Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Projecting day two at the 2018 NFL Draft
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Trade Up
What if option three happens and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers see it coming.
Option three would be teams like the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions – to name a few – trading up themselves to take running backs.
These teams all have holes in their backfields and with the unexpected events leading to Rashaad Penny being the second running back taken they might be inspired to make plans to secure their guy early.
I doubt the Browns and Colts would trade both of their early picks, but it’s not unreasonable to think each would be willing to trade out and so would the New York Giants.
My thoughts on the Giants are this is prime area for them to draft Mason Rudolph in hopes of turning him into their next quarterback of the future.
Well, trading back with Denver Broncos would keep them in position to do so as long as John Elway is trading up for someone other than Rudolph himself.
Again, it’s unlikely we see three trades made in the first five picks of day two, but it’s not impossible.
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I mean, it was unlikely we’d see Tremaine Edmunds and Terrell Edmunds drafted in the first round. It was unlikely Rashaad Penny and Sony Michel would be drafted ahead of Derrius Guice. More so with Penny.
It was unlikely the Saints would trade up for an unpolished defensive end, sacrificing their 2019 first-round pick in the process.
Yet. Here we are.
So, if you’re the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jason Licht, how comfortable are you that the unlikely won’t actually happen?
If you wait, it could be all over before you know it’s even happening. If you don’t, then you don’ t have to worry about it and you get your guy.
What would you do?