2017 NFL Mock Draft: Buccaneers at 19 and 31 Others

Feb 24, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht speaks to the media during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 24, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht speaks to the media during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
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Call me crazy, but I never really felt like Tyrod Taylor was the long-term solution in Buffalo, and it seems the franchise may be leaning the same way.

If they’re looking for a young quarterback with talent and some star-power to help warm up their AFC East outlook, then Deshaun Watson is a name every northern New Yorker should get used to fast.

He has an uncanny ability to simply light it up on the big stage and as a young passer coming into the NFL it won’t get much bigger than facing Tom Brady twice a year to start your career.

Pair him with Sammy Watkins, LeSean McCoy (maybe), and a few players to be drafted later, and the Bills may be on the verge of contending for the first time in too long.

Everyone will be looking at his mechanics more than some other quarterbacks, and accuracy will be paramount for Watson to really grab hold of his draft destiny.

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