2019 Buccaneers Burning Questions: Offensive Line

Alex Cappa: Will the new coaching staff see Cappa as a functional tremendous-sub or have him aim on one position?

When the Buccaneers drafted Cappa very last year, the Dirk Koetter-led coaching staff saw a few various options for how to place his talents to use. The most rapid system was to prepare the rookie at a number of various positions in the thought that he could create into an O-Line jack-of-all-trades who could be in a position to enjoy any of the 5 positions. At the similar time, they figured he would at some point settle into one place as he ideally commenced to ascend in the direction of starter status.

Cappa is in fact functional and nonetheless could stop up within or outside, but as a rookie all of his in-year motion came at correct guard. Experienced there been no coaching modify, that could have been excellent proof that this was the position he was deemed most suited to enjoy in the prolonged run.

It’s feasible, on the other hand, that a new set of coaches will examine Cappa and see him as a greater possibility at a various place on the line. Or they could concur with the thought that Cappa could be a tremendous-sub early in his career and keep on to cross-prepare him at various positions. He is positive to get a incredibly excellent shot at earning a starting off place someplace, but we could not know wherever for a handful of months.

Demar Dotson: Will he experience some greater fortune with injuries and as a result be in a greater position to enjoy at his greatest level?

Dotson was possessing a incredibly excellent year in 2017, one of his very best as a pro, and not coincidentally since he came into that year feeling excellent following working with a fixed knee that wasn’t fairly 100% in 2016. Nevertheless, following 11 games of excellent well being in ’17, he was struck by another mishap, this time a PCL injury in his correct knee, and that pushed him to wounded reserve for the last 5 games. He did not promptly have surgery at the commencing of the 2018 offseason but it was later on considered important in the spring, backing up the timetable for his return. The Buccaneers took it uncomplicated on him in schooling camp, working him slowly back again into the rotation, and he was in his customary correct tackle place on opening working day.

Nonetheless, the knee remained an problem he had to enjoy through all year, and he also incurred a handful of other injuries, such as the hamstring problem that sidelined him for a recreation. Dotson driven through it and was an critical component of a reasonably prolific offense, but he most likely would have enjoyed that similar 2017 form if he had been completely balanced.

So, with the possibility of some modify coming to the offensive line less than a new coaching staff, will Dotson at the very least have the advantage of excellent well being as competition commences yet again in schooling camp? And if so, will we see that 2017 form yet again?