Should The Bucs Look To Trade Haason Reddick?
October 21st, 2025
Haason Reddick looks on as YaYa Diaby strip-sacks Lions QB Jared Goff last night.
So Buccaneers edge rusher Haason Reddick left last night’s game with knee and ankle injuries and was seen taking a cart ride to the locker room.
Through seven games, Reddick has 1 1/2 sacks and has made little impact.
Joe was hoping Reddick would have a special season. It hasn’t materialized.
The Bucs hired accomplished Reddick on an expensive one-year deal to produce. And Joe is starting to wonder whether the guys behind Reddick on the depth chart might do better than him.
Anthony Nelson came in for Reddick last night and promptly got a sack and finished with 5 tackles (plus a mind-numbing missed tackle). Before this season, Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht said second-year edge rusher Chris Braswell would shock people in 2025. Well, Braswell has less than 100 snaps through seven games.
It’s hard to shock fans when you’re not on the field.
Edge rusher Markees Watts also is on the Bucs bench and hasn’t played defense all season. Keep in mind he made the team over José Ramirez, who Todd Bowles said of two months ago, “I know he’s a good pass rusher.” Ramirez signed with the CFL last month.
The NFL trade deadline is in 15 days. Joe thinks a team out there might be willing to gamble on Reddick in exchange for an overpaid or underused veteran receiver, assuming Reddick’s injuries are relatively minor.
As of this morning, the Joe typing here would rather have another passing weapon than Reddick’s contributions.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:32 am
Reddick has been a zero
October 21st, 2025 at 9:34 am
dud
October 21st, 2025 at 9:34 am
Trade him?? For what, a 10th-round draft pick???? (yeah, only 7 rounds..lol)
October 21st, 2025 at 9:36 am
LOL – This is funny.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:36 am
What Tom said….
October 21st, 2025 at 9:36 am
Reddick has zero trade value lol … He’s got potential interest for a team that has a veteran player it wants to dump. Some teams value edge rushers more than the Bucs do, and might be convinced they can get more out of Reddick. –Joe
they do need to look for a receiver that’s for sure Chris Godwin isn’t going to be old Chris this year maybe not next year either time will tell but bucs definitely need more than rookie wrs.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:37 am
Even without Evans, receiver is not our biggest need.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:38 am
Wouldn’t rule out taking a flyer on Tyler Lockett.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:41 am
Already the sky is falling
October 21st, 2025 at 9:44 am
a lot of edge rushers were availible and we choose Reddick… Big mistake
October 21st, 2025 at 9:44 am
Trade him? Absolutely not. Also Chris Braswell was so bad in the pre season he couldn’t get sacks off of 3rd and 4th string offensive linemen. I have no interest in seeing him. We def need to make a trade deadline aquisition for edge rusher though.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:48 am
Bowles tried and failed to win the battle and cost his club the war. The Bucs season ended last night. So who do you think the Bucs will target in the 1st round next year? The Bucs need a quality right tackle. And no, the one they have today is not quality because he’s always broken.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:49 am
Go get Maxx Crosby or Hendrickson and hope Godwin comes back soon
October 21st, 2025 at 9:50 am
@Deuces With what money?
October 21st, 2025 at 9:53 am
My grandson is a little spiteful troll
October 21st, 2025 at 9:54 am
Only to dump salary to get a OLB who can still get to the QB.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:55 am
Trade? No one wants our injured, washed up end except Jason Licht, apparently
October 21st, 2025 at 9:55 am
Didn’t he get traded last season? How’d that work out for the Jets? No way any team wants him, especially all banged up.
I bet there’s some experienced receivers waiting for a chance. Gabe Davis? Also, they could see if Jedrick Wills is getting antsy to play at RT.
The pass rush has been better of late, despite Reddick’s disappearance. Diaby is coming on, it seems like. Maybe they should blitz Dennis more too, considering his pass coverage woes.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:55 am
Reddick’s a joke he was just looking to get paid and unfortunately we dumb enough to do it
October 21st, 2025 at 9:56 am
Hey Jeff-The Bucs season ended last night? Really?
Why are you even on this website? You are a Clueless Hater that is not a Real Fan of the Bucs.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:56 am
This isn’t very good article JBF.
This guy just got rolled up with what looks like a high ankle sprain, if we’re lucky… and you think a now injured 31 year old OLB (not DE) with a modest stat line has any trade value? Smh.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:57 am
Here comes the inevitable mid season slide, injury’s or not! I have never had faith in Todd Bowels defense, or his coaching expertise, can you see 5-5 coming? I can.
October 21st, 2025 at 9:58 am
They would never trade for a pass rusher lol did you notice the difference when det rushed four there was no where to throw the ball
October 21st, 2025 at 9:59 am
Trade him for a day old ham sandwich. He is dead wt. Rather have a practice squad pennies on the dollar dude waisting space. Reddick does not play with passion, he lost his mojo when philly didn’t speak his language of love, “words of affirmation.”
October 21st, 2025 at 9:59 am
We would be 0-7 if not for baker, thank God he’s a buc!
October 21st, 2025 at 10:05 am
The future might prove me wrong but I think the idea we’d get anything good for Reddick is just day dreaming . IF he flaked out with just us okay but this is after the Jets as well.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:06 am
“He’s got potential interest for a team that has a veteran player it wants to dump. Some teams value edge rushers more than the Bucs do, and might be convinced they can get more out of Reddick. –Joe“
Makes 0 sense, like absolutely none it’s like buying a car with only 2 wheels as-is
October 21st, 2025 at 10:11 am
nothing great has materialized from reddick. it was worth a shot but jasons dumpster diving doesnt always work. licht wont trade but i guess thats 14mil that will be avail to pay someone else next year.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:12 am
Joe, you sound like some of the fans on this site who constantly clamor for senseless trades. The only way Reddick gets traded is if he is a throw-in on another deal. As a standalone trade, Reddick has no value.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:14 am
Joe always makes stories based on this inside sources but spins it in an interesting way. My take, insider sources are NOT happy with Reddick. For 14 million he is not producing. We now are down a big bodied WR, we have no other big receiver unless we call up an untried player or try some people out.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:18 am
Does he have value?
October 21st, 2025 at 10:19 am
We should trade for jacoby meyers
October 21st, 2025 at 10:21 am
We use a 3-4 defense alighnment and i suspect Reddick is more of a 4-3. That’s what he played when he was with the Eagles – don’t know about Arizona when he was there. An OLB in a 3-4 has more to do than just seal the edge and rush the passer.
A trade might be good for both parties at this point.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:23 am
Trade an injured person……that aint happening
October 21st, 2025 at 10:23 am
Tyler Lockett is definitely worth a look
October 21st, 2025 at 10:27 am
More then an edge we need someone to take Dennis’ spot. Just not quick enough to cover the pass.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:28 am
Lol. Losses hurt, we get it. But relax. I know people HATE to hear anything other than Sacks when it comes to d-line stats, but Reddick (and Diaby) are both top-25 in QB Pressures. They’re doing their job. If Sacks were that easy to come by, the current Sack leaders would have more than 9 on the year (which is a damn good number for an entire season for many edge rushers). Caaaallllmmmmm doooowwwwnnnnn.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:31 am
Of course we should trade him if possible, it did not work out
October 21st, 2025 at 10:35 am
Though the result doesn’t show it, defense played very well last night, much better than this time last year. It’s hard to stop a mass of muscle like Gibbs. Offense has consistently been putting up 20+ pts all year. Players were just out played (we were not out coached. Campbell got bailed out from his stupid decisions all night by Detroit D)
October 21st, 2025 at 10:39 am
Can we put Reddick in for SVD? He used to play LB lol
October 21st, 2025 at 10:42 am
For a bag of peanuts… I want QB hits and sacks. Everyone on D-Lineman can get “pressure.” Not good enough. For a true Super Bowl run.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:50 am
11 YEARS
Licht has made 3 midseason trades in 11 years. The last one was 5 years ago. Fun to discuss. Not gonna happen.
October 21st, 2025 at 10:58 am
Nelson > Reddick > Braswell. Remember, Nelson caused the fumble last year that beat Carolina. Reddick and Braswell are actually worse than JTS.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:03 am
You guys are nuts. Nelson is not a better pass rusher than Reddick
October 21st, 2025 at 11:04 am
Jason made the attempt to improve the pass rush and we all had our fingers crossed. Reddick has been a bust. Was that because of age, lack of effort, not fitting the scheme, or poor coaching ? Was it all of the above ? I think coaching failed to get the best of his remaining potential. Did the coaching staff think he was a self motivated player and fail to put the effort into him ? If indeed there was no potential left as some have said, 14 mil just went down the drain. I don’t see him being a benefit to the team so move him if possible. Obviously we now need receiving corp help.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:08 am
keep him…start nelson, trade for jeffrey simmons
GO BUCS!!!!
October 21st, 2025 at 11:08 am
This is very similar to the trade Dean takes. And replace him with who at this point of the season? Getting rid of your second best player at OLB, a position group you are weak at, is a terrible idea. I’m so glad some of yall aren’t the GM. You’d overreact to firing half the team
October 21st, 2025 at 11:13 am
If he is injured, I do not see much value. If he can play, well Reddick and a 5th to someone for their salary dump wideout? Maybe, question is who? Why not put a claim in for Tyler Lockett, granted, one of the the other NFC South teams or even San Fran would have waiver wire priority but why not try?
October 21st, 2025 at 11:16 am
No team is going to pay Reddick 14 mil a yr. We are stuck with him.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:18 am
Some coach’s and schemes know how to use a pass rusher, some don’t. There was Shaq and there was JPP and also don’t forget….?
October 21st, 2025 at 11:21 am
Not at all surprised by Reddick poor play and predicted it many times on these pages. Shocking that Licht agreed to $14Mill for this dud. There was a lot of fake hype about Reddick going into the season. Here was my thought then a now. Reddick pouted the entire 2024 season. Anyone, football player or not, who is paid by an employer needs to perform.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:22 am
The jig is up on Reddick. He’s a mercenary in the mold of Leonard Fournette. I said this when they signed him. They don’t love the game, they love the check.
He’ll have very little trade value.
It’s actually kind of comical that Bowles stiffs some of these guys that aren’t good enough against the run in his opinion, but then he puts Hassan Reddick on the field.
Newsflash: pass rush only gets home when the secondary plays tight. No matter who they line up to get the QB wont matter if the DB’s are giving a 5 yard buffer to every reciever running a route.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:24 am
I’d take a box of crackerjacks for him. Didn’t notice he got hurt since I didn’t notice him at all. I did notice Dennis running after Gibbs like a dog chases a car. Maybe time to see if Bullock, or Jackson offers something more. How much worse can they do? Reddick missing time could be a good thing. Braswell is the next man up, we’ll see if the hype Licht was throwing at us is true. We’re going to need two ILBs next year, David has had it, Dennis never had it. We’ll need two OLBs unless YaYa, who’s playing better, and Braswell show out. Reddick will have to be replaced, he’s not worth resigning.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:25 am
The Broncos Dre Greenlaw might be avaliable after being suspended one game for “verbally” threatening a Ref. He would solve the LB issue. And he has “moxie”…!
October 21st, 2025 at 11:27 am
Reddick has about as much value on the market as Hot Rod Mulch does on his online dating apps. Slim…and none. And Slim partnered up with another fella already.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:28 am
Trade for who? I don’t think he has much value. Trade Voss, that guy is horrible. Worst LB in the NFL.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:29 am
No one’s going to drop a draft pick for Hassan. Let him finish the year and move on.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:29 am
Haason who? We have a player named Haason?
Don’t recall seeing that guy on the field this year….
October 21st, 2025 at 11:33 am
Joe pounded the table for him ….joking Joe but I thought he would be the answer
October 21st, 2025 at 11:35 am
🤣🤣🤣 which team would be stupid enough to trade for Reddick ?
I think he is and was damaged goods when he walked in the door.
Bucs have him for the rest of the season
October 21st, 2025 at 11:38 am
Dom Says:
October 21st, 2025 at 11:08 am
This is very similar to the trade Dean takes. And replace him with who at this point of the season?
^^^^
Zero production can easily be replaced and for far less money.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:39 am
Who’s next up Braswell?
We’re doomed.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:49 am
On a night the Bucs D manufactured 4 sacks and we’re still complaining that there isn’t enough pass rush from Haason Reddick is asinine. Half of the teams sacks came in the last two weeks, with 6 against the vaunted Niners and 4 against the Lions. The Bucs pass rush can be better sure, but generating 20 sacks so far and jumping up to having the 6th most in the league isn’t too shabby despite weakness in the pass coverage over the middle. Since Bowles has led this defense, the team has been as high as 4th overall in sacks (2020) and no less than tied for 7th. Reddick has no trade value at this point, as teams would rather elevate practice squad guys who have been in their system, than someone that would need to acclimate to their scheme fit. This isn’t plug-n-play fantasy football.
October 21st, 2025 at 11:55 am
Upcoming draft needs:
– linebacker
– O-line
– D-line
– receiver
October 21st, 2025 at 11:58 am
@Roscoe
In your heart of hearts, do you truly believe Nelson or Braswell are better pass rushers than Reddick? Reddick doesn’t have the sack numbers but he disrupts the QB at a better rate than any potential replacement currently on the roster or any available free agent. I’m all for trading for a pass rusher but teams typically don’t trade good pass rushers
October 21st, 2025 at 12:04 pm
The D wasn’t that bad last night , they were in position to make tackles ,,, they just missed (or over ran) about 6 or 7 plays in which Det took advantage ,, I mean anyone here before the season started would have taken 3-1 with road games at ATL, Houston, Seattle and Det,,,, throw home games w philyand Sf ,,, anyone here balking at 5-2 with a pretty good chance of going 6-2 before the bye? Hoping grizzzz learned a little last night (like we will never win a game when you totally abandon the run (11 rushes),,, use it move on as motivation (det seems to do that after a loss)
October 21st, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Bucs are 5-2, people! 5-2, even with injuries, greenhorn OC, and some players hitting their expiration dates. So, what’s with the sky-is-falling crap? They played a bad game and lost. It happens, even to NFL darlings like the Chiefs. Now what are you all going to do when they beat “the stinking Saints” next week? BTW, I’m quoting a cajun friend who is a big Saints/LSU fan.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:11 pm
The mid season slump will begin after the bye. Our D/C called a wonderful game last night to shut down their running attack
October 21st, 2025 at 12:13 pm
buc4evr … ‘Trade for who? I don’t think he has much value. Trade Voss, that guy is horrible. Worst LB in the NFL.’
You’re spot on; who’s gonna trade any player worth getting for a 31-year-old, undersized (6′ & 240 lbs), low-performing OLB? Don’t know where JL’s mind was when he signed the $14 mil check for Haason, but I suspect he was dillusional at the time.
Same goes for SVD though. Who’s gonna give up any player of value for an undrafted, oft-injured, low-performing ILB? Bucs had a chance to fix our MLB problems this past Spring, but the powers-that-be decided that Voss was THE ANSWER. Ya, wonderful choice.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:13 pm
@ Deuceswild78 – BOTH of those guys are currently banged-up/injured/hurt. Hendrickson missed his last game with multiple injuries, and Crosby might’ve missed his too, or had to leave early (can’t remember for sure). Anyway, I wouldn’t have a problem with trading for Crosby. He’s still in his prime and is locked-up for at least another 3-seasons. We’re not drafting anyone as good as he is. A change of scenery, amd playing for a ‘winner’ could really energize him.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:15 pm
I definitely thought coming into the year he would be more of a force on the defense. So far he hasnt lived up to it and doesnt look like hes gonna get resigned here to anything more then another prove it deal if that. This is why a lot of us were in awe we drafted another WR in the first round (No i do not regret Licht doing that as Egbuka is a stud and obviously we needed a WR we just didnt know it) but a lot of that thinking was were so bad at DE that we really needed to bolster the pass rush. Licht isnt making any big splashy signings like bringing in Maxx or Trey it is what it is and plus were not even sure those teams are trying to part ways with these players. Licht and Bowles dug in with the pass rush we have and said it was good enough now they need to live with what they got.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:19 pm
Oops, just remembered. SVD was actually a 5th-Rnd pick, not undrafted.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:22 pm
It doesn’t seem like there are any game-changers out there, who are even ‘available’ this year. The problem being, just TOO MANY teams still ‘believe’ they have a legitimate chance (or hope) at the playoffs. In the AFC, everyone is BAD and there are really only just a few teams who are completely OUT (even at 1-5, most people still believe that the Ravens have a shot). Then, the NFC is LOADED. Last I counted the other day, there were at least 12-TEAMS (outta 16), who were at .500 or ABOVE. So, looks like a VERY weak crop this year… Though, A LOT can still change in 15-DAYS. Players are going to have to demand THEMSELVES, to get outta some of these places. It’s really frustrating what this FO has done. And, hasn’t done (or have refused to).
October 21st, 2025 at 12:25 pm
Why would a team trade for him? He left last nights game with 2 injuries on a cart?
October 21st, 2025 at 12:26 pm
Unfortunately last night was a brutal wake up call. They were beat
By a team who is superior in every aspect. Cant blame it on i injuries
All together because Detroit had its entire secondary at 2nd and 3rd
String. They “should ” beat the saints. After that the next 3 games
Are tough and the season could turn over quickly. I do think they
Improve after the bye’ however, their pass rush is non existent even
When they do blitz. So it ll be back to having to score 30 points a
Game to win. Hope im wrong.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:27 pm
Winny – you made me spray coffee with that dating app comment. Hilarious.
DR, spot on as usual.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Van Jefferson. Bake has chemistry with him. Currently on the titans.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:44 pm
Until he gets some more sacks , that trade value is probably next to nothing
October 21st, 2025 at 12:46 pm
Sorry Joe. But this is an utterly bizarre post. The guy just left last night’s game on a cart with two separate injuries (probably heading for IR) and you think the Bucs can use him as trade bait in the next few weeks…
October 21st, 2025 at 12:46 pm
Trade for what or who? Maybe the Browns will trade Joe Tryon back to us… sadly that maybe an upgrade.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:47 pm
Reddick is not performing up to expectations, or his contract. The problem with trading him is 1) finding a taker, and 2) Replace him with who? Nelson is a fine backup, but not a starter. Braswell is invisible.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:48 pm
The TOP most well-run Franchises, ALL make BOLD moves. The Ravens, Bills, Eagles, & Chiefs are constantly moving ‘up and down’ in the draft, and making ‘deadline’ deals, and etc. They are always, in a constant search of a move, in hopes of trying to improve their team’s positioning. We seek to have a very scared and complacent FO. They really, need to get more into the old “Belichik-Way” of it being better to move off of a player a year too EARLY, than a year too LATE. There will be times, that you maybe wished you hadn’t moved off of a guy, but 90% of the time, you’ll be very glad that you did. It just absolutely, DESTROYS your ‘salary cap’ and takes away from having ANY flexibility. And, before you mention Brady… Entirely, different story. Not the same. The relationship had run its course, and had really soured over the years. I don’t even believe they were hardly on ‘speaking terms’ since the Jimmy-G ordeal, AND Bill had started to lose his touch on player/talent evaluation, and roster management. It was time. They literally, had NO talent whatsoever, and really hadn’t for several years, especially at WR. Brady WANTED OUT. And, he wanted to prove that he could do it on HIS OWN. The Chris Godwin deal is just mind-boggling. Especially, when already being tied/locked-in to another aging WR. You just can’t do it. You have to be willing to move on and just let-it go. I mean, you already KNEW THAT. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been s burning a 1ST-Round PICK on another WR. They already, KNEW-IT. It makes no sense.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:50 pm
The LBs could not hold the edge. They might as well have been in the locker room. They never came out of the tunnel. embarrassing to watch 20-30 yard screen plays to the RB the whole game. Dline and LBs needs help. Bucs need a DC. This defense was exposed last night for the frauds that they are. After the season, dump Reddick and Voss, both failed experiments.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:51 pm
My hope is we trade for a real edge, my guess is we won’t.
Reddick is at least effective in pressures, allowing Bowles to utilize a blitz from the secondary, but that removes someone in the secondary. Last night, this defense again surrendered yards, but not a lot of points. Our ILB’s are weak, so our defense is average, but we can win with an average defense if our offense is stellar.
The problem is our offense was not stellar last night, especially early. The right side of this line (without Geodeke) is just abysmal. Detroit’s elite d-line just keyed on Charlie Heck and abused the right side so often we had to keep Otten & White in for protection – limiting the play calls – which were also horrific early last night. Baker was she’ll-shocked and was off on numerous balls, missed open WR’s and generally played poorly. Four sacks and pressures will do that to you. Baker was beaten up last night on almost every pass.
If Goedeke is still hurt, trade for a RT and get this fixed!
October 21st, 2025 at 1:01 pm
Ain’t nobody want this washed up bum.
October 21st, 2025 at 1:04 pm
Trade? What could the Bucs get? A Cuban sandwich for Reddick?
October 21st, 2025 at 1:06 pm
Joe, this is one of your worst post lead-ins. No one will trade for an injured rusher with little sack total. But, Reddick applied pressure on the QB- -real pressure, not an o-lay and get pushed to outside like JTS.
I think you might get more responses if you asked, “Should we cut Braswell and poach players off somebody’s practice squad?” What an embarrassment where we are told, “This is Braswell’s year!” and they don’t even play him. It made me almost puke hearing that recent call ups FROM THEIR PRACTICE SQUAD covered our receivers like a blanket!
Maybe we should poach the DB back coach from Detroit and give him Bowles job. That I would approve.
October 21st, 2025 at 1:09 pm
Anyone that thinks the Bengals or Raiders are trading for Reddick needs to check into rehab. Stop it…get help…
October 21st, 2025 at 1:17 pm
This team has more needs than the trade deadline can fill.
October 21st, 2025 at 1:46 pm
Trade Reddick and Godwin the the worst team in the NFL for their first rounder.
That way we can draft a good young guy.
That is a deal a bad team would take.
October 21st, 2025 at 1:47 pm
Doesn’t matter who you put in when the scheme sucks
October 21st, 2025 at 1:57 pm
No one is going to trade for Reddick while on injured reserve.
October 21st, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Last night’s loss was a bit concerning as far as how will the team move forward with this slightly better than M*A*S*H* unit. This next stretch of games is no cake walk and with Atlanta and Carolina sniffing our tails, it is basically on Jason Licht to determine if the Bucs are all and add some reinforcements or going to play another round of “thank goodness we live in the NFC South” and tread water. We have had some bright spots this year, but the same old problems surfaced again last night with the team still stretched out on the bus seats until darn near halftime, and no urgency figuring we will win at the buzzer. Neither happened last night and this is part of the reason why the lower bowl seats at Ray Jay are away team colors at each home game. As a long-time season ticket holder, its frustrating to feel like im at an away game every home game. So hopefully we will get an answer from our (joe’s words not mine) Ring of Honor GM. Make a effort please… These 9-8, 8-9 NFC South division titles aren’t all that impressive
October 21st, 2025 at 2:32 pm
I don’t get the idea of someone thinking Reddick is worth anything… and why, if he is, would the Bucs give him up when they desperately need production from the position. This is a baffling take.
As for Reddick… this game, and the Jets game, were the only two games all year where the Bucs defense actually played an attacking style for the majority of the game and didn’t just sit back in that awful super soft zone defense. Would need to go look at the ALL22 to see what Riddick did, but this style of defense is the one where Riddick has a chance to be productive. At the same time, I don’t get why the Bucs would wait to make a move if they’re going to make one, get someone in now to start learning the system, don’t wait extra weeks just because. But the idea that the Bucs could trade Riddick for anything? Not a chance, in fact they’d have to give up a pick just to get someone to take the salary at this point. He’s not going anywhere, unless maybe it’s a deal for Trey Hendrickson and they have the Bengals take on Reddick’s deal to give cap space.
October 21st, 2025 at 3:36 pm
The only times Reddick draws my eye during a play, he’s dropping back into coverage. He seems to be doing this on almost half of his snaps. I do agree with Todd Bowles’ philosophy (as I understand it) that generating a solid pass rush regardless of who’s rushing or who’s dropping back is far more important than having a single edge-rushing terror on the field. But this team doesn’t seem to have either option – and hasn’t for years now.
October 21st, 2025 at 3:39 pm
No one is giving up anything for him. I fully expected at least 10 sacks and thought he would return to form to prove it in this contract 1 year deal. Has not happened.
Maybe send him to Cincy with a 2nd rounder for Trey Hendrickson?
I’d even take Bradley Chubb for him and send a 3rd rounder at this point.
I will say YAYA is coming on and playing well.
October 21st, 2025 at 4:49 pm
Every week Cinny waits to trade Trey Hendrickson, his value goes down. Right now he’s at most a 3rd as he’s hurt, and his contract only runs through the end of the year. The only way they’d probably even get a 3rd is if he signed a new deal, but are you giving a huge new deal to a soon to be 31-year injured player? That’s the issue the Bengals have had as well. With that said, the Bucs need to be making the call and throwing out some offers.
For Chubb, that’s more like a 6th or 7th rounder, certainly not a 3rd. He’s got nice stats on paper, but his actual production and play doesn’t match the numbers.
Also Yaya is on pace for 10 sacks for all the numnuts out there that constantly yell about him not producing and wanting him cut.
October 21st, 2025 at 4:56 pm
yeah yaya is picking up steam…
reddick is fading away…
nelly is who he is…
braz seems useless…
yes max fuzzbee would be the move…if spytek would set him free
October 21st, 2025 at 4:59 pm
crosby seems more like a buccaneer man than hendrickson
October 21st, 2025 at 5:20 pm
adam from ny Says:
October 21st, 2025 at 4:59 pm
crosby seems more like a buccaneer man than hendrickson
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Crosby would cost a LOT more than Hendrickson, probably two 1sts. Personally, I’d make the deal, so long as they throw in Devin White, Jakobi Meyers and a 4th.
October 21st, 2025 at 6:19 pm
At a certain point we need ti stop blaming the players. Why can’t this team seem to get an edge rush?
October 21st, 2025 at 6:22 pm
Trade him? Lol, for what? As dumb as some GMs are, I dont think any of them are *that* bad.
October 21st, 2025 at 6:36 pm
Hello Joe???
Did you drain a couple of six pack of those brews you like before you wrote this?
Like, no! Do not screw around with this defense by trading Reddick or anyone else! Reddick hasn’t put up the individual stats that fascinate Joe and so many fans. But, he has been an enabler for the defense overall.
After that first half performance, don’t change a thing on that defense unless you have some backups who are ready for a bigger role which would be a help to the starters.
I like Anthony Nelson, and I believe that he is a valuable contributor with plus value for his role. But, one sack in the second half after a first half like that one does not mean that he is equal to or in any way better than Reddick.
Between Nelson and Reddick, who was on the field for most of the first half when a misguided offensive coordinator failed to load up with heavy personnel and pound the rock to punish Detroit’s D-line; the failure which I believe which cost the Bucs the game?
Reddick and the starters played 40 plays in the first half, holding the dangerous Lions offense to 14 points in the first half while forcing a turnover on downs and giving the offense the ball twice on takeaways.
Considering that Detroit’s offense was also given the ball twice on turnovers, could you ask the Bucs defense for a much better performance than in that first half?
True, the Bucs defense gave up a touchdown on the first drive; not what they wanted. After that, they blew one huge play when a 78 yard TD run shocked them out of their shoes! But, except for that one play, they played pretty decent defense after the first drive.
Meanwhile, in the first half, the Bucs offense ran drives of 3 plays, 3 plays, 4 plays, 6 plays, 3 plays, 1 play, 1 play, and 3 plays while they only possessed the ball for 11 minutes and 10 seconds, and scored no points until they kicked a field goal in the last minute of the first half. While running those 24 plays in the first half, they only ran the ball 5 times, only running on 20.8 % of downs while averaging 3.6 yards per carry. There are reasons NFL teams average running over 40% of plays!
Running for 3.6 yards per carry isn’t setting the world on fire, but it has great value! The yards per carry often increases a when you stick with it as the game goes on and the opposing defense becomes tired. It runs the clock and lets Tampa’s defense rest while making Detroit’s defense work – that sets up the Bucs offense and defense for more success as the game goes along. It keeps the opposing defense honest and opens the passing game. Running the ball 20.8 % of downs will not get the job done against a defense like Detroit’s which was selling out to stop the pass and hunt Baker.
For one drive in the second half, it looked like the Bucs had looked at their first half results and realized the error of their ways.
In the first drive of the second half, the Bucs scored a touchdown when they ran the ball on 4 of 11 plays for a run rate of 30.8% and an average of 3.75 yards per carry. Not setting the world on fire. The Bucs have averaged 4.0 yards per carry the season, and the league has averaged a bit over 4.3 yards per carry. But, when the Bucs increased their run rate, even while it was still well below the league’s average run rate of 40+%, the Bucs scored their only touchdown of the entire game. It produced points! The value of sometimes running the football!
But alas, the Bucs only ran the ball 3 more times for the rest of the game.
In their 18 play drive that began with 10:18 left in the fourth quarter and ended in the first of two turnovers on downs, the Bucs threw 9 incompletions and recovered their own sack-fumble – but they did not run the ball once! Not once in 18 plays!
And, likewise, in their second drive that ended with a turnover on downs, the Bucs again did not even run the ball even once.
Yes the Bucs were behind and needed to conserve the clock. But, 9 incompletions and a sack fumble with no runs on an 18 play drive just begs the other team to go all in on coverage and pass rush without honoring the run at all.
The Bucs just sat on their own chance of a 78 yard shocker. White has gone for 56 yards before. And, the Bucs had a perfect setup. They had used motion all game without mixing in a wide receiver run.
And, yes, the starters on defense were gassed from abusive first half of time of possession and abusively short drive lengths by the Bucs offense. But, they still only gave up 10 points in the second half – not awful considering how they were let down by the offense in the first half.