Bucs Found A Safety
April 4th, 2023
Makes a move.
UPDATED: 8:44 p.m. – The Bucs addressed a hole on their defense today.
Per Jordan Schultz of @theScore, the Bucs now have two safeties with more than one defensive snap in their careers.
Obviously, Antoine Winfield is one safety. Now add former Seattle safety Ryan Neal.
A five-year veteran, Neal had his best season last year with eight passes defended, a pick and a sack. He started 10 games in 2022. Undrafted out of Southern Illinois in 2018, Neal signed with Philadelphia but was cut quickly and landed with Atlanta. He was a practice squad guy with Seattle in 2019 and was a significant contributor for the past three seasons.
Joe was very pleased to learn that Neal was a special teams standout before getting so much work filling in for injured Jamal Adams last season. Hopefully he learned a ton playing alongside Pro Bowl safeties Quandre Diggs and Adams.
Seattle had a restricted free agent tender on Neal until four days ago. They pulled the protective tender because Neal hadn’t signed it and Seattle had pounced on another safety.
Former #Seahawks safety Ryan Neal has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the #Bucs, source tells @theScore.
Legitimate starting caliber player who put together very solid tape in Seattle last season. Only 27 years old.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 4, 2023
April 4th, 2023 at 6:36 pm
Canales must have vouched for him. Good. Hope Bloweszo doesn’t crush his spirit with his energy sucking coaching and ultra complex schemes.
April 4th, 2023 at 6:40 pm
Nice!!!!
April 4th, 2023 at 6:41 pm
I hate the negativity towards Bowles. Yeah I get the offensive disappointment last year, but his defensive players love him and several of them are because they love playing for him. We’ve read it over and over. Sounds like a solid pickup.
April 4th, 2023 at 6:45 pm
Bowles’ defensive players are only half the team.
April 4th, 2023 at 6:46 pm
Nice! We needed that….now draft Mekhi Garner with a figured out 4th and convert him to safety (plus he has played Safety, just known more as a CB at LSU)
April 4th, 2023 at 6:48 pm
Nice signing. The negativity towards Bowles is deserved. He just doesnt have “it”. I’m open to giving him another year but mostly because this is a gap year anywhere.
April 4th, 2023 at 6:51 pm
Signed a safety but lost a tackle. Josh Wells signed with the Jags today. Tackle is appearing as the big weakness. This safety signing pretty much assures a tackle will be picked at 19. Go Bucs!
April 4th, 2023 at 6:51 pm
YES!!!!!!
April 4th, 2023 at 6:52 pm
That should help a little.
Why was he let go?
April 4th, 2023 at 6:53 pm
Thisisouryear!!, you should just skip all of Goatfondler’s posts. He’s the biggest Troll on this website and he definitely has anger issues.
April 4th, 2023 at 6:54 pm
If we lost josh wells we’ll need two tackles.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:01 pm
#Repost
LUVMYBUCS Says:
March 31st, 2023 at 5:29 pm
The Seattle Seahawks have made the decision to withdraw the restricted free agent tender from Ryan Neal, effectively making him an unrestricted free agent who is now free to sign with any team.
It will be interesting to see whether the Bucs pursue Neal, or perhaps shift their focus to the highly-regarded All-Pro Safety, Kevin Byard of the Titans, once he hits the open market.
The outcome of these decisions could have a significant impact on the upcoming season, as both players possess unique skillsets that could bolster our defensive unit.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:04 pm
Yes, the negativity towards Bowles is only superseded by the blatant conspiracy to keep Trask down.
Bowles has obviously proven over and over that he’s a great head coach.
Why anyone would doubt Bowles is beyond me.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:04 pm
If we lost Josh Wells we didn’t lose a tackle. We lost a player that the team had no excuse putting on the field. He was terrible at best, and a danger to our team at worst.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:05 pm
^Bwahahahahaha!!
April 4th, 2023 at 7:06 pm
(Laughing at my previous comment, not you Greg G)
April 4th, 2023 at 7:10 pm
RCB Jamal Dean
LCB Carlton Davis
NCB Brian Branch ??
S Antonio Winfield Jr.
SS Ryan Neal
The New Legion of Boom?
April 4th, 2023 at 7:12 pm
The negativity toward Bowles is justified. His track record as a head coach is abysmal, and he made the same types of head-scratching, gutless calls last year that he made while he was in NY.
I hope the light goes on at some point, but right now it doesn’t look good.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:27 pm
Maybe he is the next Shaq
April 4th, 2023 at 7:32 pm
Take Branch off the table in round 1. Still could go safety in round 2 or 3.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:40 pm
Very good signing and frees up a draft pick need
April 4th, 2023 at 7:40 pm
Anyone who questions why Buc fans have little confidence in Bowels needs to watch the Browns game from last year and his lame comments after the loss. The dude’s ultra conservative philosophy cost the Bucs a slam dunk W. Also view how he did not force Leftwich to make adjustments in the embarrassing Pitt loss. Many owners would have launched Bowels over those 2 losses alone. Throw in the Cincy L for good measure. Bruce A could have got 11 wins minimum as head coach.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:40 pm
Watching Locked on Seahawks podcast on YouTube, Seahawks fans are passed he left. Adams contract was to big to cut him.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:45 pm
LUV, we can dream, right?!
Good signing!
April 4th, 2023 at 7:49 pm
Very good value signing and the Bucs are not forced to draft a safety in rounds 1-3. Safety can wait till the 5th round or the Bucs can trade up into the 4th round using the 2 5th round picks.
I am thinking the Bucs draft trenches in rounds 1-3 and then address TE, WR, LB,RB and DB at the backend of the draft.
April 4th, 2023 at 7:53 pm
@ Bucsfanman
Lol, No doubt brotha.
April 4th, 2023 at 8:01 pm
Captn Tim in another thread made a great case for Wirfs wanting the LT spot and for the Bucs trying him there. Leaves Hosedonkey the chance to compete for QB I mean RT.
April 4th, 2023 at 8:13 pm
Ah, I was hoping the Bucs would go after him after Seattle removed the restricted tender from him.
Nice addition!
April 4th, 2023 at 8:19 pm
Must be cheap!
April 4th, 2023 at 8:28 pm
This is a good pick up. He played well last year.
April 4th, 2023 at 8:33 pm
Great get! Him and Jr. will hold it down this year.
Draft a safety on Day 3 and line up a few of the top undrafted defensive backs to compete and fill out the roster needs.
April 4th, 2023 at 8:52 pm
I’m sick of the negativity against Bowles too. I guess we should all hold past failures against someone, like Goatf***er does. What’s in your closet (pen)?
April 4th, 2023 at 9:11 pm
Another Leap for Licht.
(There used to be a ridiculous poster maybe from a different forum years ago who was a Dumbanik slurper, who also hated Gruden, and until the day the incompetent fool was fired, this “expert” insisted “the rebuild is complete” and had a strange fetish for Matt McCoy. He would always say “Another Dandy for Dum.” )
April 4th, 2023 at 9:11 pm
Bowles hate is dumb because his defense, which I’ve criticized, is substantially better than anything we’ve seen in the time since Monte.
April 4th, 2023 at 9:17 pm
western, you have a point. Between Raheehaw, Lovie and Mike Smith, we saw some of the most legendarily bad defense in the history of the NFL, so, yeah.
At least Bowels can shut down the really bad teams most of the time. Those wankers couldn’t even do that so they were the worst team.
April 4th, 2023 at 9:25 pm
Great value signing, I’m starting to notice it’s a lot of hungry guys getting signed lately by Licht with chips on their shoulders eager to prove people wrong! See 2019 signing with Shaq Barrett! I’m leaning towards Tackle now for sure with first pick, lol but if a guy like Bijan Robinson I’d sitting there it’s hard not to take right @joebucsfan? I’m excited about this season as the offseason progresses, they’re definitely given us something to look forward to next year!
April 4th, 2023 at 9:30 pm
What’s good LUV?
April 4th, 2023 at 9:45 pm
Bowels is a defensive coordinator. Not a head Coach.
April 4th, 2023 at 9:53 pm
I hate my negativity towards bowles too. Wish he didn’t give me so many reasons to be that way. If only a head coach could have someone more qualified make the in game decisions for him.
April 4th, 2023 at 9:54 pm
SB
What’s good brother?
Wrapping up a few Bids; I’ll call you.
April 4th, 2023 at 10:11 pm
So let me get this straight. We let go of Logan Ryan and Keanu Neal then picked up a combination of the two? I’m so confused!
April 4th, 2023 at 10:18 pm
Hopefully Ryan works out and even becomes a tp contributor for the Bucs….
Bowels stifled what was among the top scoring offense for 2 years and struggled to score a TD each game… Couldn’t produce a winning season with Tom Brady as his qb SO that makes Bowels one of THE worst HC in NFL history… The Bucs will be instantly better the moment Bowels is cut loose!
April 4th, 2023 at 10:23 pm
Brandon Jeff – that’s funny. Maybe Bowles told Licht sign Ryan and Neal and this is what he interpreted it as
April 4th, 2023 at 10:33 pm
I still think they address it in the draft or we bring back someone.
April 4th, 2023 at 11:06 pm
Hate is emotional spite towards a person. Dislike for a job done in legendarily poor fashion is not hate. It’s simply looking at the facts and using logic.
Most football fans on this site don’t hate Bowels, they just recognize that after 4 consecutive losing seasons as head coach with a 5th looming, he simply sucks at the job.
Results, you know.
April 4th, 2023 at 11:24 pm
Add Brian Burns to this mix and this secondary could be special.
April 4th, 2023 at 11:28 pm
THIS IS AN AWESOME SIGNING !..NOW WE HAVE A CHOICE TO DRAFT THE BEST LEFT TACKLE AVAILABLE OR THE NEXT BEST RIGHT TACKLE AVAILABLE ( DEPENDING ON TRISTEN WIRFS)…BRIAN BRANCH DEFINITELY IN THE DISCUSSION )…SO EN’ SO VAN SO EN’ SO WOULD MAKE A GOOD PICK TO EVENTUALLY RETIRING LAVANTE DAVID..
April 4th, 2023 at 11:29 pm
Like the signing. Starter and or depth.
Think we gontackle with our first pick
Then the edge rusher out of Kansas state
Then trade up to get safety out Illinois Brown or if not grab Robinson out of FSU in 3rd.
Then see a pick in 5th for rb depth or developmental lineman.
April 5th, 2023 at 12:56 am
Wells is 98 years old and in a wheelchair. He was garbage. Take a chance with anyone compared to him for second string.
April 5th, 2023 at 1:07 am
Goatfarmer
I thought you said consecutive losing seasons like Bucs didn’t win the division. And another looming? Best kind of real Bucs fan there is.
April 5th, 2023 at 2:43 am
Lucky it wasn’t Ryan O’Neal.
April 5th, 2023 at 3:28 am
If he’s good, why did they let him go?
I just hope he’s not as slow as the Neal on the team last year, who was about 2-3 steps too slow to still be playing.
Anyways, I’m sure it’s a cheap signing, so hopefully he does well and the Bucs get a bargain.
April 5th, 2023 at 5:10 am
Bucs depth chart shows new guy and AW both at SS? I thought AW was a FS
April 5th, 2023 at 7:46 am
So we let go Logan Ryan and Keanu Neal, and picked us Ryan Neal? Lol
April 5th, 2023 at 8:12 am
YES!!! Great pick up! One I was hoping for.
April 5th, 2023 at 8:23 am
Stellar signing! Ryan Neil entered the fray after Adams got injured last year and graded out as one of the top safeties in the league. Anyone who thinks this is anything but a steal has no idea what they are talking about.
April 5th, 2023 at 9:42 am
very good @74 Bucs Fan, but I do not think Logan Ryan is off the table yet. He is a vet, he can take his time and he knows i Bowles defense he can play multiple positions
April 5th, 2023 at 12:03 pm
Apparently, Ryan Neal was a top 5 graded safety last year. Pretty sure we got a good one.
April 5th, 2023 at 1:12 pm
The secondary is good, now the o-line and d-line!
April 5th, 2023 at 1:13 pm
Or should I say good enough for now!