Evaluating the Buccaneers’ Options After Logan Mankins

Aug 24, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Logan Mankins (70) against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 24, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Logan Mankins (70) against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
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With Logan Mankins off to retirement, the Buccaneers will be targeting lineman to fill his shoes. Let’s look at the candidates.

Dec 27, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Logan Mankins (70) against the Chicago Bears during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Logan Mankins (70) against the Chicago Bears during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

As reported yesterday, Logan Mankins has decided to hang up his cleats and retire after 11 stellar seasons in the NFL, two of them with the Buccaneers.  He leaves a hole on the line, and within the veteran leadership on the roster, as his young teammate Ali Marpet mentioned yesterday on the team website.  He will be missed.

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With $57.4 million of available salary cap space, the Bucs have room to sign a lineman, potentially even multiple linemen, to fill his shoes.  But, who?  Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times discussed two candidates that the team is interested in, Mitchell Schwartz and J.R. Sweezy.  We are going to take a look at those two, as well as three others, Bobby Massie, Joe Barksdale, and, believe it or not, Richie Incognito.

We start with Schwartz.

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