“We Need More”
April 30th, 2026
Still out there.
One, two, three… (four?) edge rushers is not enough, says a man who has a large platform on the Tampa Bay airwaves.
About 20 years ago, Joe used to have a tax accountant who seemed rather shady.
Every April, the accountant had Joe think of every small morsel of a tax write-off to use. This man was obsessed with his clients not paying taxes, which made Joe wonder if the IRS may come knocking. (That never happened, thankfully.)
As Joe laid out expenses, the accountant would shake his head and bluntly raise his voice, “We need more!” It was more of an order than a suggestion.
In a sense, Aaron Jacobson of WDAE-AM 620/WDAE-FM 95.7 is telling Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, “We need more!”
More edge rushers, that is.
Jacobson applauded Licht for getting Al-Quadin Muhammad in free agency and drafting Rueben Bain and hyping short-armed David Walker as the next Lawrence Taylor. It’s not enough, Jacobson said on his weekday morning show with Pat Donovan.
“But when it comes to pass rushers, Pat, what do you always say?” Jacobson asked rhetorically. “Can’t have enough. So for this team, and even with the signing of Muhammad, you’ve got [YaYa] Diaby, of course, and you’ve got guys now that fit the pieces.
“And I still think there can be more done.”
So who would Jacobson like to see Licht sign? Jacobson believes brittle free agent Joey Bosa would be a strong signing.
“[Have Bosa be a] rotational guy [to] come in and wreak havoc when you can,” Jacobson said. “You do not have to be the guy that you were, you just come in and help out and add that depth and be [the] veteran voice and presence.
“I still think that pass rush is where they have to address still and go after because you can never have too many.”
Jacobson isn’t wrong. For example, notice that Houston, the team with the most physical defensive line in the game last sason, signed Bucs free agent defensive tackle Logan Hall and then drafted DT Kayden McDonald in Round 2.
The good teams are doing this. The Bucs want to be recognized, again, as a good team.
(Joe’s going to call it right now: whatever team Houston plays, fade that same team a week later because Houston is just going to beat the sh!! out of opponents in the trenches.)
The Bucs wouldn’t be asking Bosa to start, kust be a situational pass rusher.
Joe *hopes* YaYa breaks out this fall. This AQM, it’s great he had double-digit sacks last year. Awesome, actually. But why did he not start one game? And of course, Bain, a rookie, will try to make a dent in Todd Bowles’ defense that historically has not been kind to rookie edge rushers.
And, cue the recording, Joe would like to see David Walker complete a padded practice before he is fitted with a cape.
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April 30th, 2026 at 2:17 am
We don’t need Bosa. Yaya, Bain, Walker and AQM are enough. Especially with Nelson in the Mix. If Anthony Nelson is your 5th pass rusher (maybe 4th) on the depth chart, I can live with that. Nelson is no slouch.
April 30th, 2026 at 2:35 am
YaYa, Bain, and Scott are enough to rush the passer. Teams won’t be able to stop them. I bet Vita gets more sacks also.
(Multiple spelling errors in this one, Joe)
April 30th, 2026 at 2:36 am
And yes I know Scott is a CB.
April 30th, 2026 at 2:49 am
As to Walker…he isn’t even worth talking about for the same reason Joe stated.
I have a very good feeling the defense will start huming at some point this year.
April 30th, 2026 at 3:07 am
Flip Bain and Yaya to DE and bring in Walker and Muhammad as OLB’s and rush all of them on obvious passing downs. That would be very nuts.
April 30th, 2026 at 3:38 am
And no, we do not need more OLB’s. We could use another corner and guard though (waive Feeney).
April 30th, 2026 at 4:06 am
SIGN SHAQ JPP OR SIMEON!
April 30th, 2026 at 4:11 am
Happen to agree another vet like Bosa for depth would be a wise investment at a reasonable price. All it takes is one or two nagging injuries for things to go south in a hurry.
April 30th, 2026 at 5:21 am
we don’t really need bosa…
truth is you can try to egg lavonte on, to come back as a situational ilb pass rusher type…
when lavonte’s mission is…”or was”… to blitz for a sack, he is pretty darn good at it
April 30th, 2026 at 5:25 am
They are definitely good at beating up on their opponents (the Texans). They knocked a very tough Mauch out for the year!
April 30th, 2026 at 5:28 am
Joe … ‘So who would Jacobson like to see Licht sign? Jacobson believes brittle free agent Joey Bosa would be a strong signing. Jacobson isn’t wrong’.
Uhhh, yes he is. Bucs have no real idea what we’ve got right NOW as far as a defense goes. We have a ton of new pieces, some of which are ‘older’ & others of which haven’t even played a single def snap in the NFL yet. We’ve got several guys coming off injuries, and several guys who’ve only had marginal productivity over the past year or two.
So NOW you want to make room for ANOTHER aging OLB with a history of injuries & a meh year last year? Over the past 4 years, Bosa has played in 43 games … 11 games a season. Wow! He’s gotten a TOTAL of 19 sacks in those 4 years (5 sacks average per season), along with 43 QB hits (11 average), 23 TFLs (6 average), 9 FFs (2 average), plus 81 tackles (20 average), with an average Missed Tackle Rate of 13.6%. That’s marginal productivity. In his first 6 years with the Chargers, he was a beast. In his last 4 years … meh.
Bucs have Diaby, Nelson & Braswell as OLBs who all know Bowles’ system (and play the run quite well), plus Muhammad, Bain & Walker who all have good credentials (but more as pass rushers). That’s 6 OLBs for a defense that only puts TWO OLBs on the field at any one time.
On our DLine we now have Vea (6’4″ & 347 lbs), Capehart (6’4″ & 313 lbs), Robinson (6’3″ & 320 lbs), RNR (6’2″ & 307 lbs), Roberts (6’4″ & 295 lbs) & Kancey (6′ & 280 lbs). Our DLine has gotten a LOT beefier & nastier. And THAT is gonna help our OLBs to be a lot more productive.
If you’re adamant about adding another defender Joe, let’s add a veteran CB who’s capable of starting outside. That’d help us a LOT more than adding an over-30 OLB with an injury history. Our youngsters are the future of this defense. Let’s get them some quality def snaps & see what we’ve really got.
April 30th, 2026 at 5:32 am
Bonzai … ‘I have a very good feeling the defense will start huming at some point this year.’
I’m surprised that Joe didn’t chide you for that ‘huming’ spelling Bonzai after you chided him for his spelling earlier.
April 30th, 2026 at 5:34 am
Bucs signed a bunch of excellent UDFA’s so maybe one of them will work out for corner and another for guard so we can get rid of Feeney. He just isn’t good.
April 30th, 2026 at 5:34 am
No thanks.
April 30th, 2026 at 5:44 am
IF the coach uses the pass rushers properly (lets them rush the passer and not out in coverage), the Bucs should be better. A Bosa signing would be like a Reddick signing from last year, IMHO.
April 30th, 2026 at 5:46 am
Except worse because Bosa stinks out loud against the run.