comes back strong and/or we draft Okl. DE Okoronkwo for a 3-4 OLB as one of two second round picks if we draft down.
2. Stephen Shepard—No one could block him in East West Practices and big and strong enough to play Nose Tackle if we go to 3-4 so we can draft 250 lb. DEs in this draft and play them as outside LBs.
3. In Free Agency sign Talib to return; a Safety; and resign our All Pro CB Brent Grimes.
4. San Diego State’s RB Rashaad Penny, 220 lbs, for feature back and kick returner. (Lightening fast with great quickness and can run inside or out and returned six kick offs for TDS)
5. Licht drafts down and gets Okl. OT Brown, then we move Smith to LT (who is as good at LG as rookie Nelson would have been. Then draft Michigan State’s Center, Jack Allen (2 time first team All American) to learn behind our last starting Center, Joe Hawley, allowing us to move our Hobart former All Pro, Marpet, back to RG and cut or trade Sweezy. Keep Pamphile as our OT backup.
6. Koetter orders Jameis to play at his weight from his 9-6 year weight when he had no injuries and stop trying to lose weight (which risked injury last year, and in fact did result in his shoulder injury that ruined last year). Sign the Viking’s QB in Free Agency as our backup QB.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:41 pm
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How sure are we Koetter and Licht won’t think “drafting defense might not result in any more wins, so, we might as well draft offense again, as even if we have another losing season, if Jameis keeps progressing” the Glazers will stick with us … and then go and draft:
1. G Quenton Nelson
2. C Billy Price
3. RB Rashaad Penny
4. Best DE available
5. RT Desmond Harrison
6. Best CB available
6. Best DT available
The above wouldn’t really shock me … our O-Line would be amazing, our running back corps would be deep … and Licht could still have claimed to “spent some picks” on defense … of course, we better score 30+ a game to even have a shot at a winning record!
Personally, I think FREE AGENCY will be huge this year … the last two years were complete busts with Sweezy and Baker … I’m really hoping to see, at the very least a starting quality DE and CB signed … and hopefully a starting quality RB (Bell or Hyde) and SS (Tre Boston?) signed as well.
If we can get a DE, CB, RB and SS in free agency, we can go all-out with drafting for the O and D lines with a CB or two sprinkled in as we have seven picks!
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January 29th, 2018 at 12:47 pm
OWLYKAT,
1. Um, okay …
2. Sure, why not …
3. Fine but we better sign AT LEAST ONE DE as well!
4. Sure, why not … I’d prefer Lev Bell or Carlos Hyde in free agency though
5. Baby Zeus is awesome BUT I don’t like moving Donovan Smith to the LG … he’s huge and will cut Jameis’ throwing windows … Bennenoch is a guard NOT a tackle in my mind … move him in there! As for Jack Allen … yeah, he’s a bad boy at Center … I like Billy Price and Frank Ragnow as well.
6. NO and NO … thinking Jameis’ weight had anything to do with his injury seems absurd to me … and Case Keenum is going to get way too much $$$$ to sign with us … plus, he’ll be looking for a starting job … hard pass on him!
January 29th, 2018 at 1:03 pm
This one more “right guy” nonsense is everything that is wrong with the Bucs. They keep trying to land that “one right guy” in free agency or the draft and when that guy fails the Bucs are screwed. There are a million sayings about NOT putting all your eggs in one basket… the Bucs should head those words.
This is why the Bucs need to go all in via free agency and the draft and bring in at least 8 new faces for the offensive and defensive lines. Players that have the chance to compete to start and at the very least be backups that push the starters for playing time. If they go all in like this they will find a gem or three that will make a difference.
Yes – there are other problems to fix. But terrific line play leads to improvement in all other areas as well. It’s the single most important step to the Bucs becoming winners again.
Fix the trenches, fix the Bucs!!
January 29th, 2018 at 1:15 pm
My bad I meant “I can appreciate your optimism, but I have ZERO optimism for next year.” Not “have have ZERO optimism”, DUH! lol
January 29th, 2018 at 1:27 pm
They got pieces. Maybe they just need one more guy, the right guy to make that difference on the field or in the attitude or whatever. They’re not far off, but really every defense in this league can say that.”
Telling stuff.
The only other nugget Joe found intriguing was one lineman who said, “I don’t know what’s going on over there. Gerald could use some help.”
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sounds like talent is there to me……we’re not 5-11 talent like the jets…..or 5-11 talent like the bears…..
the most telling part was: “I don’t know what’s going on over there.”…..neither do the fans…..hell, neither do the coaches…..
and also “coaches want to give that feeling to you every week, that if you play your game you can win,”…..coaches aren’t preparing players in the right way….
good job @joe…..the article “we screwed ourselves” canned all the “excuse” nonsense……this article has canned the “lack of talent” nonsense……
could we use more talent?…of course….just like every other team could use more talent…..you think the bears could use more talent….the jets….the Texans….the dolphins…..are we as bad as those teams….nawl….but we do have worse coaching than those teams,(except maybe the bears) and it aint even close…..GO BUCS!!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 1:31 pm
and for those fans who don’t know……this regime only has 2018 to collect “talented players” that we are so called lacking….
and dirk did not inherit a 2-14 team….that team lacked talent…..GO BUCS!!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 1:40 pm
Pewter Report has a very smart 7rd draft today.Picking a Nose Tackle Man Beast number one and with that move going to base 3-4 Defense.The San Diego State RB in RD 2.Only two Offense players picked.
January 29th, 2018 at 2:28 pm
^ I’d LOVE to move to a 3-4 but I think both Viti Vea AND Da’Ron Payne will be gone by the Bills #21 and #22 selections if we trade down and there is NO WAY I’d take either with the #7 pick!
January 29th, 2018 at 2:58 pm
NFLNut … That’s EXACTLY the type of thinking Jason Licht has used to get us into the mess that we’re in. Licht wouldn’t dream of taking Vea or Payne with the #7 pick because in his mind they’re probably NOT WORTH the #7 pick, and Jason is certainly all about VALUE. Isn’t that why we ended up with Fatty Baker instead of Calais Campbell?
Guess what … either Vea or Payne could easily end up being more valuable to the Bucs over time than any of the others who might be rated above them in the draft. Sometimes BPA is the way to go, particularly if you’ve already got a playoff team & are looking for depth. In the Bucs case this year though, it has to be about PRIORITY NEEDS … we’re trying to fill gaping holes. If there’s not a beastly DE available (say Chubb), or a awesome Secondary CB/Safety available (say Fitzpatrick), why wouldn’t we want to grab a stud DT (say Vea or Payne) who could anchor our DLine for many years? There are several OLinemen available in FA, but very few DLinemen are available this year.
Please don’t blow this for us this year Licht. Laser focus on the D-E-F-E-N-S-E in the draft … for a change.
January 29th, 2018 at 3:13 pm
My man JOE is on the case. But he’s being somewhat nice. So I will breakdown what the opposing players actually meant about our Bucs in street Terms….”Ain’t nobody losin sleep over the Bucs Defense. WE see you ain’t got nothin. The film we watch show us Y’alls weak and soft as hell. We double down on your one or 2 top Defensive Players. Cause we knows you ain’t got nobody else to make plays. Y’ALL Make a play or 2 then laydown”. There Joe, I cleaned up what was actually said about our D.
January 29th, 2018 at 3:45 pm
Makes you wonder who this mystery O-line man is, that made and is at the probowl, who the Bucs faced?????? Without NS57, it sunk all chances at the pass rush from the DE, and other that were out and/or limping around!!!!!! The most amazing thing is who Coach Smitty keep the most of important stat around last year’s,,,Points!!!!!!!! Especially facing the second hardest schedule to keep the points per game to 22nd in the league was really a great job!!!!!!!
I know the sheep cannot see it, or don’t want to!!!!!! But Coach Smitty sacrificed aggressiveness to keep the score in check and manageable!!!! Getting excited to see the team now add talent to the defense!!!!!!! If some on defense can finally stay healthy and new additions, we should see some Defense!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO Bucs!!!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 3:57 pm
DefenseRules,
If you believe we need to ignore “value” and just draft for “need”, we still would NOT draft a DT … we’d draft a DE like Davenport or Key or even a CB like Ward, as DT is NOT as big of=f a need as DE or CB is.
January 29th, 2018 at 3:57 pm
Our gm is a scout
Not a gm
January 29th, 2018 at 3:58 pm
I have to agree with Nut. When you have guys that are playoffs or you’re fired, the temptation will be to draft Barkley at 7. He’ll have a few great games, but not come close to the total value of a Chubb, Duncan, (if he truly is the best guard to come out in a decade) or Fitzpatrick (assuming his combine doesn’t equate him to a second Hargreaves). Over-drafting running backs is what stupid organizations do. How often has it worked out long term—more than a decade—in the modern era?
Assuming our three top choices are gone, I’d absolutely be okay with a stud interior D-Lineman. But if Washington and (not “or” because we have to play them against each other) Miami are QB-less, a trade down still leaves us with Vea or Payne.
January 29th, 2018 at 4:15 pm
And the morons thought we were within one kicker from being a real contender. THAT ought to tell you something…in fact, it should scream something to you.
January 29th, 2018 at 4:21 pm
The last time the Bucs had the 7th pick, they drafted Mike Evans over Aaron Donald. I don’t see the Bucs spending a 1st round pick on a DT. They don’t have that much football knowledge.
January 29th, 2018 at 4:40 pm
@realist…..please stop embarrassing yourself….lol…..
first, any coach relying on 1 DE to determine the success of the defense shouldn’t be coaching…..especially if that player has a history of injury….last time I checked 11 players play on defense…..
second, when did being ranked 22nd out of 32 teams start being considered a good thing?…..last time I checked being ranked 22nd out of 32 puts you in the bottom 3rd….that aint nothing to be proud of…..he did a great job against the vikes….cardinals….bills…panthers….saints….falcons(all blow out loses)….
the most amazing thing is how dirk and smitty coned the glazers for 1more year of BS!!!!!….whata heist!!!!!!….GO BUCS!!!!
January 29th, 2018 at 4:54 pm
“They have some playmakers who will make a play or two, but you know you can be successful against them over 60 minutes.” This one line is what all Geraldini haters have been saying for years now.
January 29th, 2018 at 4:57 pm
What these guys really was saying,
The Bucs Sucks
January 29th, 2018 at 6:36 pm
813bucboi Says:
January 29th, 2018 at 4:40 pm
@realist…..please stop embarrassing yourself….lol…..
first, any coach relying on 1 DE to determine the success of the defense shouldn’t be coaching…..especially if that player has a history of injury….last time I checked 11 players play on defense…..
second, when did being ranked 22nd out of 32 teams start being considered a good thing?…..last time I checked being ranked 22nd out of 32 puts you in the bottom 3rd….that aint nothing to be proud of…..he did a great job against the vikes….cardinals….bills…panthers….saints….falcons(all blow out loses)….
the most amazing thing is how dirk and smitty coned the glazers for 1more year of BS!!!!!….whata heist!!!!!!….GO BUCS!!!!
Amen brother!!! That’s exactly what I mean when I say the fans looking at this team through pewter and red colored glasses. In my opinion not only does this team have a collection of ass clowns coaching them, they also have minimal talent at best on defense……Geraldine McSofty does not count, I think she’s soft and I can’t wait for her to be gone! And before you McSofty jock gobblers start your crap, answer me this question. What exactly have we done/won with her on the roster??????? I’ll wait……….HELLO? And sorry I’m not impressed with Noah Spence, I think he’s way undersized and injury prone. If we’re counting on just him to be the saving pass rusher…..we’re in deep sh!t!
January 29th, 2018 at 7:47 pm
Realist.
Youll never learn anything with selective hearing. So because ONE player says it its true? Doesnt matter that multiple league execs and head coaches think the bucs offense and defense is the most predictable in the league huh? One player says its a lack of players and thats true because thats what you said. Dude youre clueless. Study the game.
January 31st, 2018 at 8:10 am
Lets say its worse case scenario and Brent Grimes walks and Chubb is off the board. Minkah Fitzpatrick, if he falls to seven or CB Denzal Ward Ohio State. Second and third rounds draft a DT and a DE. Sign the best CB available in FA. In the second round it may make sense to move back into the late first round to secure either DT Taven Bryan Florida or maybe even DE Arden Key if he falls. In the third round DE Duke Ejiofor Wake Forest or DE Chad Thomas Miami. The additions of these four players should be just what the defense needs.