FOR DISCUSSION

by FIVE27 on Feb 16, 2012 7:11 PM EST

A couple nights ago I wrote a fanpost concerning Arrelious Benn. If you look back, it was a small article discussing his abilities and potential that I still firmly believe in..

For some unknown reason, the Buccaneers are having an extremely difficult time simply communicating with and (the end result) hiring a full compliment of coaches for their staff. These issues I will address later in the article.

Free agency is FAST APPROACHING.. What is approaching just after that, is what i would like discuss with BucsNation... THE DRAFT

Ok, if I was a member of the Buccaneers staff, we would have alot to discuss.. 4 OPTIONS to be exact...... (stay with me, ill explain..)

1. Trading Down.. This an option i havent heard alot about from the fan base here which i honestly thought was surprising.. Why? Well, where are our flaws.. LINEBACKERS.. As much as it kills me to choke on those words, its true.. We are in need of (not physically gifted players although that would be nice) but rather backers who have a 'nose for the ball'; player who know where to be, and when to be there.. Coverage schemes will be addressed by our defensive minded Coach now hired and I feel alot of the problems will be faced head on.. But we need a secondary thats fixed from the foundation up- Linebackers, then secondary replacements (for Barber and Talib).

2. The next three options are linked together in this sub category- 1. Blackmon. 2. Richardson. 3. Claiborne.

Blackmon is incredible, but so are alot of Wr's that struggle comming out of college.. Claiborne is a 'shut-down' corner for sure.. But honestly, im not so sure that a CornerBack would be the place to start when it comes to resigning an entire secondary (give or keep Mason Foster).. Ill say this though- If Schiano doesn't go with a defensive player, (dont get me wrong, id be happy with Claiborne) Richardson would be my choice, if he falls... Then again, with there difficulties, trading down may be the smartest dicision.. Blackmon i dont feel is necessary when there are soooo many recievers available in FA.

The final question- Why can't Tampa hire anyone???

Honestly, this one, I dont know. Maybe the defense showed that when they start lossing, they give up.. COMPLETELY.. It's seriously a mystery.. I'd love to hear a complete explination of it from someone... Either way, next year should be better.

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Trading down would be great - but finding a trade partner won't be easy

That’s the biggest issue, really.

The Bucs are having trouble hiring people mostly because they hired Schiano so late.

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by Sander on Feb 16, 2012 7:39 PM EST reply actions

True and Correct. Still, I don't get it....

Our stadium is considered one of the very best in the NFL. The weight room one of the finest. And using computers I-books or whatever is a leading-edge method. Weather Great! NO STATE INCOME TAX!!! What’s not to like? Who wouldn’t desire and have a passion to be the OL coach for Sullivan? Of course getting a DC in place might help. There must be something happening we don’t know about yet. What could that be?

by Chengdu Buc on Feb 16, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed and Also

I think you have to look at where they’re trying to get coaches from.Alot of the coaches they’ve been going after are currently in pretty established situations.Chip Kelly and Oregon is a program that is on its way to something big and they have nike behind them.Dan Quinn and Florida had a pretty solid year in defense and supposedly 10 of 11 starters returning.Jeff Stoutland and Alabama this was his first year coaching at Alabama and he’s comming off a national championship they had the #1 recruiting class and are probably Favorites to win it again so its hard to pull a coach from a situation like that to ours.

by DrummaBoi561 on Feb 17, 2012 11:27 AM EST up reply actions

An offer to trade down....

Has to be the right one, I’ve gone in depth on it a few times but it’s going to take a Julio Jones style offer. It may happen if a team falls in love with the offensive potential of Richardson or Blackmon, of course they can also trade up at 6 (if Washington is still there) or 7. – Price has to be right to move backwards.

After the 7 spot in the draft there is a clear “Break” line in terms of talent. (5 Offensive players and Quinton Couples & Mo Claiborne)

Claiborne is the safest of the three you’ve talked about in terms of talent, has high character and limited injury history. Blackmon has a ton of talent and I think his position comes down to his 40 time as limited as that is a measurement, he’s shown the ability to play through pain though which is big, one minor character issue but lying about getting caught cheating is more human nature than not so I have no issues with him. Richardson is a multi-talented back who can make a huge impact but may have a limited shelf life given the pounding NFL backs take. (Example Cadiallac Williams and Ronnie Brown are both done , Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Logan Mankins, DeMarcus Ware still playing).

I prefer either Claiborne or Blackmon based on what we do in free agency. I’ve got Claiborne slightly ahead of Blackmon at this point but only because he’s slightly safer. Blackmon may well have the higher ceiling though and the chance to have a game changing WR is nice.

As for the assistants, anytime you hire a college coach its going to create challenges filling staff. Again I have no issues with it because the guys they have hired are really A+ hires in my book especially with Sullivan.

by DraftPhantom on Feb 17, 2012 6:31 AM EST reply actions