Buccaneers: Identifying the Team’s Biggest Flaws
The Offensive Tackles
In the beginning of the year I’d have said the Bucs would enter the 2017 off-season needing to address the secondary.
Adding Brent Grimes and Vernon Hargreaves III were nice additions, but I never imagined this group would come together the way they have down the stretch.
Considering this, it’s the offensive line which has to be priority number one this coming spring. The right tackle position is in flux with Demar Dotson struggling to stay healthy and Gosder Cherilus simply being nothing more than a role player at this point in his career.
I honestly believe Donovan Smith needs to move over to right tackle this offseason and the Bucs should invest in a left tackle in the draft or in free-agency.
Left guard is another question mark as the quest to replace Logan Mankins continues as J.R. Sweezy battles back problems which never truly go away. Akin to a catcher with bad knees, an offensive lineman with back limitations is not long for this league at the highest levels.
Garett Bolles (Utah) could be a draft target, and Matt Kalil will be the name to watch if the Vikings somehow fail to lock him up.