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BUCSHOTS: Kiper has McCoy to Bucs, AB a Bengal, Jeff Garcia Video & More

Lets hope they know what they're talking about: McCoy to Bucs in                                                                                       2010 draft! Photo courtesy of ESPN.com

Lets hope they know what they're talking about: McCoy to Bucs in 2010 draft! Photo courtesy of ESPN.com

ESPN's Todd and Mel make their picks in Mock 3.0, and Bradford going to Rams has McCoy landing in Bucs' lap.

How sweet this would be. One thing we can all agree on is the Bucs desperate need for a dominant defensive tackle. I'm sure we are all tired of hearing about " the next Warren Sapp".  McCoy can come in here and develop his own legacy, and we'll love every minute of watching it happen.

Antonio Bryant signs with Cincinnati for 28 Million dollars.

Will this turn out to be a case of "The one that got away"? Only time will tell. No one should be surprised if AB has a 1,000 yard season in Cincy. Even less if he complains that Ocho is getting all the balls thrown his way. With Palmer throwing there should be plenty to go around. This might be a situation where we never know what would have happened. 

TBO.com's Roy Cummings talks about how the Bucs are FAR from the only team staying away from this years FA crop.

My sentiments exactly: with no cap, players that would have been free agents this year because they finished their fourth season are NOT FA yet, they have to wait until their   6th season. Instead they are restricted free agents, meaning their teams can be compensated with draft picks. So not only are there less FA players, but to get one, you have to give up draft picks. Supply and Demand tells us these players are more expensive than in years past. While the FA market is low on available talent, the draft is stocked with more than normal amounts of help because agents have told Juniors this may be your last chance to get a big payday in the NFL before a rookie salary cap is created.

Representing the side that feels the Bucs are not doing enough in FA, is former Bucs QB Jeff Garcia, who is looking to get picked up as a backup. 

I understand the position, but it sounds like it is self motivated for Jeff. Two teams passed on him last year after being on their roster. His tools are not what they used to be: in 2008 Garcia had the worst redzone stats of all QBs.                                               

Speaking of Jeff Garciacheck out this Video of a nice TD run vs the Panthers in 2007.

Makes you wonder how far the Bucs would have gone in 2007 had Garcia not gotten hurt by a hit to the back on the first play of the Redskin game that year. Jeff wasn't really rusty, but once the Giants realized Galloway was a decoy, they shut down our running game. Would a healthier Garcia have meant a healthier Joey G?

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Where else would Bryant go

Cincy is a natural landing spot for him. They love their controversial players. It will be interesting to see how he fit’s with Chad Johnson. With Palmer at QB and Johnson on the other side Bryant has the making’s of a big year. The biggest issue for him will be his health.
Jeff Garcia can shut up now. He is a street ball QB. He scrambles around even when there is no pressure. It used to drive me crazy. It goes along way in explaining aB’s success 2 years ago. Since he doesn’t run crisp routes Garcia was his perfect QB. Garcia liked to freelance every play. AB seemed to thrive in those situation’s.

"big-time players make big-time plays in big games."

by SoonerSlayer on Mar 11, 2010 8:03 AM EST reply actions  

There's also a good chance

Suh can fall to us. Jason La Canfora reported the Lions organization is getting ‘higher’ on OT Russel Okung. After all, it is all about Stafford over there. A month ago, i think my mind ‘settled’ with the fact that at BEST, we were getting McCoy. So here i am in the McCoy bandwagon, hearing all the things about ‘how he fits our system, blah blah blah’.
Is Suh ‘really’ better than McCoy? I guess we can’t lose now..

by rjblitz02 on Mar 11, 2010 11:21 AM EST reply actions  

Suh is different from McCoy

I wouldn’t say better. McCoy has a better first step, shoots the gap better and is more explosive. But Suh is better against the run, can play 1-tech as well as 3-tech and can occupy multiple blockers if need be.

Regardless, they’re both great players and either one would help the Bucs D a lot.

by Sander on Mar 11, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions  

That is funny, Im reading that in places too...

..that we may have our choice of Suh OR McCoy.

which should we take?

Top Draft needs 2010: DT, WR, DE

by Niko Houllis on Mar 11, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions  

I prefer Suh because of his strength

and at the DT position, you cannot speed rush around the end. He is gonna get tangled up with the OL and those guys are usually the strongest on the field. Suh or McCoy will still need someone next to them that can play, or they will just get double teamed all the time.

by Cracker Ball on Mar 12, 2010 6:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Not sure how relevant this is. But-

IF we sign Sean Jones or B.pool, then land suh/mccoy… I actually think both of our 2nd round picks should address the WR position. A combination of Benn/Thomas and Tate/Gilyard would be sweet …..I mean, what if we manage to land two studs, What’s better than landing TWO good young receivers to grow with Freeman for years? Ya see?

Longo, Freeman, and Stamkos..providing Bay area fans with a bright future

by Jpirate on Mar 11, 2010 9:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

If i'm right and predict

that we trade Michael Clayton, with a mix of picks for Brandon Marshall, do i win something for it? ;P

i smell a trade….it’s in the air, no sources, i just smell it

by rjblitz02 on Mar 12, 2010 1:46 PM EST reply actions  

Somebody on another site suggested

that the reason Garcia and AB were so good together is because they were both running around freelancing. Anybody got any feelings on this?

by bucfanlostiniowa on Mar 12, 2010 7:25 PM EST reply actions  

Favre could have came to us (instead of to the Vikings)

Gruden could’ve worked with him.
Raheem at D-coordinator.
I’m pretty sure the Dom and Rah regime brought in K2, so he wouldn’t be here.
Freeman probably wouldn’t be here…maybe Harvin instead?

Man how things have changed….
but it’s okay. Clayton stayed…Clayton stayed…and that’s all that matters.

by rjblitz02 on Mar 12, 2010 9:41 PM EST reply actions  

Clayton the one constant in the Bucs ever changing universe

If Rah and Dom don’t last will the greatest blocking WR of all time still be here?

by bucfanlostiniowa on Mar 12, 2010 9:50 PM EST reply actions  

With God's grace,

he can remain our number everything receiver, and beat that chest like no other.

by rjblitz02 on Mar 12, 2010 9:58 PM EST reply actions  

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