Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mock drafting up to the Bucs v2
We’re just three short weeks away from the NFL Draft when we’ll all find out who the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are adding to their roster from the collegiate ranks. If you’ve been following along on the Locked on Bucs podcast, you know we’re in the early stages of our 2018 progressive mock draft as well.
A couple of weeks ago, I mocked out the first seven picks and ended up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward with the seventh pick.
Of course, I got some good and bad comments from those of you who read it, including one rather entertaining exchange on Twitter!
Well, we’re back at it this week as well, but this time I’m softening on my personal football theologies a bit caving to peer pressure.
Specifically, I’ll be following the guidance of the two gentlemen who have thus far given us their picks for our podcast mock draft.
So, here we go!
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Quarterback. USC. Sam Darnold. 1. player. 53. On the <a href=
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player. 31. I don’t know that a Wyoming player has ever been drafted this high, but I seriously doubt it.<p>What a trip around the sun it’s been for <a href=. Quarterback. Wyoming. Josh Allen. 2
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Josh Rosen. 3. player. 30. Getting to where I get to put on the general manager cap once again, lets see if I can predict what our guests will do moving forward.<p>Starting with the other team in New York, they too get a quarterback. However, this one goes by the name of <a href=. Quarteraback. UCLA
Notre Dame. Quenton Nelson. 4. player. 53. This one is a tough one. There are at least three different directions this pick could go. However, if the Browns draft a quarterback – which they did – at number one, then they need to put something in front of him to protect him.<p>Granted, it’s more likely Nelson will start off blocking for <a href=. Guard
player. 45. I know <a href=. Running Back. Penn State. Saquon Barkley. 5
4. player. 46. Alright. So here we are again. Chubb is still on the board and the Bucs are one pick away. Outside of a trade, I just don’t see how the Colts go any other direction here.<p>No, Chubb doesn’t protect Luck. But neither does drafting <a href=. Defensive End. NC State. Bradley Chubb
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Cornerback. Ohio State. Denzel Ward. 7. player. 48. Ok, someone out there is going to curse my Twitter presence because this is the same pick as it was before.<p>Most locations have two or more roads in, and so does this one. Again, keep in mind we aren’t doing trades here, but honestly who’s going to trade up?</p><p>Ward, Fitzpatrick, James, etc. are all good defenders, but they’re all good defenders.</p><p>Teams don’t need to trade up to grab one of the precious few because the shelves are still full at this point.</p><p>Sure, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could go Derwin James here, and I wouldn’t hate it. But, the need at cornerback is much bigger. Don’t believe me? Just ask, well, me. I wrote about it recently on <a href=
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Alright! So, version two of our up to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pick mock draft is in the books. Or, on the site as it were.
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