Mark Dominik Gives Jason Licht A “C+” Grade
May 29th, 2021
The former Buccaneers general manager has graded a draft class of the man who succeeded him.
Joe’s talking about retired rock star GM Mark Dominik (2009-2013). He handed the Bucs baton to Super Bowl GM Jason Licht, who has been on one hell of a roll.
No, Licht didn’t win with Dominik’s players, or Lovie Smith’s peculiar blessings of crappy football players. Team Glazer gave Licht a lot of rope and he climbed to the top of the mountain alongside Bucco Bruce Arians.
Dominik was asked on SiriusXM NFL Radio yesterday to go through the exercise of grading the Bucs’ 2017 NFL Draft.
“Frustrating” is what Dominik called 2017 first-round pick O.J. Howard, specifically because of “injuries and drops.”
Thankfully, Dominik was prepared and acknowledged the horrific car accident endured by third-round-pick linebacker Kendall Beckwith, who got off to a very promising start. And Dominik knew the rest of the cast of forgotten players.
Dominik wound his way to giving Licht and the Bucs a “C+” for the draft class because Chris Godwin “is that good” and it’s always damn impressive to score a true No. 1 receiver outside of Round 1 of the draft.
Dominik was adamant that Godwin and impress observers with the size of his next contract following an excellent season in 2021.
Joe thinks the C+ grade is fair, even if O.J. Howard continues to be a bust. Godwin was that great of a pick, the 11th receiver off the board in 2017.
May 29th, 2021 at 6:39 pm
OJ Howard isn’t a bust. He’s been a good player when healthy. Maybe not quite up to the expectations envisioned for him, but far from a bust.
May 29th, 2021 at 6:51 pm
Lil’ Dominick.
May 29th, 2021 at 7:00 pm
O.J. will not be a bust, just had some bad luck injury-wise. His “dropped balls” are WAY exaggerated.
May 29th, 2021 at 7:04 pm
I give The Dom-er an F for failing to land Brett Favre via trade ( while damaging Ira’s street cred in the process ) and negotiating against himself in the Revis trade. Otherwise, he seems like a swell guy.
May 29th, 2021 at 7:38 pm
More yoga, more catching and less weights and he doubles his income !!
May 29th, 2021 at 7:56 pm
It is unfair to hold injuries against Licht, including Justin Evans’–and OJ may break out. Wait
May 29th, 2021 at 7:58 pm
In the 2009 Draft, Dominik took Josh Freeman in the 1st Round, and traded the 2nd Round pick for Kellen Winslow II. What grade would that receive?
May 29th, 2021 at 7:59 pm
And who is Dominick to be giving grades to GMs?….it’s got to be a joke…I mean the worst GM ever giving grades?…🤣🤣🤣
May 29th, 2021 at 8:01 pm
I just came here to boo Dominick. Principled right into a low-tier talking head gig.
BOOOOOOOOO!
May 29th, 2021 at 8:02 pm
*Peter Principled, that is.
BOOOOO Dominick!
May 29th, 2021 at 8:03 pm
I’m having night terrors right now that balls are gonna bounce off OJ’s hands causing Brady at least 5 INT’s & 5 losses (just like The Juice did to Jameis for 3 straight years).
May 29th, 2021 at 8:06 pm
Pete- who caused the other 25 int then?
May 29th, 2021 at 8:15 pm
This is why he’s a FORMER GM.
May 29th, 2021 at 8:19 pm
I give the misleading click-bait headline.of this article a D-. I could have bumped it up a grade if you would have added, “for the 2017 draft”.
May 29th, 2021 at 8:19 pm
Well I like O.J. but in hindsight the pick was Dalvin Cook. Beckwith was tough, good pick! Godwin? Come on! I think a B-
May 29th, 2021 at 8:36 pm
All the years and Dom only had 1 good pick (Lavante David), not to mention a bad track records with FAs. JL’s worst year is better than any of Dom’s.
May 29th, 2021 at 8:37 pm
@Winny
Dominik wasn’t GM when they went after Favre. That would be the immortal Bruce Allen and Jon Gruden.
May 29th, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Seriously? Grade the 2017 draft? Smells too much like a setup. Now if they’d asked ex-GM Dominik to grade current-GM JL’s overall performance from 2014-2021 that might’ve been interesting.
May 29th, 2021 at 8:48 pm
Dominick who ? Since when is he relevant ? He was responsible for some of the worst years in our franchises history .
May 29th, 2021 at 9:08 pm
I could give a pigeon dookie what he thinks. He’s much better suited as a talking head than a G.M. his inning percentage with us was horrible Jason’s is also but he orchestrated this stacked absolutely loaded roster. So whatever Mark.
May 29th, 2021 at 9:46 pm
Who gives a crap what this guy said?
Totally meaningless.
May 29th, 2021 at 10:09 pm
@Godlovesbucs
God gave Jameis bad eyes. That’s why he had to get eye surgery last year. Not his fault
May 29th, 2021 at 11:10 pm
I don’t think injuries count as busts. Lack of skill does.
Still way to early to grade OJ. If he turns into an even decent TE for us or anybody else that draft is far better than a C+.
May 29th, 2021 at 11:56 pm
I guess when drafting players, you should predict injuries both on the field and off the field (Howard, Evan’s, beckwith)… I guess dom didn’t like the mcnichols pick 🤷🏻♂️
May 30th, 2021 at 12:03 am
Dom… at least he drafted David. There was McCoy and the molly hamster in the mix. Who can forget glennon and the N.O.T.O.R.I.O.U.S benn’d around?!….
May 30th, 2021 at 12:40 am
Dominick has great hair
May 30th, 2021 at 12:41 am
It’s like a consolation prize in lieu of intelligence
May 30th, 2021 at 6:46 am
The 1 positive for Dominic as our GM was he seemed to good at the financial side of things…We were in salary cap heII when he was hired and he did fix that issue…However when it came to talent evaluation he left a lot to be desired…
Imho, he whiffed on too many high draft picks…Sleepy Josh Freeman, Brian Price, Arreleous Benn, etc…
His best 2 picks were McCoy and David, His best undrafted free
agent singing was Legarrett Blount…And getting Vincent Jackson to sign with us was huge at the time…That said, that Revis deal was just stupid; and allowing Schiano to get rid of guys like Michael Bennett and Aqib Talib just shows you how incompetent he really was…
May 30th, 2021 at 7:36 am
Great that you can fail as a GM then get a paying gig grading other GM’s. Only in America can you be a total loser at something, then make a living talking like you’re an expert on what you failed at yourself.
May 30th, 2021 at 8:02 am
“He handed the Bucs baton to Super Bowl GM Jason Licht….”
No… he had the baton TAKEN from him by force as a consequence for a stretch of poor/head-scratching decisions including, but not limited to, drafting a SAFETY 7th overall and re-signing Michael Clayton.
Asking Mark Dominik his opinion on a General Manager’s performance is like asking Rosie O’Donnell for her advice on cardiovascular fitness.
May 30th, 2021 at 8:29 am
How can the worst Buc GM give a grade to any other Bug GM unless it’s to compare how poor his drafts were compared to ANYONE else’s? Just ridiculous IMO.
May 30th, 2021 at 8:37 am
Dominik should never have been a GM – he got his position because of the inexperience and poor decisions by ownership. Fortunately, the Glazers learned from their mistakes and started hiring competent people to run the organization.
May 30th, 2021 at 9:02 am
Dominick calling out a superbowl winning game is like Rosie O’Donnell telling Kylie Jenner how to lose 5 pounds
May 30th, 2021 at 9:23 am
Talk about sour grapes ! Who cares what a looser says.
May 30th, 2021 at 9:27 am
Dominick giving GM advice or grades to a super bowl wining GM is like Rosie O’Donnell giving weight loss advice to a model.
May 30th, 2021 at 10:06 am
Licht gets a C+ not only for drafting Winston, but for holding on to him for five years. Winston wasn’t the only problem the Bucs had but he was the worst one. Every problem Winston had in college on and off field came out in his pro career early on. Many of us saw this, and the Bucs drafted him anyway.
May 30th, 2021 at 11:07 am
Drops, Injuries, first rd. draft pick. At this stage how can he not be considered a bust. Also Brate a better overall TE as it stands now. Gronk, Brate & Hudson should be the TE’s.
May 30th, 2021 at 11:11 am
Dominik is the worst GM in Bucs history, one of the worst in NFL history, and is so pathetic he is out of the NFL and can’t even get a real talking head job. He was best for bringing coffee back when Bruce Allen was the GM. Everything that goob did turned to turd. F#ck Mark Dominik .
May 30th, 2021 at 11:16 am
Joe, how did @dooshlarue’s comment get through the filter?
And when it comes to the Dominik haters, the dude gave like 20 years of his life to the team including being on staff during the first Super Bowl win. No, the GM gig didn’t work out in his one and only shot, but let’s not act like he is not equipped to give an educated analysis. So many of these radio guys have NEVER worked for an NFL team.
May 30th, 2021 at 12:14 pm
Handed the baton huh? He wasn’t even able to turn in his keys they just changed all the locks. The world we live in where trash gm’s who can’t get the job give out grades for those who can
May 30th, 2021 at 4:44 pm
Drafting Justin over Alvin k was a head scratcher
May 31st, 2021 at 10:43 am
Jason Licht deserves a A+ grade because the Bucs. won the Super Bowl and that cause the Bucs to get than last picks in each round of the draft. Trust me I have evaluated every selection he made and to me it is the best any manager could do.
I do not understand why Mark Dominik is not giving high marks to Licht!!!
May 31st, 2021 at 10:44 am
dominik is a talking head dbag.. lets assess his draft picks????
June 1st, 2021 at 9:48 am
@Gordon I don’t think you read the article. The C+ grade was only regarding the 2017 draft.
June 1st, 2021 at 9:56 am
Wow, I think that’s the first time you’ve used that word when describing OJ Howard. I don’t think you’re wrong. He’s a bust until he proves he isn’t one.