Alex Cappa To The Bengals
March 14th, 2022
Cincinnati bound.
Joe called this weeks ago.
Bucs starting right guard Alex Cappa has gone from blocking for Tom Brady to perhaps blocking for Joe Burrow. That’s the word from Adam Schefter of BSPN.
Schefter reports this afternoon that Cappa is a goner now that the free agency siren has gone off.
Tom Brady’s loss will be Joe Burrow’s gain: Bucs’ free-agent guard Alex Cappa intends to sign a four-year, $40 million deal with the Bengals after free agency opens, per league sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 14, 2022
Cappa is a good dude and Joe is happy he got paid. And what a third-round pick he was by general manager Jason Licht in 2018. Now we know why Aaron Stinnie was re-signed over the weekend.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:06 pm
FU@%
March 14th, 2022 at 12:08 pm
30 seconds into the start of free agency. TAMPERING!!!
March 14th, 2022 at 12:08 pm
You EFFed up Cappa!
Good luck sir.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:08 pm
Good for him….fella grinded his way up the depth chart. We couldn’t afford him, Bengals could….that’s the nature of the business. I have faith the kid from ND will fill in just fine. Stinnie is a proven product….now we just need to shore up our depth with a few draft picks and vets.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:10 pm
“Bucs starting right tackle Alex Cappa has gone from blocking for Tom Brady to perhaps blocking for Joe Burrow.”
Starting right guard not tackle Joes…
This is a bummer but not the end of the world. Hopefully we can bring in a solid vert OG to fill the gap.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:10 pm
Thanks for being a great Buccaneer ! Good luck in Cincy
March 14th, 2022 at 12:10 pm
Good for him, he earned it. Hoping we get a comp pick.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:11 pm
Good for him. Not necessarily bad news for the Bucs…since Licht seems exceptionally good at building offensive lines. The key is Jensen…
March 14th, 2022 at 12:12 pm
Congrats!
March 14th, 2022 at 12:12 pm
I’m concerned that Joe might run wild, now that the EIU strip club bouncer look-a-like is no longer in town. LOL.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:13 pm
So it begins…
Good for him. He was a good RG for us.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:14 pm
if you had to fill any starting position the easiest one to fill would be OG out of 22 starters. draft and free agents can fill and be good between jensen and wirfs
March 14th, 2022 at 12:15 pm
Cappa was good not great. Good for him. Stinnie was more than capable. Ali will be tough to replace obv.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:16 pm
Better Cappa than Jensen. Would’ve like to have kept both. That’s gonna hurt with Marpet not coming back.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:17 pm
Like him, but he was the least of my concerns to be honest. Good, not great player. Fabulous draft pick. Certainly don’t blame him for taking the money. But I think we can plug this hole with a free agent or draft pick.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:17 pm
We drafted Robert Hainsey last year so Jason must’ve seen this day coming..
March 14th, 2022 at 12:24 pm
Joe, I’m with you & saw this Cappa-to-CIN deal coming.
Bucs are lucky TB12 made the return public yesterday….Jensen would have signed at 3yr/$39M w/ CIN as well, instead of re-upping with Tampa.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:24 pm
Is Mike Glennon available? I always thought his mere presence on the field was so hysterical that a lot of defenders wouldn’t be able to play over their laughing, explaining Glennon’s early, in, “success.”
Ever since his rookie year, he has made Blaine Gabbert look like John Elway.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:26 pm
Bux…same thing I was thinking. Stinnie and Hainsey instead of Cappa and Marpet. Wasn’t there another big kid that got hurt in the preseason that showed promise? I just can’t remember his name right now. I wonder if he is still on the roster.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:27 pm
Sadarius Hutcherson?
March 14th, 2022 at 12:27 pm
Good move by bengals. They have luxury of not paying burrow big salary yet so can overpay for guy like cappa
March 14th, 2022 at 12:28 pm
We had to sign either Jensen or Cappa and likely couldn’t have both.
Good luck, Alex…you earned a great life-changing payday…..glad you’re in the AFC…..and we most certainly should receive a comp pick since you earned the $10 mil per year.
You have a ring….hopefully you won’t earn another one this year.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:28 pm
I need to hear news about JPP coming back.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:29 pm
Sadarius Hutcherson signed a 3 year, $2,455,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a $30,000 signing bonus, $130,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $818,333. In 2022, Hutcherson will earn a base salary of $705,000, while carrying a cap hit of $715,000 and a dead cap value of $20,000
March 14th, 2022 at 12:31 pm
We won the deal with keeping Jensen. He is the tone setter for the offensive line. Cappa was great but is not a leader the way Jensen is. I’m not sweating it. Licht has a knack for drafting and developing offensive lineman.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:31 pm
OK, Jason, where’re the restructured deals freeing up the cap space? C’mon man! Quick! Then all of Gronky, Lenny, Whitehead!
LFG!
March 14th, 2022 at 12:32 pm
Money isn’t everything but it takes years to learn this. Cincinnati is a dump compared to Tampa. If you want artsy fartsy live in Sarasota. Cincinnati = No Beaches no peaches. Probably be paying about 500k/year state tax. I’m sure the Bucs offer wasn’t that far below the Bungles
March 14th, 2022 at 12:36 pm
Happy for him !
March 14th, 2022 at 12:38 pm
Jensen 3 years 39 million returns to Tamps. Have fun living Cincy Caps and wish you all the best !! Go Bucs
March 14th, 2022 at 12:38 pm
Next to go……. Golden grill
March 14th, 2022 at 12:38 pm
……but what does nasty mean Joe?
March 14th, 2022 at 12:39 pm
We can’t afford to keep them all. Much easier to replace than Whitehead, Fournette or Davis
March 14th, 2022 at 12:39 pm
Jmo
March 14th, 2022 at 12:39 pm
To quote Mr. Wonderful: “He’s dead to me….”
March 14th, 2022 at 12:40 pm
Fournette and whitehead don’t grow on trees.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:41 pm
Regarding Cappa, I guess we can now say he’s on to Cincinnati… Haha
March 14th, 2022 at 12:43 pm
Yucstobucs…. Love that moniker man👍
March 14th, 2022 at 12:43 pm
Plug Hainsey in draft Zion for Marpets spot. Now you have three young cheap O Lineman.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:47 pm
Agree that Fournette would be high on the list. Love the way Whitehead plays…but I think he hits so hard, he might be actually breaking himself up. I don’t know how many seasons he can last at the current pace.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:48 pm
Kobe Faker Says:
April 19th, 2020 at 11:43 am
“@Pround
Cappa is Mush
Cappa arms are Mush
Cappa rear end is Mush
Cappa plays like Mush
Cappa will get TB12 Scmushed”
Kobefaker — that did not age well.
March 14th, 2022 at 12:54 pm
Cappa is no surprise after Stinnie was signed. Figured it was one or the other all along.
I wonder if Hainsey is being looked at for guard since Jensen resigned or if Marpet’s phone is ringing off the hook regardless of what his agent said
March 14th, 2022 at 12:58 pm
Bucs need to concentrate heavily on shoring up that O line. Brady is fragile and only one big hit from being carted off the field. You guys know its true. If a lineman like Wirfs is there at out 1st pick, I say scoop him up. Good luck to Cappa. He played his cards well. Going to a team who is right there at the top and getting stronger. Plus, he is getting paid. Good luck to you Sir. NEXT>>>>!
March 14th, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Yep, the Bucs were going to lose either Cappa or Jensen to the Bengels. Actually in worst case they could have lost both to the Bengels, who are hard-up for interior O Linemen.
In terms of who else is out there, Jarvis Landry just got released. He’s a very good slot receiver. He was injured last season and wasn’t as effective. He’s already made a pile of money, there’s a chance that he might sign a team-friendly contract in order to play with Brady.
James White is also an option, though the Bucs would have to kick the tires. Hip injuries are never a good thing, particularly on RBs. If he’s available for something near the minimum, he would be more than worth the risk.
March 14th, 2022 at 1:02 pm
Meh our of all our O-linemen he is by far the weak link, so I’m fine with moving on from him. Aaron Stinnie replaced him during our SB Run and the team did not miss a single step.
March 14th, 2022 at 1:07 pm
It’s not official yet…anything can happen.
March 14th, 2022 at 1:10 pm
Steven007,
I just hope the “he’ll maybe think of me once in awhile”….🎶
March 14th, 2022 at 1:29 pm
That’s a lot of money for a young dude, so good for him personally. From a football sense, if you don’t want to be a Buc, then adios mf!
March 14th, 2022 at 1:29 pm
We are going to need to draft Offensive Lineman. We lost both Cappa and Marpet. Only good news is Brady gets the ball out faster than anyone so that should help the offensive line play.
March 14th, 2022 at 1:52 pm
Enjoy Ohio.
March 14th, 2022 at 2:02 pm
Cappa needs to thank brady big time he’s a byproduct of his fast release..
We need a right guard who can run block n pass block…some grader who will smash n blow people up I trust Jason to draft some comp n someone to play next to the best rt in football.
The notredame kid will be fine comp for that spot in camp now get a rookie beast…
We need to draft a draft n rg or LG depending on where they want stinnie at.
March 14th, 2022 at 2:05 pm
Cappa was good. He was not $10M/yr good. He’s one you let go.
March 14th, 2022 at 2:57 pm
Someone thought he was 10 million good. Thanks for the years!
March 14th, 2022 at 3:20 pm
There are numerous FA Guards better than Cappa and the beauty is the Bucs don’t have to worry about which side LG or RG …… just the best fit
March 14th, 2022 at 3:21 pm
And this is the value in trading down in the draft and saving capital for FA. Rookies are developed, given opportunity, and put on showcase by the drafting team; only to walk when fully marinated after their rookie contract.
Good for him, but I miss the days of continuity rather than the most liquid teams win model. It diminishes the value of good coaching and over emphasizes execs. Oh well, it is what it is.
March 14th, 2022 at 3:54 pm
I’d have paid him $6m, which is why I always assumed he was gone … I’m not convinced he’s anything more than a very average starter, and might be exposed as being below average when he doesn’t have pro-bowl and all-pro players on both sides of him.
But I wish him the best.
March 14th, 2022 at 3:58 pm
Ryan Jensen returning was the key… Cappa is more easily replaceable.
Easy list to compile: Dylan Parham, Luke Goedeke, Chris Paul, Ben Brown and Cole Strange just to name a few.