Aaron Stinnie Returns
March 14th, 2023
Bucs G Aaron Stinnie.
One of the heroes of the 2020 Super Bowl run for the Bucs will be back.
Guard Aaron Stinnie, who filled in for Alex Cappa at right guard when Cappa injured his foot against the WTF in the playoffs and was lost for the season, has agreed to return to the Bucs, reports Jeremy Fowler of BSPN.
Replacing Cappa in the playoffs, you never would have guessed Cappa was out. Stinnie played excellent ball as the Bucs won the Super Bowl.
Last year Stinnie blew out a knee in the final worthless preseason game while playing in the second half — often a bad sign for job security.
It seems the Bucs and Stinnie will give it another shot this summer.
#Bucs re-signing OG Aaron Stinnie to a one-year deal worth up to $2.5 million, per source.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) March 14, 2023
March 14th, 2023 at 7:37 pm
Very nice, instant body count swap for Mason and likely the same production for a lot less money
March 14th, 2023 at 7:39 pm
Nice
March 14th, 2023 at 7:41 pm
Now Bucs can trade Mason for another pick and some cap relief. Draft another OT and the O-line is set.
March 14th, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Good — very good. Stinnie >>> Oneil Cousins >>>>> Goedonkey.
March 14th, 2023 at 7:49 pm
Awesome.
March 14th, 2023 at 7:52 pm
Good re-signing. Need a couple more of these signings.
March 14th, 2023 at 7:54 pm
Very good news indeed. Any news Joe on how his rehab is coming along? There’s been just about zero news on what happened to him or how his rehab is going since the injury.
March 14th, 2023 at 7:56 pm
Go Bucs!
March 14th, 2023 at 7:58 pm
Jon Grudin Says:
March 14th, 2023 at 7:41 pm
NEWSFLASH: That already happened. News came out this morning.
March 14th, 2023 at 7:59 pm
Good signing, looking forward to more good news
March 14th, 2023 at 8:01 pm
Nice. We lost an OG today and gained an OG today.
I hope Stinnie is 100%. He should be ready to go – he injured his knee in preseason.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:01 pm
Stinnie was fighting for a roster spot, not the starting job. Odds are he’ll be fighting for a roster spot again. If he can be the backup center, that’ll help him.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:02 pm
Our scrubs are now the starters. Lets bring in the practice squad.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:05 pm
Great news.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:09 pm
Great, now lets pickup Matt Ryan for cheap and hope our OC can resurrect his career like he did Geno Smith
March 14th, 2023 at 8:09 pm
HC Grover Says:
March 14th, 2023 at 8:02 pm
Our scrubs are now the starters. Lets bring in the practice squad
All the way from your couch! Blah blah, some people should just go away.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:24 pm
Hopefully he doesn’t get anybody hurt.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:24 pm
Matt Ryan is not the worst idea ever, if he’d play for a couple stake pretzels.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:26 pm
Love the man. He balled out when we needed it the most. Im surprised he didn’t have takers for a longer contract and a bit more money.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:28 pm
Just hoping no guaranteed money on this contract, and it’s heavily incentive laden. Don’t hate the guy as a depth signing but question giving a guy a raise after missing an entire season with a major injury
March 14th, 2023 at 8:45 pm
Very good signing!
when the guy is healthy he can play guard.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:46 pm
bucs quietly filling out the best OL in the NFC.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:51 pm
So Mason cost us $5m to keep, and instead you get Stennie at $2.5m. I know because of the cap the team is penny pitching, but that’s a bad tradeoff for $2.5m in cap space.
March 14th, 2023 at 8:57 pm
Building a contender
March 14th, 2023 at 8:58 pm
R0n@Tampa Says:
March 14th, 2023 at 8:46 pm
You might be drinking a little too much koolaid.
If we can find a LT who can play, and Hainsey and Goedeke take steps up, then we could have a good line. That’s a lot of questions and our only proven top level starters are Jensen and WIrfs… and Jensen has to demonstrate he can play well on that rehabbed knee.
They have a lot to prove as a unit (and we don’t even know who will play where) before we can even call them good.
That said, I think we have good talent to work with, but need to draft a tackle.
March 14th, 2023 at 9:01 pm
Rod … ‘that’s a bad tradeoff for $2.5m in cap space’.
When it comes to penny-pinching, that $2.5 mil savings will pay for THREE of the bottom guys on the roster. IF none of them hit, then it’s a bad deal. But IF just one of the three contributes, AND IF Stinnie rebounds & contributes, then we’ll come out well ahead. I just thought it sounds a lot like playing poker, but actually craps might be a more appropriate metaphor, simile, whatever.
March 14th, 2023 at 9:08 pm
It’s “up to” 2.5 million… which means he’s probably getting quite a bit less but has starter incentives… and he’s unlikely to be a starter.
March 14th, 2023 at 9:19 pm
(Shrug) Stinnie was not consistent, but he is a known quantity. Depth if nothing else. A prudent move.
March 14th, 2023 at 9:29 pm
Goedonkey should learn to snap the clipboard to #2. That clipboard exchange is critical.
March 14th, 2023 at 10:02 pm
Wait…he is coming off a knee?
How bad?
March 14th, 2023 at 10:03 pm
He might not even make the roster
March 14th, 2023 at 10:22 pm
He was borderline last year before the injury. We’ll see if he’s fully rehabbed and can be a solid backup. At this point, Leverett has more starting experience.
March 14th, 2023 at 10:24 pm
Depth Chart Pre- Draft
LT Tristan Wirfs | Brandon Walton
LG Nick Leverett | John Molchon
C Ryan Jensen | Robert Hainsey
RG Aaron Stinnie | Michael Niese
RT Luke Goedeke | Justin Skule
March 14th, 2023 at 10:28 pm
What do you know? Called that one too! I’m two for two.
March 14th, 2023 at 10:33 pm
Solid signing to offset trading Shaq Mason … Only a Tackle away from Oline being set
March 14th, 2023 at 10:34 pm
Hopefully #54 is next ….
March 14th, 2023 at 10:37 pm
We are relying on someone who blew out knees in b2b seasons?
Hasn’t played meaningful snaps in 2 years?
Seriously? We just prop up every move like its gold now?
March 14th, 2023 at 10:40 pm
Somebody has to suit up at right guard.
March 14th, 2023 at 10:51 pm
Good news.
March 14th, 2023 at 11:07 pm
I am happy about this as well. Must not be forgotten how he filled in for A. Cappa during that postseason run! Hope he worked hard to come back from his injury.
March 14th, 2023 at 11:07 pm
Maybe not play him in the final preseason game…at the end of the game no less…if you’re going to sign him post-injury to an enhanced deal. Bowles You Over With Brilliance…
March 14th, 2023 at 11:28 pm
sasquatch Says:
March 14th, 2023 at 8:01 pm
Stinnie was fighting for a roster spot, not the starting job. Odds are he’ll be fighting for a roster spot again. If he can be the backup center, that’ll help him.
sasquatch Says:
March 14th, 2023 at 9:08 pm
It’s “up to” 2.5 million… which means he’s probably getting quite a bit less but has starter incentives… and he’s unlikely to be a starter.
sasquatch Says:
March 14th, 2023 at 10:22 pm
He was borderline last year before the injury. We’ll see if he’s fully rehabbed and can be a solid backup. At this point, Leverett has more starting experience.
He KILLED in in the biggest game of any NFL player’s life. On WHAT basis can you ignore that?
March 14th, 2023 at 11:51 pm
Except for the LT position, trenches need to be worked on in depth, especially DL with no more Nacho (bad idea). Don’t mess with Wirfs being one of the best OL and move him to LT. The faithful fans that badly bashes first year division winning HC and Bucs are destined to fall from a mountain top this year want to switch him to LT THIS YEAR??? If Wirfs shows up huge at LT and practice squad Trask or b!tch boy Baker totally F’s it up, how much more dough will he receive at LT??? Move to LT after a RT contract that will be extremely large deal. I don’t totally know the deal with Jensen’s contract, but if we could save a nice chunk of change and more, he’s who I’m trading compared to any other talented young players like Godwin or losing LVD in FA??? LVD is consistent and had one of his best years compared to Jensen that just got ACL and was under the GOAT of OL communication in Brady.
Am I totally wrong at any point here??? Love to hear input.
March 14th, 2023 at 11:56 pm
*” Move to LT after a RT contract that will be extremely large deal.”
If.necessary. Let’s get a rookie LT rookie Wirfs type in the draft.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:26 am
Beeej Says:
March 14th, 2023 at 11:28 pm
I didn’t say anything that hadn’t been reported about his status in camp last year. I’m just the messenger.
He had a good run in the playoffs. Apparently they weren’t seeing that standard in his play in training camp and preseason last year.
I have nothing against him. I’d love to see him step up. Just being realistic. We’ll see how it turns out.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:04 am
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March 15th, 2023 at 1:07 am
Depth Chart Pre – Draft
LT Tristan Wirfs | Brandon Walton
LG Nick Leverett | John Molchon
C Ryan Jensen | Robert Hainsey
RG Aaron Stinnie | Michael Niese
RT Luke Goedeke | Justin Skule
March 15th, 2023 at 2:03 am
I have to say…I don’t recall him being so great. Maybe I forgot…
March 15th, 2023 at 2:13 am
If Stinnie and Leverett are the starting guards, we might be in trouble. More likely the starting guards are Hainsey and Goedeke, both of whom have more upside. Goedeke should be fine after a rough beginning last year. We’ll have to draft a tackle who can start. Leverett and maybe Stinnie are the primary interior backups.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:46 am
LT Tristan Wirfs
LG hainsey
C Ryan Jensen
RG Aaron Stinnie
RT Luke Goedeke
super sub…nick leverett…especially if goedeke or hainsey falter
March 15th, 2023 at 7:48 am
@LuvMyBucs
Skule has actually played more T in the NFL than Goedeke. You’re missing Grant Hermanns and Dylan Cook at tackle and all you guys are killing me with this Goedeke at RT projections.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:04 am
Solid player, fingers crossed his knee is fine.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:05 am
Stop the talk about hoping Goedonkey can play. He’s a poor man’s Oneil Cousins.