Tampa Bay Buccs - GM Edition

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on the cusp of turning the corner and becoming a very good football team. This offseason, they will be in the perfect position to make some powerful moves that will make them a much better football team. The Buccs are in a very fortunate situation having their 3 franchise players, Jameis Winston, Mike Evans and Gerald McCoy locked up for the next 3+ years. There is no better time to go all in. The Buccs currently have $70M in cap space, good for third best cap situation in the league. They will obviously need to re-sign multiple players such as Tight End- Cameron Brate, Center- Joe Hawley, Safety- Bradley McDougald, Wide Receiver- Adam Humphries, Running Back -Jacquizz Rodgers and others as well as draft picks. With all the re-signs and draft picks, they should have roughly $33M left to spend which should be enough to lure in Free Agent Jason Pierre-Paul from the Giants who is estimated to collect $13-$15M annually. He would be an immediate upgrade to the defensive front, pairing him up with All Pro Defensive Tackle, Gerald McCoy. The spending should not stop there…The Buccs should then go after Free Agent Wide Receiver, DeSean Jackson, giving Jameis Winston a very dangerous Wide Receiver who can take the lid off the top of the defense, playing alongside one of the best young Wide Receivers in the game, Mike Evans. These are two moves that are very possible for the Buccs to make. Once these players are signed, the final piece would be to selecting Defensive tackle, Malik McDowell out of Michigan State if available. With proper cap management These moves are very possible.The Buccs would be stacked all around, making them an absolute force in the NFC, Period.

Charles Harris Comparison

It’s no secret that the Missouri Tigers know how to produce pass rushers. Charles Harris is the latest product that will be drafted this April. The most captivating skill Charles Harris has is his ability to explode at the snap. Behind Myles Garrett, I don’t see another player in this draft who is quicker at jumping off the line of scrimmage. Charles Harris has a relentless motor that sometimes gets him into dead zones, especially against the run. Whichever teams decide to draft Harris will need to understand they are drafting a project with a high ceiling. Charles Harris has a gift to be great, but is still raw considering he only played one year as a full-time starter. Aside from maybe adding a few pounds, he will need to work on his run defense... mainly his awareness as well as sharpening his hands to eventually develop an arsenal to go along with his deadly timing off the snap. Harris is a workhorse and very coach-able. He has the foundation to be great. Time and coaching is key for his development.  

Super Bowl LI Key Player

The New England Patriots took a gamble on Offensive Tackle. Marcus Cannon, when no one else would by drafting him in the 5th round back in 2011 out of TCU. This was mainly because Cannon was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma just before the draft. Cannon has since been a part of two Super Bowls, winning one and he will be playing in his 3rd this Sunday. This Super Bowl will be a little bit different that the previous two. Cannon has now entrenched himself as arguably the best lineman on the team when before he was considered a backup Guard or a Swing Tackle. He now has the job of starting Right Tackle and protecting the greatest QB to ever play the game. This Sunday, he will have his hands full when asked to hold off NFL sack leader, Vic Beasley Jr. and the surging Atlanta Falcons Defense.