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Buccaneers: Five Inexpensive Potential Free Agent Options

By Alan Schechter

Aug 31, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter and general manager Jason Licht prior to the game against the Washington Redskins during the Tropical Storm Hermine at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 31, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter and general manager Jason Licht prior to the game against the Washington Redskins during the Tropical Storm Hermine at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Marquise Goodwin

Jameis Winston would salivate if he had a weapon like this opposite Mike Evans. This man can fly, simply put. He has a history as a track star. Now, that doesn’t always translate into a good football player, ask Jets fans about the name Lam Jones for proof on that. However, in the case of Goodwin, he does just fine.

Now, his stats aren’t gaudy, which in the end will help keep the salary down. Take a look:

Games Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Rush Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
2013 23 BUF wr 88 12 1 32 17 283 16.6 3 59 1.4 23.6 53.1% 3 13 0 17 4.3 1.1 0.3 296 3 1 2
2014 24 BUF 88 10 0 9 1 42 42.0 0 42 0.1 4.2 11.1% 3 8 0 12 2.7 0.8 0.3 50 0 1 0
2015 25 BUF 88 2 0 2 2 24 12.0 0 14 1.0 12.0 100.0% 24 0 0 0
2016 26 BUF wr 88 15 9 68 29 431 14.9 3 84 1.9 28.7 42.6% 431 3 0 4
Career 39 10 111 49 780 15.9 6 84 1.3 20.0 6 21 0 17 3.5 0.5 0.2 801 6 2 6

However, there is a lot of talent behind those numbers. At the NFL Draft, he flew down the strip for the 40 yard dash in 4.27 seconds. Want to see him put it into practice? Watch this clip from early in the 2016 season:

I know that was against the aging Darrelle Revis, but speed is speed. This guy has it. He would open up the short to intermediate game for guys like Evans and Cameron Brate. The box could not be crowded any longer, opening up lanes in the running attack.

He hit his career high last year with 431 yards and he was only making about $550,000 per year. Those numbers won’t require a big raise, and he is poised to break out in the right system.

Jason Licht, bring him to the right system.

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