WR or TE, as the Bucs will be in the same position as last year if Jackson is hurt proving that Licht has learned nothing from last offseason. Can’t rely on injured players coming back
DeSean Jackson has missed at least 1 game in 6 of 9 NFL seasons and hasn’t played a full season in his last 3 years. Signing 1 receiver isn’t weapons for Winston
Found myself watching week 17 vs Carolina. If you can watch the last 5-6 minutes of the fourth qrt, please do. We tried to run the ball and went no where.
Winston had a wide open Shep running across the end zone but got sacked (Dotson vs Addison) before he could throw.
Our offense will continue to be impotent unless we strengthen the oline.
What happens if Jameis gets hurt on a jailbreak blitz or even a three-man rush? I’m just saying without a healthy and confident Jameis we won’t win more than 4 games. No RB, TE, Safety or WR is going to change that.
Don’t even have to draft a OT I’ll gladly trade for one, a good one.
I chose TE because I think we need another one…..it seems to me that there will be some great WR, RB available in later rounds.
Whatever, I’ll just be happy when this $hit is over……it is mind-numbing to have multiple potential candidates trotted out every day knowing that we will only get our shot at one or two.
DB55 has it right. We need to protect JW3 better. While an offensive linemen isn’t a sexy pick, it would benefit us more than a WR/RB. If a legit DE is there at 19, I’d take that, but I don’t think one will be.
Welp! So much for Louis murphys “comeback”. Just got arrested for carrying a loaded weapon into the airport without a license. These guys went to college right?
DB55 you argument is valid. But we gots lotsa needs. OL is my 2nd choice. I’m stickin with DE as my first. If you got a great pass rush? That solves a lotta problems. Just seems like to me, when we get that pass rush, our whole team plays inspirational ball. And we need more pass rush. My 3 pick is RB followed by a TE.
If the Bucs want to win this year, they need a reliable RB. Sure, some 5th round picks work out, but I wouldn’t pin my hopes that your 5th round RB is a guaranteed star in the league.
I meant that it wasn’t an option on the poll. I would be very happy with Garrett Bolles or Forrest Lamp at 19. I say Lamp because I’m fairly certain that he can play RT.
I could live with Lamp but he’s projected as a G not OT. We have so many guards already that I doubt we go there unless we see him as an OT (which is possible since most people saw Donavon Smith as a G and he was selected to play LT).
I think they’d rather do their youth and shuffle experiment tho and if they find out that Dotson/Benecoch/ or Pamphile cannot be good enough to be RTs or that D Smith could be upgraded then that will be a priority in the 2018 draft which will have much better OTs..
@Lord C agree with you 100 percent on Robinson, Ramczyk is little worrisome because of the hip and that he only played 1 season.
But I don’t Agree with you on Bolles, he still has a ton of tread on the tires seeing that he started football pretty late in life, and that Olinemen tend to stick around for a while. That plus Andrew Whitworth was drafted at 24 and he is still going strong at 35.
I voted I don’t know. The depth of this draft happens to be at just about every position of need, I don’t see any of the 1st round guys as a “must have”. OT makes sense but I dont think that will happen.
I don’t know. Because if dalvin is there then I say rb. If OJ is there then it te. If Davis or Williams is there then it’s wr. Let the draft come to us. Just don’t take any of these GARBAGE O lineman
I officially don’t want Ross in the first…. he’s too Heyward-Bey to me. Get me an RB or almost anything defense in the first and Cooper Krupp in the second…. he’s too Edelman to me!
I didn’t even vote because its a dumb question. We are drafting at 19. Nobody knows who will be available. The preference of who to take depends on the players available – not the position.
If Cook is available at 19 I want a RB. If OJ Howard is available at 19 I want a TE. If Corey Davis is available at 19 I want a WR. If Derek Barnett is available at 19 I want a DE. If either Adams or Hooker is available at 19 I want a Safety.
None of these players are likely to be on the board at 19 though so we just have to let it all play out and trust our GM to make the best possible selection when our turn finally comes. What I DON’T want to do is trade up for a RB in the 1st round. That I DO know.
This was a tough decision for me and really it will all come down to who is on the board when we pick. I selected WR and that is only because Flash Jackson or ME13 could easily get injured and I do not want us to be in the same position as last season with a sub par WR which allows teams to roll coverage against whoever is on the field that poses the biggest threat.
So a very good WR to use in certain situations or if one of the starters goes down to an injury, having a starting caliber WR to step in is not a luxury but more of an insurance policy.
I do think we can get a good RB in the 2nd round then after that i think we should go DE or Safety. I also think TE and OT should be addressed.
Only bad teams draft tight end or running back in the first round. It makes no sense. Successful franchises (with a QB) draft defensive lineman, defensive backs and offensive lineman with their first round picks. The patriots havnt drafted a ball carrier in the first round since lawerence maroney in 2006. Lets follow what the top teams do. Thats because OL, DL and DBs that are good are all paid over 10 mil a season now. So you need to get them in the draft.
Yes, please for the love of god GM do not listen to JOE about the draft. Joe, I love your blog, daily reader for years, but I want to curse you out every year around draft time (except the year we drafted Jameis).
Am I the only person who thinks we should grab an OT number 1??? Tackle didn’t even make the poll
April 13th, 2017 at 10:43 am
WR or TE, as the Bucs will be in the same position as last year if Jackson is hurt proving that Licht has learned nothing from last offseason. Can’t rely on injured players coming back
April 13th, 2017 at 10:46 am
DeSean Jackson has missed at least 1 game in 6 of 9 NFL seasons and hasn’t played a full season in his last 3 years. Signing 1 receiver isn’t weapons for Winston
April 13th, 2017 at 10:51 am
OT
Found myself watching week 17 vs Carolina. If you can watch the last 5-6 minutes of the fourth qrt, please do. We tried to run the ball and went no where.
Winston had a wide open Shep running across the end zone but got sacked (Dotson vs Addison) before he could throw.
Our offense will continue to be impotent unless we strengthen the oline.
What happens if Jameis gets hurt on a jailbreak blitz or even a three-man rush? I’m just saying without a healthy and confident Jameis we won’t win more than 4 games. No RB, TE, Safety or WR is going to change that.
Don’t even have to draft a OT I’ll gladly trade for one, a good one.
April 13th, 2017 at 10:56 am
I chose TE because I think we need another one…..it seems to me that there will be some great WR, RB available in later rounds.
Whatever, I’ll just be happy when this $hit is over……it is mind-numbing to have multiple potential candidates trotted out every day knowing that we will only get our shot at one or two.
April 13th, 2017 at 10:56 am
I voted for RB, but I am not opposed to the possibility of a good DE or WR.
April 13th, 2017 at 10:59 am
Wr will be the pick and it will be zay jones another wr in the later rounds also.
April 13th, 2017 at 10:59 am
Don’t worry everyone Yungry is back—Let the real draft talk begin now… I’ll be answering questions today until 2pm…
April 13th, 2017 at 11:04 am
BPA should be an option because that’s what I’d pick.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:08 am
DB55 has it right. We need to protect JW3 better. While an offensive linemen isn’t a sexy pick, it would benefit us more than a WR/RB. If a legit DE is there at 19, I’d take that, but I don’t think one will be.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:12 am
Agree bad
April 13th, 2017 at 11:13 am
Welp! So much for Louis murphys “comeback”. Just got arrested for carrying a loaded weapon into the airport without a license. These guys went to college right?
April 13th, 2017 at 11:13 am
DB55 you argument is valid. But we gots lotsa needs. OL is my 2nd choice. I’m stickin with DE as my first. If you got a great pass rush? That solves a lotta problems. Just seems like to me, when we get that pass rush, our whole team plays inspirational ball. And we need more pass rush. My 3 pick is RB followed by a TE.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:15 am
Its not about the position but about the player available at that position.
That being said.. no RB please
April 13th, 2017 at 11:29 am
BPA.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:31 am
No WR in the first. We really do not need that as a priority.
The more I think about it, I would like:
1- RB
2- Safety
3- DE
4- RB
5-7 BPA
RBs are Cook and James Conner.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:32 am
Also the fact that OT isn’t an option is pretty sad.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:32 am
A center in round 5 would be nice too.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:34 am
I’ve come to accept that we will not be able to address all the positions of need. So that first pick takes on a whole new light.
We could go RB. We could go Safety. OT. Center (a first round center for a change would be awesome and hopefully give us a 14 year solidity there).
April 13th, 2017 at 11:37 am
Blake
Why is it not an option. At least 1 of the top 3 OTs should be available at 19.
Ramczyk, Bolles or Robinson.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:43 am
If the Bucs want to win this year, they need a reliable RB. Sure, some 5th round picks work out, but I wouldn’t pin my hopes that your 5th round RB is a guaranteed star in the league.
April 13th, 2017 at 11:50 am
What no Kicker option? Or would that be under the other option?
April 13th, 2017 at 11:51 am
WR, TE or DE. I will be disgusted if the Bucs draft a RB or S in the first round.
I also would like to see the OL addressed but also not in round 1.
Ideally, I want them to draft down and pick up an extra 2nd round pick. It’s such a deep draft.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:00 pm
@DB55
I meant that it wasn’t an option on the poll. I would be very happy with Garrett Bolles or Forrest Lamp at 19. I say Lamp because I’m fairly certain that he can play RT.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:03 pm
I don’t want any of these OTs personally but maybe I’ll be proven wrong..
Ramcyk – medical concerns (moreso than Cook so if anyone is making that argument for Cook cross this guy off the board)
Bolles – is already 25 years old or an entire 3-4 year contract worth of life older than most R1 picks
Robinson – looks like a G and seems to have a sh1t attitude.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:07 pm
I could live with Lamp but he’s projected as a G not OT. We have so many guards already that I doubt we go there unless we see him as an OT (which is possible since most people saw Donavon Smith as a G and he was selected to play LT).
I think they’d rather do their youth and shuffle experiment tho and if they find out that Dotson/Benecoch/ or Pamphile cannot be good enough to be RTs or that D Smith could be upgraded then that will be a priority in the 2018 draft which will have much better OTs..
April 13th, 2017 at 12:07 pm
This year pick a soild DT, so in 2018 we can cut McCoy and his $13M off the cap. OL in the 2nd
OL — every draft we should pick one in the 1st or 2nd.
Its the heart of any great team. Tons and tons of skill players are available every year but having the TIME to use them is the key.
Control the LOS and give JW time & the offense will roll up points.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:10 pm
@Lord C agree with you 100 percent on Robinson, Ramczyk is little worrisome because of the hip and that he only played 1 season.
But I don’t Agree with you on Bolles, he still has a ton of tread on the tires seeing that he started football pretty late in life, and that Olinemen tend to stick around for a while. That plus Andrew Whitworth was drafted at 24 and he is still going strong at 35.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:15 pm
And Brandon Schreff was a LT in college projected to play guard, but he seems to being doing pretty good for the Skins at RT.
So the precedent is there.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:19 pm
Whatever works just protect The Messiah.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:20 pm
My biggest fear is Jameis turning into Andrew Luck bc we can’t protect him.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:24 pm
A legitimate fear to have DB. One can only hope that the top dogs at One Buc Place have that fear too.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:29 pm
I voted I don’t know. The depth of this draft happens to be at just about every position of need, I don’t see any of the 1st round guys as a “must have”. OT makes sense but I dont think that will happen.
April 13th, 2017 at 12:38 pm
OT is the need
April 13th, 2017 at 12:48 pm
Should have included o lineman. O line or d line with EVERY first round pick, imo.
Since TE is an extension of the o line, i picked TE. A solid blocking TE That can catch is a huge bonus for both our run and passing game.
April 13th, 2017 at 1:14 pm
I don’t know. Because if dalvin is there then I say rb. If OJ is there then it te. If Davis or Williams is there then it’s wr. Let the draft come to us. Just don’t take any of these GARBAGE O lineman
April 13th, 2017 at 1:23 pm
I officially don’t want Ross in the first…. he’s too Heyward-Bey to me. Get me an RB or almost anything defense in the first and Cooper Krupp in the second…. he’s too Edelman to me!
April 13th, 2017 at 1:29 pm
I didn’t even vote because its a dumb question. We are drafting at 19. Nobody knows who will be available. The preference of who to take depends on the players available – not the position.
If Cook is available at 19 I want a RB. If OJ Howard is available at 19 I want a TE. If Corey Davis is available at 19 I want a WR. If Derek Barnett is available at 19 I want a DE. If either Adams or Hooker is available at 19 I want a Safety.
None of these players are likely to be on the board at 19 though so we just have to let it all play out and trust our GM to make the best possible selection when our turn finally comes. What I DON’T want to do is trade up for a RB in the 1st round. That I DO know.
April 13th, 2017 at 1:42 pm
This was a tough decision for me and really it will all come down to who is on the board when we pick. I selected WR and that is only because Flash Jackson or ME13 could easily get injured and I do not want us to be in the same position as last season with a sub par WR which allows teams to roll coverage against whoever is on the field that poses the biggest threat.
So a very good WR to use in certain situations or if one of the starters goes down to an injury, having a starting caliber WR to step in is not a luxury but more of an insurance policy.
I do think we can get a good RB in the 2nd round then after that i think we should go DE or Safety. I also think TE and OT should be addressed.
April 13th, 2017 at 2:10 pm
The poll should have had a “best value” option. I don’t want the Bucs locked in to RB or TE if Jamal Adams is available.
April 13th, 2017 at 3:11 pm
Last super bowl champ to draft a RB in the first was the Saints, nuff said
April 13th, 2017 at 3:19 pm
BPA
April 13th, 2017 at 5:58 pm
There should be an option for “whatever Licht chooses” Joe.
April 13th, 2017 at 5:59 pm
“Other” and “I don’t know” is not specific enough.
April 13th, 2017 at 6:25 pm
Only bad teams draft tight end or running back in the first round. It makes no sense. Successful franchises (with a QB) draft defensive lineman, defensive backs and offensive lineman with their first round picks. The patriots havnt drafted a ball carrier in the first round since lawerence maroney in 2006. Lets follow what the top teams do. Thats because OL, DL and DBs that are good are all paid over 10 mil a season now. So you need to get them in the draft.
April 13th, 2017 at 6:31 pm
Well I would pick, we’ll I would take and we should and we need and what if and you gotta love it!
April 13th, 2017 at 8:11 pm
Yes, please for the love of god GM do not listen to JOE about the draft. Joe, I love your blog, daily reader for years, but I want to curse you out every year around draft time (except the year we drafted Jameis).
Am I the only person who thinks we should grab an OT number 1??? Tackle didn’t even make the poll
April 13th, 2017 at 8:31 pm
If Licht doesn’t add more weapons then he truly hasn’t learned his lesson.
Jackson may miss 1 to 3 games being nicked. Stuff like that can cost us the playoffs.
Need another TE and WR in this draft..
April 13th, 2017 at 11:13 pm
I can’t believe how many people want an RB. Must be FSU homers. Trade back and draft a Safety. Otherwise BPA besides QB.
April 14th, 2017 at 12:16 am
Do Bucs fans ever learn? Majority voted running back, wow what a waste. You guys will never learn will ya…sheesh.
I voted other, for OL, Jameis needs protection. That line isn’t even average.