Ira Kaufman Explores A Sea Of Bucs Options In Free Agency, Sets Priorities & More
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February 24th, 2021 at 4:56 am
I agree guys. Godwin is probably a luxury we can not keep if we want to keep most of the rest of the team intact.
February 24th, 2021 at 6:59 am
Hopefully the Bucs can agree to a deal with Shaq and/or Godwin, I wouldn’t want to pick just one of them to return.
I think of Chris Godwin as a young Larry Fitzgerald. So when I hear Ira say “Well, the Bucs have Mike Evans, Scottie Miller, and Tyler Johnson”, I hear the Arizona Cardinals of 2008 saying “Well, we have Anquan Boldin, we drafted Steve Breaston in the 5th, and Early Doucet in the 3rd. Do we really need Larry Fitzgerald?”. Tyler Johnson could very well be a good NFL receiver, but he also could be Steve Breaston or Early Doucet, we don’t know yet.
February 24th, 2021 at 8:14 am
Fitzgerald > Evans > Godwin = Boldin
AB if we get back and at this stage is > Breaston or Doucet.
February 24th, 2021 at 8:45 am
Ira gushes about Chandler Jones, and says Von Miller’s “best days are behind him”.
Chandler Jones, 2-27-90 (31 in 3 days)
Von Miller, 3-26-89 (32 in in 30 days)
There’s less than 1 year difference in their age, but one guy is in his prime, and the other guy is washed up? Didn’t we learn anything about last offseason, and how a lot of people were saying that Tom Brady is washed up?
February 24th, 2021 at 9:18 am
What have you guys been smoking?…….Sign one & tag the other?…..Godwin & Shaq…..not happening.
In this podcast I heard “gotta keep Gronk, Godwin, Shaq, LVD, Succop, Fournette, AB, Suh”…….not all from the same person…but cumulatively.
Finally, someone came to their senses….”Sooner or later….we’ll run out of money”…..I think sooner.
February 24th, 2021 at 9:40 am
Tampabaybucfan: Unless you’re Licht, Greenberg, or one of the Glazers you probably don’t know the situation as well as you think you do. I don’t know either, but don’t act like I do. Question for you…How many times did you see last offseason that Tom Brady to Tampa Bay was “NOT HAPPENING”?
February 24th, 2021 at 10:05 am
Joe in Michigan
No, I don’t know….but I do know this…..we can’t keep them all and field a team behind them. Team friendly discounts, restructuring only takes you so far…..
February 24th, 2021 at 10:11 am
Godwin is a luxury . Barrett and David arent .
February 24th, 2021 at 10:19 am
The Bucs could work some magic and sign both Shaq and Godwin, with more money in 2022 and beyond. Several players (Brady, D Smith, Jensen) have a year or 2 added for cap relief. Others restructure. Kind of a “if everything goes right” scenario, but possible.
February 24th, 2021 at 12:16 pm
Easy to sign both.
One gets a deal and the other gets the tag.
Plus I would rather have Von Miller for 10 Million than Shaq for 20.
Just saying…..
February 24th, 2021 at 12:58 pm
Billy-43: I’m intrigued by Von Miller. He’s one of the best pass rushers I’ve ever seen. We’ll see what happens.
February 24th, 2021 at 2:55 pm
Bruce Arians: “TOO OLD”
Tom Moore: “TOO OLD”
Tom Brady: “TOO OLD”
Von Miller: If you’re telling me he’s TOO OLD, I want him on the Bucs.
February 24th, 2021 at 4:25 pm
As Scott Pioli said yesterday, never believe the exception is suddenly the rule until it actually becomes the rule. Just because something happens once (Brady’s play at 44) doesn’t mean that is the norm.
February 24th, 2021 at 7:37 pm
Joe: My comment was about Von Miller, who turns 32 this year.
Some of the pass rushing greats, and sacks they had in their age 32 seasons and beyond:
Bruce Smith, 84 sacks in 9 years
Reggie White, 74 sacks in 7 years
Kevin Greene, 75 sacks in 6 years
Julius Peppers, 59.5 sacks in 7 years
Michael Strahan, 46 sacks in 5 years
Jason Taylor, 47 sacks in 6 years
My point is that some of the greats were still great after their 32nd birthday. A large majority were not, so we’ll see what category Von Miller falls under in the coming years.