Bucs Pick Safety Antoine Winfield, Jr. In Round 2
April 24th, 2020
Thank goodness the Bucs added help for their secondary in Round 2.
Defense still matters, and now the Bucs have University of Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield, Jr. in the mix.
When you blitz like Todd Bowles wants to do, you better have a ballhawk safety. That’s Winfield, who’s known for his instincts, likely honed by having a dad who was a three-time Pro Bowl cornerback in the NFL.
He’s just 5-9, but Winfield, Jr. had seven interceptions last year and he’s versatile. Joe suspects Rondé Barber is going to like this pick.
Winfield Jr. showed off one heck of a personality at the NFL Scouting Combine this year. Not that it matters, but he’s definitely considered a big personality and Bucco Bruce Arians likes those kinds of guys.
Joe suspects Arians saw a little, just a Tyrann Matthieu in Winfield, Jr.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:15 pm
Great pick! The kid can ball and definetly is always alert.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:15 pm
I FORGIVE YOU LICHT. YOU CAME THRU FOR ALL BUCS FANS. THIS DUDE IS A STEAL!!!!!
April 24th, 2020 at 8:15 pm
Definitely BA’s Honey Badger (or this is a Bowles pick)
April 24th, 2020 at 8:16 pm
Amen Joe. That’s what I think Daniel Jeremiah said in a draft preview before tonight started. If not him, someone else said the same thing. If we can get Akers in the third……..GO BUCS!!
April 24th, 2020 at 8:16 pm
Love this pick!! He is a stud at the back end of our D. Now get a RB next
April 24th, 2020 at 8:16 pm
Great pick and there are 3 good RB’s any of which could fall to Rd 3. Didn’t grab for need and got the best player available.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:17 pm
I love this pick. Perfect centerfield guy and an absolute ballhawk. Would’ve loved Delpit too, but Winfield is a great addition. Now find a way to get Akers and we will win the draft!
April 24th, 2020 at 8:17 pm
This should be the end of Justin Evans injury drama. I was shocked he was not waived last year.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:17 pm
Great pick but I can only wonder now if deposit lasted on more pick
April 24th, 2020 at 8:17 pm
Uhhhh…. Swift was on the board still, right?
April 24th, 2020 at 8:17 pm
Good so we can bench Mike Edwards. He was sorry. Now can we get a rb plz
April 24th, 2020 at 8:17 pm
Another solid pick.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:18 pm
Its a Jason Licht DB so I really have no idea.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:18 pm
You can never have too many cover players in the d-backfield. True center fielder.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:18 pm
Swift was the second or third pick to the lions
April 24th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but is there a “hole” in our defense right now? Keep in mind, PJ Fleck was our former WR coach so I’m sure Light had major inside intel on Winfield.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
this means justin evans career is finished…over…kaput
April 24th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
Good interview on PFT from Florio with Winfield
April 24th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Looks good to me. I thought RB for sure – but safety is a need. Good pick!
April 24th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Great pick
April 24th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Safety was the last defensive concern and that was taken care of. RB is next.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
On video it seemed Antoine and his family were excited he was drafted by the Bucs. Always a good sign.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
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April 24th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
This pickup will allow them to cut J Evans – Mr boot.
LOL
April 24th, 2020 at 8:22 pm
INCOMING WE DIDN’T TAKE DOBBINS SALT.
TAKE COVER
April 24th, 2020 at 8:22 pm
But we could have had a REAL running bank. 🙁 Evan with an otherwise great spring, looks likes it’s still a Buc’s life.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:22 pm
How many DBs can a team take?? Every year they take multiple dbs just pick up vet db. There was better options available in my opinion
April 24th, 2020 at 8:22 pm
I agree next is RB or DT
April 24th, 2020 at 8:22 pm
Dobbins and Akers will both be gone by the time they pick again.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:23 pm
5 FOOT 🦶 9 is NOT gonna cut it Trash licht
April 24th, 2020 at 8:23 pm
Injury in his first two years is all that concerns me. The kids a ballhawk.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:24 pm
88 tackles and 8 int last year !!! Oh and his Dad was a Pro Bowler how many years ??? Day one starter and didn’t just draft need, but added a huge piece to our D !!! Another 10 year starter 🙂 Loving it
April 24th, 2020 at 8:24 pm
“is there a “hole” in our defense right now?”
Can we stop automatically assuming the secondary is going to be good?
Jordan Whitehead
Jamal Dean
Antoine Winfield
SMB
These are all unknowns right now with VERY limited game experience. The only one who has played a lot of games and done well is Carlton Davis.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:25 pm
Now we have one safety who’s the cousin of Darrelle Revis and the other the son of the great Antoine Winfield. We got pedigreed.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:26 pm
Meh, not impressed
April 24th, 2020 at 8:27 pm
Nice pick. So far BPA and position needs are lining up. Better chance of Akers falling to us in 3rd than there was for Winfield Jr.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:27 pm
Hate this pick. He’s like a midget. We could have drafted Cam Akers or Jacob Eason.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Tbbucs3 Dean did damn good in his rookie year.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:30 pm
@Tb Bucs It’s JAMEL not JAMAL thanks my guy
This pick is TRASH 🗑 at 45 overall wtf Shoulda been QB or RB thanks TRASH LICHT
April 24th, 2020 at 8:30 pm
Hey Phil if you watch the tape he doesn’t play like a midget.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:32 pm
Jamel Dean played well for about 4 games last year (2 against very bad QBs)
He also single handily lost us the Seattle game.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:34 pm
I like the Winfield pick but it doesn’t mean about about to trust this secondary that has been trash for 6 consecutive seasons.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:35 pm
bumb wheel concerns me….feets have lots of interacting stuff…size is what it is….he is a very smart player with great hands and timing
April 24th, 2020 at 8:35 pm
In Bowles’ defense the safeties’ instincts are the most important factors. This guy is a great playmaker. If Bowles wants him he will be great. I do think we really wanted Delpit though.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:36 pm
Having him and Mike Edwards and Jordan Whitehead is excellent. I disagree that it’s the death of Evans. If it is, then that’s all the more reason to take this guy. We can still get AJ Dillon to combine with Rojo so please stop crying about no RB at this pick. And there’s no guarantee that Akers will be gone. I think he’s undervalued and could still be there in the third round. Not Dobbins though.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:37 pm
Like I said here is the salt.
They wanted a running back even though running back is the single most replaceable position on the field. us taking who we did last night will make anyone run better hell barber may even run okay now. We had to improve the defense.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:38 pm
Honey Badger 5’9” 190
Winfield Jr. 5’ 10” 205
April 24th, 2020 at 8:39 pm
Position of definite need addressed again with best available left at the position. Giants took McKinney well ahead of us, so I’m good with Winfield Jr. RB can be had later.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:39 pm
My bad. Akers is gone to LA.😂
April 24th, 2020 at 8:40 pm
I see I doesn’t matter what the Bucs do in free agency and the drafts there are going to be clowns on here whining about we could have done something better. First of all we have addressed 2 of our biggest needs with the best players available at the position we needed. What the hell more do you a$$holes want? Getting an offensive lineman who is good at run blocking helps the run game which makes it a lesser need than safety. RJ3 is decent enough to work if we don’t get the running back we want. If the bucs had drafted a anything other than than a OT, CB, or RB in the first 2 rounds you jokers would have a valid argument, but now you just look like haters.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:40 pm
Still love the Winfield pick.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:48 pm
Fins will jump on dobbins.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:55 pm
Excellent first 2 picks, now we go get AJ Dillon to pair with RoJo and it’s on and poppin.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:55 pm
I’ll admit I was on the JK Dobbins hype bandwagon but Whitfield is a solid player at a position of need. There’s plenty more picks to get a rb and address depth. If you would have told me a couple months ago, Bucs got Brady and Gronk, I would have told you the draft would be meaningless.
April 24th, 2020 at 8:59 pm
One could draw two conclusions:
1) Questions about Evans recovery, and
2) Maybe they ARE up on Ron Jones.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:01 pm
Dude’s a hawk. Very nice.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:06 pm
Position of need addressed. Next a running back and a veteran corner.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:07 pm
Dillon in round 3?
April 24th, 2020 at 9:11 pm
I hope this is not another Vernon Hargreaves III.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:13 pm
For those of you that wouldn’t bother to check…he is the same height as Ronde and Honey Badger…but faster than both of them and built up. So yes, he isn’t tall. But guys his size have done just fine in the league….with smart instinctual and fundamental play.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:16 pm
123…not close to VH3… He is an All American…All Big Ten…With a Two time Pro Bowl Corner father has groomed him at an early age, instilling a high level work ethic and knowledge of the game.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Can’t stand watching this draft so I don’t watch people going off the board. Zack Moss would be another steal. Strong all around and good pass protector.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:33 pm
Going Safety in Rnd 2 makes sense once we paid a king’s ransom for Gronk. No money left to buy a veteran, starting-quality Safety. I just hope we didn’t screw up our chances to draft a starting-quality RB by waiting until Rnd 3, because we don’t have the money to buy one of them either.
Winfield Jr seems like a quality pick, but don’t give up on Mike Edwards yet. He’ll see plenty of defensive snaps I have a feeling, but as a hybrid DB.
April 24th, 2020 at 9:38 pm
Terrible pick, not necessarily because of the player, but because of our failures with drafting the safety position. This pick would would have been unnecessary if we had hit on one of our safety picks in recent years. How many defensive backs do we have to draft before we get it right? Lichts been on the upswing lately, but this pick is reminding me of his utter incompetence when it comes to addressing our running back needs. Sad and pitiful.
I’m going to root for this kid and despite his physical limitations, he was a hell of a playmaker in college. Now Dillon is gone too. Lol, gosh damn I’m pi$$ed!
April 24th, 2020 at 11:55 pm
10 DBs taken in the first four rounds of the over the last five years by #lichtmyb*lls…
9 are on the current roster still.
Wow.