3. Address secondary early in draft
Whether folks like to admit it or not, it was the resurgence of the Buccaneers’ defense (especially the secondary) that spurred the four game win streak late in the season, not Winston. Jameis was his inconsistently consistent self all year, evident from the 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions as well as being a high volume thrower.
Whether those high volume numbers ballooned towards the back end of schedule with much weaker defenses, is hearsay. But anyone watching the Buccaneers this year has noticed the change in defensive awareness in the secondary after releasing Vernon Hargreaves.
Since the Week 10 matchup in which Jamel Dean replaced Hargreaves after he was benched, the trio of Dean, Carlton Davis and rookie, Sean Murphy-Bunting began to produce big numbers. Since Hargreaves’ benching the three have produced an absurd 31 pass deflections, two forced fumbles and four interceptions. Wonder who was holding who back in the secondary room?