Dunn_Deal28

Deep down you love it. Just admit it.

Presuming they improve the secondary next week, the talent on that side of the ball stands be much better than last year. More depth along the defensive line as well. Smith still worries me. A lot of the problems last year could be traced back to the lack of pass rush, but even so, in two seasons, he's strung together about 6-7 good games. The others have featured some dreadful performances. In a division featuring Scam, Ryan and Brees, you need both talent and scheme. Feeling better about the former but the latter is still a bit of a question mark at this point.

Licht's definition of the big three isn't necessarily the same as ours. Think kicker, punter and long snapper.

Knowing the Bucs, surgery will be scheduled for October.

5-11.

There was an interesting discussion on WFAN this morning about how the Giants are serious enough about Darnold, and they might consider swapping picks with Cleveland at the top of the draft. Can't recall a draft board being this unsettled with just a week remaining until draft day. It seems like the top 5 teams could go in 2-3 different directions, and each of those would be reasonable based on needs, wants, etc..

What they failed to mention is that they'll probably extend the halftime shows by about 5 minutes thus cancelling out the early start.

I think it's just a pop and then a roll. Haven't seen enough in terms of thigh thickness to know if we can add a flash to the mix.

Wasn't referencing you. Just in general, I think there's always a segment of this fan base that has to complain about something. Winston's extension would be like waving a red flag in front of a bull. There will be a few people that totally lose their mind over it, and use it as an occasion to fault Licht, the Glazers, future salary cap hell, or whatever else. On the flip side, there's only about six or seven of us that actively post here so perhaps I'm worried about nothing. Winston needs to cut down on the turnovers, and get the completion % at or over 65. If he does that and stays healthy, I think the team will do quite well in 2018 and he'll cement his status as the QB for the next 10 years. If he's up in the 20's with INT's and the team's again looking at double digit losses, GSS might be right.

Been touting him since his pop warner days, and I predict that he'll be in the mix for reps in training camp.

Damn it. I keep confusing Mayfield with Bradford. Senility at 40.

Denver holds a lot of cards. They could take Nelson at #5 and cause Bucs' fans to get a serious case of white knuckles. They could take Bradford or trade down to Buffalo or Arizona thus increasing the odds of Nelson, Chubb, or Barkley (presuming they're not all taken in the top 4) falling to the Bucs.

You could poll every GM in the league and there isn't one that would pass on Barkley at #7. I'm sure there would be the usual concerns about shelf-life and usage, but all things being equal, he's an elite prospect and a game changer as a rookie.

You guys should stop reading mock drafts. There's a handful of guys that have some decent connections among the front offices, and their picks trend towards what they're hearing. The majority of the 'experts' are throwing shit against a wall in the off chance that they can look like a genius on draft night.

When he does sign the extension, I'm taking a hiatus from the board. This place will be a shit show.