Tuesday, April 7, 2009

ON THE CLOCK-TAMPA BAY BUCS


Dr. Donovan

With the 19th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select………

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a rough 2nd half of the year. They choked away the playoffs by a game and, because of this, they fired their coach Jon Gruden. This team has talent but needs some youth on defense.

The Bucs have had QB issues since the days of ol’ and Jeff Garcia is finally out of town (just signed with the Raiders). Tampa Bay is close to having a very good offense. WR Antonio Bryant came through last season and showed he could be a star in this league. They have a serviceable line and now a good TE in Kellen Winslow.

I can see Tampa Bay focusing on 2 positions on offense and 2 on defense. The first position is QB. Newly hired head coach, Raheem Morris actually used to be an assistant at Kansas State when QB Josh Freeman started as a true freshman. This could make for a very interesting pick at #19. I think Freeman going to the Bucs here is a reach but with a new regime usually comes new QBs and this coach has ties to Freeman.

I could also see the Bucs going after a RB. Even though they signed RB Derrick Ward and have a slew of banged up bruisers at the position, Ohio State’s Beanie Wells may still be available here and Knowshon Moreno definitely will be. I could see the Bucs picking up one of these guys as well.

The Bucs need youth on both the defensive line and at defensive tackle. I think DE/LB Larry English from Northern Illinois would fit well at this spot. If the Bucs go with a cornerback, because of an aging Barber, they could look at someone like Vontae Davis from Illinois or Darius Butler from UCONN.

With the 18th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos select………

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