The Importance Of Chris Godwin
March 11th, 2022
Lethal.
This both enlightens and amuses Joe.
Joe remembers once in the Tom Brady era (is it over?) Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich was asked why he didn’t run more plays with receivers in motion because Brady was so efficient with those plays. Leftwich tried to play dumb saying he had no idea about receivers in motion and mumbled something along the lines of we-do-what-we-do-to-win.
OK.
NextGen Stats, which doesn’t lie since it is raw data culled from sensors on players’ equipment, documents the Bucs run motion a lot. And when it comes to receivers off motion plays, Chris Godwin is a total monster.
In fact, since Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians came to the Bucs, no receiver has scored more touchdowns off motion plays.
No wonder the Bucs had no problem tagging Godwin for a second straight year, despite coming off knee surgery.
Now the question is, who the hell is going to throw Godwin the ball?
The Buccaneers placed the franchise tag on WR Chris Godwin.
The Buccaneers have scored the 6th-most shift/motion TD (88) since HC Bruce Arians took over in 2019.
No player has more receptions or touchdowns after going in shift/motion than Godwin in that time frame. pic.twitter.com/LbjPFmcFWQ
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) March 10, 2022
March 11th, 2022 at 12:40 am
Godwin is the glue to a QB. But to make it work you need a complete offense. Oline to protect. To run an Running game to make it honest.
Right now we are missing half in offense. I hope licht has plan to who to sign. Theres plenty of good RB/oline/TE.
Defense is good. Just add a good pass rusher.
March 11th, 2022 at 12:51 am
looking back over Trubisky’s career, He played well at times, made some big throws, protected the ball better than others… He may possibly be a product of the Bears just being a bad team…. When he did get to play for the Bills, he played fairly well….. With the caliber coaches the Bucs have, he may be a great option!
March 11th, 2022 at 12:57 am
Who?? Just bring back Jameis already we need him to put the team on his back
March 11th, 2022 at 1:51 am
No matter the plan, you bring back Godwin. He’s still young, and you need at least 3 legit NFL WRs, and having 2 locked up means you’re 66% of the way to that min.
March 11th, 2022 at 2:14 am
Sign colin k , at least thru training camp
March 11th, 2022 at 2:15 am
Tye, Trubiscuit deserves a look.
March 11th, 2022 at 2:26 am
Colin Kapernick is training and ready. Worth a look.
March 11th, 2022 at 2:41 am
Is Minshew Mania a possibility here? Imagine his personality + Bucco Arians. Would be as comedic as bringing in Ryan Connor McGregor Fitzmagic.
Yes. We are scraping the bottom this offseason.
March 11th, 2022 at 4:04 am
Rod Munch … ‘No matter the plan, you bring back Godwin’.
I don’t think that most JBFers disagree with that; it’s the very idea of having to franchise-tag him A SECOND TIME instead of signing him to a long-term contract that gnaws at me. What we’ve now done is spent almost $20 mil of our limited salary CAP to retain a player who could very likely only give us half a season. How does THAT make any sense? In my eyes, that’s a failure of our front office to do its’ most important job: NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS and TEAM-BUILD in the process.
The worse part is that it WILL restrict us filling many of the other HOLES in our roster with QUALITY TALENT for this year, UNLESS we manage to transition Chris to a long-term contract prior to season’s start. Oh we’ll fill all the holes all right, but not with the same quality talent we MIGHT have had if we had more salary CAP flexibility.
By franchise-tagging Godwin, we just put him in the same situation as Revis was in way back when: we made him a 1-year rental that gives him time to ‘heal up’ from his injury & prove himself for the next contract. Revis did just that, moved on to the Patriots & a SB ring. Can’t help but wonder now if that’s the situation the Bucs & Godwin have just created for 2023. We’ll look very short-sighted if that scenario comes true.
March 11th, 2022 at 4:25 am
Adrnagy … ‘Defense is good. Just add a good pass rusher’.
I wish that I was as optimistic about the defense as you are. Last season our DLine was getting old, JPP played on a wing & a prayer, and our back-end lacked depth. BUT … we still managed to allow the 5th least points in the NFL (that’s my bottom line when it comes to defense).
Right now we’ve got holes galore. Starting FAs: Davis (CB), Whitehead (S), Suh (DT), JPP (DE/OLB), Gholston (DE/DT). Rotational FAs: McLendon (DT), Minter (LB), plus several others like Adams. Those are all guys who have to be replaced with comparable talent IF we expect similar results to 2020 & 2021.
As of this morning, Bucs rank #27 in salary CAP space: MINUS $8,845,975 with only 48 players signed. And even that’s bogus because we’re STILL carrying Tom Brady on our active roster (at a cost of $20.3 mil) AND carrying over $19 mil in Dead CAP (almost all of it for Marpet, Suh, Gronk). Some folks don’t seem to think that’s important, but would you like to be in JL’s shoes going into free agency with MINUS $8.8 mil in your pocket?
March 11th, 2022 at 7:17 am
Now the question is, who the hell is going to throw Godwin the ball?
BA has been a very good coach – You even said he’s the best Tampa Bucs HC ever – give him a chance
He turned Tampa into a destination point – you can’t replace a TB – this year will be an adjustment period – but BA will keep TB a winner in pursuit of another Superbowl.
March 11th, 2022 at 9:35 am
Give Godwin his original number 12 back. Middle age Brady ain’t coming back. “Nothing but a dreamer.”
March 11th, 2022 at 11:59 am
It’s the freaking NFL. If our OL is rebuilt to last year’s standards and they give some time to Gabbert/Trask these guys are NFL QB’s for a reason…they will hit Godwin who will continue to make plays.
Sooo…can anybody guarantee that our OL will be as efficient protecting the QB this season as the past two?