Oh man, I had no idea this thread existed. What's up Bucs fans! I'm a regular on most every Bucs football forum but don't really talk much football on here. That's about to change now
So much to talk about, I'll just go over a few of my thoughts though.
Our offense, especially if we address RT sometime in the near future, or if by some miracle Meredith or Dotson ever evolve into more than a serviceable starter, is pretty much set. Our defense, especially our line, lost two important cogs in its #1 rush defense. Losing Bennett doesn't set us back much when Bowers is poised to take the reigns (remember, he was slotted to go #1 overall before injury concerns), but when you factor in that Daniel T'eo-Nesheim is gonna be getting a significant amount of snaps per game as the #3 end, probably 20-30, then it begins to sting a lot more.
Losing Roy Miller won't hurt near as much. He was a great run stopping 1-tech his last year here, but his pass rush was non-existent and no one we start there can be worse at disrupting the pass. And it's much more of a passing league these days, so I'm fine with getting someone a little less stout against the run if he's in the QB's face more often. That being said, we can't go all out and find another 3-tech to play alongside McCoy. That'd be disastrous for the type of defense Sheridan runs.
We also need to address the corner situation, because if we don't, we're starting Danny freakin' Gorrer opening day. I don't mean just trading for Revis... if that falls through, we need to sign or draft someone else. It's a buyers market for Free Agency this year, and I'm still puzzled why some players left out there are struggling to find deals that would get paid quickly past free agency periods.
This post was edited by Airbag1868 on Mar 29 2013 11:06am