Bucs Ink Running Back Chase Edmonds
March 16th, 2023
UPDATED 11:43 a.m. – It seems the Bucs, now that journeyman quarterback Baker Mayfield is on the pirate ship’s roll call, are focusing on their league-worst ground game.
The Bucs, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, have signed Dolphins running back Chase Edmonds.
Edmonds was an OK if not decent running back for the Cardinals, who drafted him in the fourth round in 2018. His rookie season there was with failed offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and he was always a backup.
It was last year that Edmonds, 26, began to fall off the map, averaging only 2.9 yards a carry with the playoff-bound Dolphins, which acquired him in a midseason trade with the Broncos.
For a running guy like Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel to let him go in free agency, that’s telling.
It seems Edmonds is as much a pass catcher as he is a running back. He’s had 42 first downs catching the ball the last three seasons despite just 14 starts.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:13 am
Is he better than KeShawn Vaughn and/or Gio Bernard?
March 16th, 2023 at 11:14 am
Yesterday’s ham sandwich was better than Ira’s favorite player Gio Bernard.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:17 am
Nice pick-up, he always ran good against us with the Cardinals. Very elusive, better then Bernard for sure….
March 16th, 2023 at 11:18 am
why?
oh boy
March 16th, 2023 at 11:20 am
@MadMax
No Achane or Spears lol *price is right fail horn*
March 16th, 2023 at 11:20 am
Hopefully he’s better than Special Teams Ace Gio Bernard…. Ira was a tad off the mark about that guy.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:21 am
Yeah, i see it lol
March 16th, 2023 at 11:22 am
Sounds like a guy fighting for a roster spot rather than a guaranteed upgrade. We have to draft another RB or 2.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:23 am
A year too late… I really wanted him LAST year/off-season!!!! IF, he can stay “healthy,” it’ll be a great move… He can catch it outta the ‘backfield’ and dude can FLYYYYY!!!! I like him… He just needs ‘touches.’ And, to be (and stay) healthy… If not, then he’ll just be ANOTHER ‘dud of a pick-up like, Julio & Gage.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:23 am
Pretty weak stats must have came cheap. Hope they draft some good players with exception of Dean and David they are just signing scrubs.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:25 am
Third down back & ST….if he makes the team….what was rhe deal….guaranteed money?
March 16th, 2023 at 11:26 am
This is joes opinion but can’t argue with the facts. He’s a buc now so all I can do is hope he has some kind of impact on this offense. Beggars can’t be choosers and we had a horrible run game with two good backs so can’t get worse
March 16th, 2023 at 11:28 am
Muscle Hamster 2.0
March 16th, 2023 at 11:29 am
The Bucs are over the salary cap are they going to get fined.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:32 am
If he can stay healthy the dude can ball…
Provide competition for K. Vaughn for the RB4 position.
I agree with the above – we should still draft another RB or two in April.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:34 am
Is he any good at picking up a blitz?
March 16th, 2023 at 11:34 am
Good value signing.
Dude can certainly catch the ball out of the backfield.
He’s got some speed and wiggle to his game.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:34 am
^^^^^ Shush @allbuccedup….see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil….
March 16th, 2023 at 11:36 am
Ok signing, but we need to be adding guys for the O line and D line. Need more depth in the trenches.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:38 am
ACHANE! ACHANE! ACHANE! ACHANE! (pronounced like our beloved A-train)
we just have to get that kid….i dont know how, its out of my hands…im seeing 2nd and 3rd round grades so if we can snatch him in the top of the 3rd, oh yeah!
March 16th, 2023 at 11:40 am
I’m smelling an all trenches draft. It’s just what we need.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:44 am
3rd down back. Hard to ask a rookie to play that role. Biggest need is LT or this offense has no chance to work
March 16th, 2023 at 11:51 am
@Thisisouryear!! i hope we go heavy on Oline this draft. New LT and OG should do wonders for us with Jensen coming back and Luke G having a full year in a NFL weight room.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:52 am
Can he pass block?
March 16th, 2023 at 11:53 am
Great. Now hopefully the talk of wasting an early pick on an RB can stop.
March 16th, 2023 at 11:54 am
OL DL and K in the draft
March 16th, 2023 at 11:57 am
Smaller sized back, solid cutting ability, pretty explosive once he gets to the second level, decent hands, and can probably compete for either returner job so we don’t have to send Rachaad White out there anymore. Should be a compliment to the RB room, and maybe you guys should remember we’ve got Patrick Laird under contract so drafting another RB may be out of the question. Hoping Canales gives Sneak some looks, as much as some piss and moan about Trask not gettin any PT sitting behind Brady, we’ve had injuries to in the RB room and still couldnt get Vaugn any burn. No I don’t think it was on just the coaches, I think our SB winning QB had a hand in stymieing Vaughns role in the offense. One thing I learned watching Brady in NE is he’s got a low tolerance for young, inexperienced and untested talent.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:01 pm
Dooley-I agree that as great as Brady was he stifled some careers as he lost confidence in them. I think great examples of this are sneak, Justin Watson and Scooter.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:02 pm
Upstate NY Buc only problem hes not running against us.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:02 pm
Allbuccedup Says:
March 16th, 2023 at 11:29 am
It’s all about the timing of when the transactions are submitted. They’ll do it in a way such that they’re compliant. The Brate release hasn’t even been officially processed.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:03 pm
(Buc4evr)-is right we definitely need to spend some money on offense line. That needs to be the 1number one priority. What do you guys think the main priority should be.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:05 pm
Its a smoke screen , going to draft B. Robinson from Texas!
March 16th, 2023 at 12:09 pm
Let’s hope he doesn’t screw up a fake punt like the last bench dweller on ST’s.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:10 pm
Not sure how big of an impact he will have with his injury history. I mean with only counting 340 k against this years cap.. He might not make it to week 1 of the season.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:10 pm
Decent player, 3rd down back. His stats don’t look great but neither were the teams he played for. Miami in the second half of the season couldn’t beat anyone. Sure McDaniel is a “run guy” the key being “run”. This is a pass catching 3rd down back. Not much use for one of those in a system playing a 3rd string QB and having two of the best WRs in the league.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:17 pm
Decent low-cost depth add, but still practically certain Bucs will draft a RB next month.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:19 pm
Looks like Bowles getting Dean and David for his “D” and future XFL players for his offense.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:28 pm
Who?
March 16th, 2023 at 12:36 pm
I prefer Lenny
March 16th, 2023 at 12:37 pm
More dumpster diving.
Licht? What are you doing?
March 16th, 2023 at 12:37 pm
Tired of these smaller backs (Edmonds is 5’9″ & 210 lbs). Where’s the beef? We desperately need another A-Train (6’1″ & 248 lbs). Would’ve loved to have drafted AJ Dillon (6′ & 247 lbs) when he came out in 2020. He’s averaging 4.3 YPC in his 3 years, but more importantly his TDs keep climbing (12 in the last 2 years for Green Bay). Add to that 97 1st downs in the past 2 years in 373 carries in 34 games (and 1573 rushing yards). Bucs could definitely use a player like that down near the goal line & in short yardage situations.
March 16th, 2023 at 12:46 pm
Fans who want The ‘big uglies’ & ‘Build the trenches’, should like these signings. Now they need to sign a SS Logan Ryan? And a nickel CB. Dee Delaney, SMB?
Bowles would like nothing more than to draft back to back DBs like Brian Branch and Jamie Robinson and wait til the 5th round to get our LT.
I agree with drafting middle out early in the draft unless there is a glaring need. Like not having a viable 3rd down back, SS or Nickel CB on your roster.
Does this drop a player like Rb Tyjae Spears (Tulane) down their board from 80 to 110 range?
March 16th, 2023 at 12:46 pm
I was really hoping we would have signed Jamal Williams but he signed with the Saints 🤮
March 16th, 2023 at 12:53 pm
Vince Workman 2.0.
March 16th, 2023 at 1:39 pm
Veteran 3rd down back.
March 16th, 2023 at 2:04 pm
Haven’t had a Lenny sighting yet
March 16th, 2023 at 2:24 pm
3rd down back nothing more. If he’s actually expected to be a key piece running the ball then tank mode really is in full effect.
March 16th, 2023 at 2:36 pm
Super underrated signing. This guy was decent for fantasy even in a timeshare and could shine with our new RB coach/ OC
March 16th, 2023 at 2:41 pm
Chase Edmonds is clearly a depth signing…and he may not even make the final roster.
March 16th, 2023 at 2:47 pm
Like Baker he was good in years past.. last year not so much
March 16th, 2023 at 2:58 pm
He’s also a return guy as well as RB
March 16th, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Why?
This guy sucks.
March 16th, 2023 at 3:19 pm
Goatfarmer
His Mother wouldn’t like that and she’s liable to kick your @ss all the way from here to Lutz.
March 16th, 2023 at 3:37 pm
White should, hopefully, be a three down back. But a 3-down back in the modern NFL still means you’re taking off half the 3rd downs.
Vaughn is your primary backup, he showed enough to feel OK with him having to play if needed.
Edmonds, assuming he makes the team, is your classic third down pass catching back. I like him in that role. He’s not a 3-down player, but is a very good pass catcher.
March 16th, 2023 at 3:48 pm
This feels like the Jacquiz Rodgers 2.0 move…see how bringing in a love guy worked for us…we suck right now…dude can’t stay healthy to save his life
March 16th, 2023 at 3:58 pm
2.9 yards per carry, that’s a Buccaneer!
March 16th, 2023 at 4:02 pm
LOL been here done this…back in the 70’s…
March 16th, 2023 at 4:14 pm
I like this pick because the Bucs can use him in returns. Last couple years have been brutal! That was definitely a hole to fix!
March 16th, 2023 at 5:53 pm
A passable third down back, possibly better receiving than running. Not a feature back, not a three down back.
Better than Gio, possibly redundant—Rachaad is a third down back who is better at pass catching, gadget, and whose languid style needs space and several steps to get rolling.
If Rah Rah Canales is seeking to replicate a Seahawks glory years offense with Mayfield taking the Russ Wilson role, and a zone blocking scheme, then hope they get a Marshawn Lynch who can carry the damned offense.
March 16th, 2023 at 6:05 pm
Good cheap signing, we have two young RBs already with low miles.
March 16th, 2023 at 6:13 pm
This!
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“Dooley Says:
March 16th, 2023 at 11:57 am
Smaller sized back, solid cutting ability, pretty explosive once he gets to the second level, decent hands, and can probably compete for either returner job so we don’t have to send Rachaad White out there anymore. Should be a compliment to the RB room, and maybe you guys should remember we’ve got Patrick Laird under contract so drafting another RB may be out of the question. Hoping Canales gives Sneak some looks, as much as some piss and moan about Trask not gettin any PT sitting behind Brady, we’ve had injuries to in the RB room and still couldnt get Vaugn any burn. No I don’t think it was on just the coaches, I think our SB winning QB had a hand in stymieing Vaughns role in the offense. One thing I learned watching Brady in NE is he’s got a low tolerance for young, inexperienced and untested talent.”
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Also think that means Sneak Vaughn and Patrick Laird compete for the big back (Lenny) role while Edmonds backs up White and does 3rd down/K and P return work. If Laird is solid there is no need to spend a pick on a RB though could add a couple undrafted guys to compete. Lets stick to the trenches!
March 16th, 2023 at 6:31 pm
Ok Tom…we signed our back up….you can come back now
March 16th, 2023 at 9:09 pm
Ronald Jones is an FA, just saying….
March 16th, 2023 at 9:18 pm
They do need to add a violent runner in the draft. Nobody we have really fits that description. That was a word used to describe the type of runners who have succeeded in Seattle. Can’t remember if that’s how Canales described it. If you are indecisive and don’t hit a hole with authority, I don’t think you’re a fit in this scheme. Ra White can do it, but I still wouldn’t describe him as violent, aside from that sick stiff-arm against Seattle.
March 16th, 2023 at 10:50 pm
If he can’t beat out Vaughn he’s pretty bad.
March 17th, 2023 at 8:02 am
GIVE ME…. Zach Charbonnet UCLA BEAST
March 17th, 2023 at 11:53 am
We badly need a Taylor Allgeier, Donta Foreman type power runner to be paired with White. I don’t mind the signing of Chase Edmonds. Now that Brady ain’t here, I would not be opposed to bringing back RoJo if he has any motivation left.