2019 Offseason Report: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The 2018 year commenced off on fireplace for Tampa Bay. Ryan Fitzpatrick was throwing some FitzMagic, DeSean Jackson was reminding us of his aged days, and the Bucs were being 2- with spectacular wins about the Saints and Eagles. But the year ended… the identical way it’s finished essentially every single calendar year of the past 11 — base of the division and wanting ahead long ahead of the year was about. The calendar year highlighted intermittent swapping of Fitzpatrick and Jameis Winston as their signal callers, but not acquiring considerably from either.

And the other facet of the ball wasn’t a dazzling place either. The Buccaneers were being 2nd-to-past in details permitted in 2018, permitting 37, 42 and 38 details off of anemic offenses like the Bengals, Panthers and Giants, respectively.

Dirk Koetter is absent (to a division rival), and the most effective news the Bucs could receive was acquiring Bruce Arians out of retirement. Obtaining Todd Bowles as a defensive coordinator will not harm either. With that reported, the roster is still comprehensive of holes. There is not a one placement the place they’re stable and not anticipating changes.

Much better periods could arrive in Central Florida, but they will not arrive shortly ample. A good deal has to transpire this offseason.

Most important Requires

▪Offensive Deal with

▪Running Back

▪Safety

▪Quarterback

▪Linebacker

▪Defensive Deal with

▪Cornerback

▪A New Uniform

In which to commence? The OT placement is the consensus priority below, with Donovan Smith leaving in absolutely free agency. An individual remembers Doug Martin? Following his very good 2015 year, Tampa Bay hasn’t been able to count on any RB. Peyton Barber was their main rusher past calendar year, but he’s a absolutely free agent much too (and even if they deliver him back again, a person else has to arrive into city). The secondary has been a mess for many years, and veteran Brent Grimes will probably be absent as perfectly. The linebackers are not among the elite to say the minimum, and on major of that, they’ve been harm.

Now arrive the two most significant questions for Bruce Arians to response: What will transpire with Jameis Winston? Will Gerald McCoy be back again in Tampa for 2019? They each could go either way.

Winston is their “franchise quarterback”. That’s in quotation marks, since he’s by no means definitely behaved like a single either on nor off the discipline. Far too a lot of controversies and allegations have surrounded the 25 calendar year aged. And after four many years as a starter, he’s also confirmed not trusted. He will develop into a absolutely free agent in 2020, and this may possibly be the past probability he’s acquired.

McCoy has been the coronary heart and soul of a bad defense for many years. But a transform in scheme and a large cap hit could be the causes we’ve viewed the past of McCoy in Tampa. In that circumstance, a new defensive tackle may possibly be pondered in the late spherical draft picks.

Salary Cap

The Buccaneers will enter the 2019 offseason with a income cap of $8,482,607, at 29th in the league. Allowing go off DeSean Jackson and Gerald McCoy would boost that.

Unrestricted Free Agents

These players are absolutely free to indicator with any team with no limits.

• Brent Grimes, CB
• Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB
• Adam Humphries, WR
• Chris Conte, S
• Jacquizz Rodgers, RB
• Donovan Smith, T
• Adarius Taylor, LB
• Ryan Griffin, QB
• Garrison Sanborn, LS
• Cairo Santos, K
• Kwon Alexander, LB
• Kevin Minter, LB
• Josh Shaw, CB

Grimes, Fitz and Smith are probably absent. If Desean leaves, then resigning Humphries, the 2nd most effective receiver in the team in 2018, will be a priority. Cairo Santos was good ample to be kept all over. All other folks are expendable.

Restricted/Exceptional Free Agents

These players are absolutely free to communicate to other teams, but any present can be matched by Tampa.

• Cameron Lynch, LB
• Peyton Barber, RB
• Andrew Adams, S
• De’Vante Harris, CB
• Devante Bond, LB
• Javien Elliott, CB
• Alan Cross, TE
• Leonard Wester, T

Exceptional Rights Free Agents

The Bucs own the legal rights to these players (they are not permitted to communicate to other teams).

• Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT
• David Rivers III, CB
• Jeremiah Ledbetter, DT
• Isaiah Johnson, S
• Michael Liedtke, G

2019 NFL Draft

Tampa Bay needs upgrading in very considerably every single placement. With the fifth all round decide, they could change it for a number of additional picks, but main expertise is a large need, so they’ll take advantage of it. A quarterback could still be available, so that’s a route they may possibly take if they’re ditching Winston for good. If not, the tackle placement is a have to. Jonah Williams is fantastic option, just as Dalton Tinklenberg predicted in his mock draft. But, let us not ignore, the Bucs could go a number of strategies with such a lack of expertise.

• Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama
• Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State
• Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State
• Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida
• Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama

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