Buccaneers Round Table: What about Adam Humphries?

Brian DeFeo

Adam Humphries has been a stable source of production from the slot for his entire career in Tampa Bay.

The Buccaneers have been a pass heavy team this year and most of it is coming from being behind early and often. The Bucs do have a bevy of receiving options with their two strong wide outs and two tight end threats which could make Humphries expendable.

The addition of Chris Godwin gives them another weapon but he’s not the slot receiver Humphries is.  

While he has been a reliable target he did not help the Buccaneers in their game against the Bills. On his second catch of the day he fumbled as the Buccaneers were trying to drive for a game winning score.

This one play did lead to the loss, but the team is still the one to blame for the overall blemish on their record.

He is no Mike Evans or even DeSean Jackson, but he still has reliable qualities to stick around. First, he has to deal with impending free agency this off-season.

The Buccaneers will have an interesting decision to keep him or let him walk. While he’s been extremely productive for an undrafted free-agent, the Buccaneers can find cheaper alternatives if he asks for too much this off-season. I don’t believe they would be able to find the same productivity for cheaper than his demands, but they can develop a rookie or find a castaway.

Tampa will be needing as much cap space as they can with Mike Evans, Kwon Alexander, Jameis Winston, and many other young players needing extensions.

I would offer him a fair contract for his production but if he wants more, he could be expendable. I like his production, but this team may have a complete rebuild sooner than later.