Safety Sitdown
March 20th, 2019
Visited Bucs.
[UPDATE: 6:01 p.m.]The Bucs aren’t done shopping yet.
Though a lot of folks tried to connect dots between “Honey Badger” Tyrann Mathieu and the Bucs, the asking price was just too steep for the Bucs’ cash-strapped budget.
But in a clear indication the Bucs are not satisfied with the expected Chris Conte-less crew of safeties (including newly ordained safety M.J. Stewart), the Bucs plan to sit down today with former Colts safety Clayton Geathers, twittered Field Yates of BSPN.
After visiting the Cowboys on Monday, S Clayton Geathers visited the Bucs today, per source. He’s been a solid player when healthy for the Colts.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 19, 2019
This could be a helluva value pickup by Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. He’s been a four-year starter for the Colts but only twice has he started more than nine games in a season. That’s because he’s been bitten by the injury bug.
In each of the past three seasons Geathers has either been on the PUP list or injured reserve list.
[UPDATE: 6:01 P.M.]Gathers re-signed with the Colts this afternoon..
March 20th, 2019 at 3:51 am
Yaay!
March 20th, 2019 at 3:54 am
Fix the trenches, fix the Bucs!
We need less than you might think, if the team gets coached up properly!
March 20th, 2019 at 4:15 am
Sign him, then draft one, then coach them up!
March 20th, 2019 at 6:14 am
It says something about the safeties on the roster that the Bucs continue to shop. Conte WAS the best safety on the roster until the “Great Stiff-arm of 2018”!
March 20th, 2019 at 6:44 am
Interesting that he has been with colts for 4 years . Never heard of the guy.
Positives – team captain last year. Almost 90 tackles last year and played in 4 less games. Can play strong and free safety.
Negatives – injuries / especially neck and concussion last year. /the biggest question mark is he has been in league for 4 years and not one interception. Ouch.
Colts have 80 mil still left in free agency. They like him but wanted him to test the free agency waters so they can keep for reasonable number. They can outbid Bucs in a second.
March 20th, 2019 at 7:35 am
I’m down with another veteran safety.
Bucs draft needs to focus on both lines.
March 20th, 2019 at 7:59 am
Lol.
You guys see any name and you want to sign him.
Bringing an injury prone player to a team that consistently has a high number of players is a terrible idea.
However, as I pointed out two days ago, if Stewart were really moving to safety would the Bucs be signing 3-4 safeties? The whole move to safety was probably smoke.
March 20th, 2019 at 8:00 am
Bucsfaman- That wasn’t really a stiff arm… he got wrestled to the ground by his face.
March 20th, 2019 at 8:00 am
that consistently has a high number of players INJURED
March 20th, 2019 at 8:15 am
You can never have enough Safties, CBs, LBs, WRs, Oline, Dline, RBs, TEs, QBs, Ks & long snappers…..or cheerleaders & coaches.
March 20th, 2019 at 8:17 am
You can never have enough Safties, CBs, LBs, Dline, Oline, TEs, RBs, WRs, QBs, Ps, Ks, or long snappers….or cheerleaders & coaches or fans.
March 20th, 2019 at 9:08 am
make evans and whitehead earn it this year…
#REALISTKNOWSNOTHING!!!!…GO BUCS!!!!
March 20th, 2019 at 9:30 am
If they’re still shopping, that means that there’s more salary waiting to get dumped.
March 20th, 2019 at 10:06 am
Bonzai
Geez. Why you being a troll ?
Hypocrite much
You call out people for being negative. Dude. Go look In the mirror homie.
March 20th, 2019 at 10:14 am
Why not just go after Tre Boston, one good starter for the price of two special teamers
March 20th, 2019 at 10:35 am
We just moved a second round corner to safety, and are still waiting for our second round safety Evans to produce, yet we still need safety help, Sheesh. While the Bucs keep looking for a safety, better bring in some corner help because Licht hasn’t been able to find one blue chip player who can cover in five years! Can’t make this stuff up. Here’s some free advice Gump, don’t move into the second round for a corner, MJ, who runs a 4.6 forty, tight ends are faster then that. Good luck Stewart playing safety, they need to cover ground quickly also. Still searching for safety help, yet Derwin James was staring Licht in the face on draft day wearing Buc colors, and Gump passed.
March 20th, 2019 at 10:47 am
Cross him off the list, re-signed with the Colts
March 20th, 2019 at 11:26 am
Bird Says:
“Bonzai
Geez. Why you being a troll ?
Hypocrite much
You call out people for being negative.”
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He talks just to talk with a self-importance of being the smartest in the room.
He isn’t.
March 20th, 2019 at 3:57 pm
Pressure from the front makes average corners look great….add a stellar S to the mix who has their back and the corners make huge leap in confidence….
Pistol
March 20th, 2019 at 4:11 pm
AM I THE ONLY F#CKING PERSON THAT DOESN’T WANT RYAN SMITH OR VH3 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF DAVIS!!!!!!!!!!
SHUT THE HELL UP ABOUT SAFETIES BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE TWO YOUNG GUYS WITH POTENTIAL WITH EVANS AND WHITEHEAD. EVERYONE WANTS TO HATE ON STEWART BUT ARE ALSO SOOO FAST TO MENTION SMITH’S PASS DEFENSE WAS CLOSE TO THE WORST IN HISTORY. AND BOWELS BEING A SECONDARY COACH THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER AS A PLAYER AND BEFORE HE BECAME DC AND HC.
NEED TO FIND A F#CKING CB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 20th, 2019 at 4:24 pm
IF THEY’RE NOT GOING TO FIX THIS CB SITUATION, THEY NEED TO TRADE BACK AND GET GREEDY WILLIAMS.
March 20th, 2019 at 5:15 pm
“That guy” Says:
“Bucsfaman- That wasn’t really a stiff arm… he got wrestled to the ground by his face.”
X-D
That was harsh. LOL
March 20th, 2019 at 8:41 pm
He resigned with the Colts a few hours ago