Daily Bucs Links: First-round picks

Browns sign QB Josh McCown - SBNation.com
Josh McCown will likely battle Johnny Manziel for the starting job.

How the Lions can become a Super Bowl contender for years to come - SBNation.com
With some minor roster adjustments and a little re-branding, the Lions may actually string together consecutive winning seasons for the first time since the mid-90s.

How the Falcons can rise up again - SBNation.com
It's been a rough couple seasons for Atlanta. Here's a way forward.

Bucs' 2015 Schedule Ranks Fourth-Easiest
The Buccaneers have one of the easiest schedules in the league in 2015.

Ranking Bucs' All-Time First-Round Picks
Of all the draft picks the Buccaneers have made in the first round over the past four decades, which have worked out best for the team and which proved to be the most regrettable?

Polian confident Bucs are ready to be relevant again | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune
A 2-14 season in his first year back on the sidelines has left some fans to wonder if coach Lovie Smith can lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back to playoff prominence.

The Instant Historian: Confirming Dez Bryant Rumors Exist Is Now Journalism? | The Big Lead
When cavalier NFL reporting meets real news.

2015 NFL Free Agency: Sorry wide receivers, but it's a buyer's market - CBSSports.com
Too many bloated contracts could be a recipe for a bloated WR market if the likes of Mike Wallace, Percy Harvin and Andre Johnson wind up getting cut.

SR's Fab 5: Winston's Personality Is A Fit For Tampa Bay; Bucs' Free Agency Forecast | Pewter Report
SR's Fab 5 is a collection of inside scoop, analysis and insight from yours truly, Pewter Report publisher and Bucs beat writer Scott Reynolds. Here are a few things that caught my attention this week at One Buc Place:

Josh Norris: Buccaneers should draft Mariota No. 1 | NBC Sports