If Mark Dominik subscribes to the same philosophy as Sirius NFL Radio's Solomon Wilcots and Carl Banks, it's not out of the question the Bucs will draft a RB early, such as Iowa's Shonn Green, a favorite of Joe's.

With the NFL combine still underway, it’s almost preposterous to guess with authority what position the Bucs will draft in the first round when the NFL draft rolls around in late April, nearly two months away.

That doesn’t mean speculation isn’t fun for Joe.

While Joe would never draft a running back in the first round unless that position was the final piece to a puzzle of a strong team, Solomon Wilcots and Carl Banks made a strong case for the Bucs to draft a running back in the first round.

Speaking on The Red Zone on Sirius NFL Radio Tuesday afternoon, Wilcots said if the Bucs indeed plan on trying to develop quarterback Luke McCown into a long-term starter, the Bucs need another running back given Warrick Dunn’s age and Cadillac Williams’ uncertain future.

“I feel they really need a running back,” Wilcots said of the Bucs. “Running the ball and playing good defense goes a long way to helping develop a quarterback.”

Banks concurred.

“If you don’t put these guys [inexperienced quarterbacks] in the right situation or build around them, they go downhill because they are shot,” Banks said.

Joe can’t argue with any of that. Would Ben Roethlisberger, for example, have developed into a two-time Super Bowl winner if he wasn’t drafted by a good team with a strong running attack, a solid offensive line and stellar wide receivers?

Now Joe isn’t saying McCown is the next Big Ben. Joe hasn’t been drinking any Jameson yet today. The lone problem Joe can see with Wilcots’ premise is the Bucs no longer have a good defense.