‘My First Pick!”
January 26th, 2021
Young Jason Licht
More celebration footage is trickling out from the Bucs’ historic “W” at Lambeau field on Sunday.
Of course, given the COVID world, most of it is from the Buccaneers.
In the video below, you can see general manager Jason Licht embracing Mike Evans and shouting to those around him that Evans “is my first pick.”
Of course, Licht is referring to Evans being the No. 7 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. The selection stood the test of time, and it also resulted in being a big reason that The Goat himself, Tom Brady, chose the Buccaneers as his 2020 destination.
Licht should be proud. Joe has a hunch that Lovie Smith wasn’t standing on a table begging for Evans all winter.
For those curmudgeon Bucs fans who are saying, “Licht should have drafted Aaron Donald and taken Packers star receiver Davante Adams in Round 2,” Joe has a something to tell you: Shutup!!!
You deserve every bit of this, @MikeEvans13_.
Full video ➡️ https://t.co/Rps3THhYNm pic.twitter.com/taaaOMofdb
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) January 26, 2021
January 26th, 2021 at 4:28 pm
Now that’s what I call joy!!!
January 26th, 2021 at 4:39 pm
Just think if Joe as GM
And with joes first pick as GM of the tampa bay buccaneers…they select johnny Manziel
😂
January 26th, 2021 at 4:39 pm
LFG Congrats Kings!!! ONE MORE TO GO!!!
January 26th, 2021 at 4:40 pm
These ceremonies crack me up. Reminds me of when Brady beat the Chiefs in Arrowhead. They had a ceremony in a little corner of the locker room. Pretty much the same here. League had a big ceremony planned for the pack so the Bucs got the bare bones treatment. Better that way.
January 26th, 2021 at 4:44 pm
One more to go is right. Please follow the covid protocol – only two more weeks! Then time to party.
January 26th, 2021 at 4:44 pm
Love it for Evans! It’s good for all the Bucs, but Evans and David really deserve it for their play and patience.
January 26th, 2021 at 4:44 pm
Thank you to all at the Bucs Organization. Bucs relevant again..Oh Ya…
January 26th, 2021 at 4:45 pm
LOVE Johnny!
January 26th, 2021 at 4:48 pm
Say it ain’t so Joe. Lol
January 26th, 2021 at 4:52 pm
Wow so happy for him
January 26th, 2021 at 4:56 pm
Young Jason above ^^^
January 26th, 2021 at 5:01 pm
Come on Bird, lighten up on Joe. Most of us here have something in common with Johnny. We haven’t thrown a NFL touchdown in 4 years! 😂
“You guys are funny. The Bucs needed a quarterback. There was nothing good in free agency. Joe lobbied hard for Johnny or Bridgewater. Joe doesn’t regret that. Who knew Licht and Lovie signing all those 2014 free agents was a calculated effort to tank for Jameis? 🙂 –Joe
January 26th, 2021 at 5:02 pm
LOVE ME SOME MIKE EVANS
January 26th, 2021 at 5:04 pm
Love it!
January 26th, 2021 at 5:09 pm
Not sure if it is true Joe, but the rumor was the Bucs were very high on Evans and Donald. The Bucs had McCoy so they went with Evans. If true, Jason Licht did a great job with his evaluation in 2014 since both will end up in the HOF.
January 26th, 2021 at 5:23 pm
I was admittedly a Johnny M fan as well.
All us arm chair GM’s are wrong quite a bit.
January 26th, 2021 at 5:40 pm
Seven 1000 yd. seasons in a row. That should shut most everybody up.
January 26th, 2021 at 6:06 pm
Ha! 😄
At least someone looked far enough ahead to have the NFC Champion jerseys ready for the Bucs! 😋😏🤤
January 26th, 2021 at 6:14 pm
Y’all need to RageGoogle “Drew Magary: Shut up about Tom Brady forever”
My first impression is the writer is not a Brady or Bucs fan… ;D
January 26th, 2021 at 6:22 pm
Thank God he didn’t listen to Joe and draft Johnny Foosball.
January 26th, 2021 at 7:06 pm
Aaron Donald is waaayyyy better than ME13 and it’s not a knock. Me13 is the “no yac” man. Catch and he is guaranteed to fall down voluntarily. Now Aaron Donald is player that probably comes every 20 years or so.
January 26th, 2021 at 7:06 pm
HMMM, I like Evan’s but Donald & Adam’s on this team wouldn’t suck.
January 26th, 2021 at 8:15 pm
I do remember Joe’s relentless complaints about picking Evans over Johnny Football. Joe’s biggest mistake – but he doesn’t make very many.
January 26th, 2021 at 8:21 pm
I am so happy for all the players that had to suffer with Jameis and all the other dregs we’ve endured over the years as coaches and players. We have to do this.
All the damned way.
January 26th, 2021 at 8:37 pm
I don’t think Joe was saying ME was better than Donald he’s saying people acting like they knew all along years later is just some weak azz sh!t.
January 26th, 2021 at 9:32 pm
I love it when he says “Ceremony? I’m new to this man” he deserves this I’m sure it’s only been a fantasy for years now a reality!
January 26th, 2021 at 9:34 pm
Remember when everyone hated licht? Wow the tides turned
January 26th, 2021 at 10:00 pm
I used to say starting McCown was the tank for Jameis.
January 26th, 2021 at 10:36 pm
Man, Jason should be proud and given the spot light and #13 is the man and my favorite buc. They both deserve it. I had a friend in the nfl circle that draft and said he went into the draft and had z martin, evans and donald as the only ones hed take in that spot with no plans to trade up, maybe down if he’d still get one of those. Great pick… #13 is a HOFer
January 26th, 2021 at 10:38 pm
@bucemup…. and rightly so, but he changed and improved and got it right He was lead in getting BA which got TB and he learned from mistakes.
January 26th, 2021 at 10:43 pm
Lamarcus Guiton Says:
January 26th, 2021 at 7:06 pm
……Now Aaron Donald is player that probably comes every 20 years or so.
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Not even that often.
January 26th, 2021 at 11:19 pm
Neva give up, never lose focus. Hes said it….ONE MORE! LETS FREAKIN’ GOOOOOOOO!
January 27th, 2021 at 5:22 am
Of course it was which is why it’s silly people blame Lovie Smith for a 2-14 season and hold it against him. Tanking was always the plan. Dirk Koetter’s last two seasons were *worse* than Lovie’s last season and he had far better and more experienced talent.
January 27th, 2021 at 7:19 am
Ha, if Joe had his way we would have had Manziel at QB with Trent Richardson lined up behind him at RB. Let’s also not forget that Joe didn’t want anything to do with drafting Devin White either.