Manu Ginobili 61 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 I agree with the opinion that would not be such a clever idea to draft a RB with a Top 10 pick, except the case that it would have an elite potential. I don't know exactly the situation for the Bucs, but i think Freeman is better than most people gives him credit for. He has a nice passing stroke. He just looked unmotivated last season. The talent is definitely there. If i would be their GM, i would go after the best talent available, since Tampa obviously has weak points on both sides of the football. Blounts is not THAT bad. He is not Top 10, but i believe he would be better suited in a comitee situation, kind of what NYG had last season. For the 9ers, i hope we draft a WR, which is obviously our biggest weakness, and i would like a RB too, with our first two picks. RB is not gonna happen since we already signed Jacobs, which was a big mistake. So, WR and OL should be top priorities for SF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 I agree with the opinion that would not be such a clever idea to draft a RB with a Top 10 pick, except the case that it would have an elite potential. I don't know exactly the situation for the Bucs, but i think Freeman is better than most people gives him credit for. He has a nice passing stroke. He just looked unmotivated last season. The talent is definitely there. If i would be their GM, i would go after the best talent available, since Tampa obviously has weak points on both sides of the football. Blounts is not THAT bad. He is not Top 10, but i believe he would be better suited in a comitee situation, kind of what NYG had last season. For the 9ers, i hope we draft a WR, which is obviously our biggest weakness, and i would like a RB too, with our first two picks. RB is not gonna happen since we already signed Jacobs, which was a big mistake. So, WR and OL should be top priorities for SF. Freeman is fine, his play was just a biproduct of a horrible offensive coordinator in Greg Olsen and the fact that he tore his thumb up at a gun range... And apparently he's dropped a decent amount of weight... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manu Ginobili 61 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Also, i really don't like Raheem Morris. Doesn't seem to be a good coach at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Don't lose sight that Raheem went from DB coach, to DC, to the head coach within a matter of weeks. He was put in a very tough spot and he wasn't ready for the big job. I do think he'll be a fine coach later on, but he has quite a bit to learn until then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manu Ginobili 61 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Don't lose sight that Raheem went from DB coach, to DC, to the head coach within a matter of weeks. He was put in a very tough spot and he wasn't ready for the big job. I do think he'll be a fine coach later on, but he has quite a bit to learn until then. He strucks me as a "Singletary" type of guy. Definitely a great motivator, but no X's and O's at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 He's still young. He tried being too much of a player's coach instead of a football coach. I mean, he had a player on his team that was older than him (Ronde Barber). Like I said, Raheem has a long ways to go, but I think he's young enough to catch the learning curve and become a good coach later on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan the Magic Fan 253 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Freeman is fine, his play was just a biproduct of a horrible offensive coordinator in Greg Olsen and the fact that he tore his thumb up at a gun range... And apparently he's dropped a decent amount of weight... Holy christ he has. What is he down to now? 230-240 it looks like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miller4Prez66 545 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Word is, the Vikings will take Claiborne at #3 if they can't trade down and it seems the Browns will take Trent Richardson. That leaves the Bucs in an awful spot. I was on board with Kalil, but after hearing some things I'd be good with Kuechly. He wouldn't get me major pumped, but he'd be a good fit in our defense and fill a major need. I'd prefer to trade down in this scenario of course, but it really sucks because Claiborne and Richardson are obviously the two guys the Bucs have had their eyes on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trey Time 186 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Bucs should send the Vikes and Browns fruit baskets is Kalil falls to them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miller4Prez66 545 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 There are some people who don't think Kalil is strong enough to be a Joe Thomas/Jake Long type of LT. There are some question marks popping up if a team that has Charlie Johnson at LT is willing to pass on him, if he is really an elite player. Kalil seems to have the making of a player who is more popular with the media than NFL teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Word is, the Vikings will take Claiborne at #3 if they can't trade down and it seems the Browns will take Trent Richardson. That leaves the Bucs in an awful spot. I was on board with Kalil, but after hearing some things I'd be good with Kuechly. He wouldn't get me major pumped, but he'd be a good fit in our defense and fill a major need. I'd prefer to trade down in this scenario of course, but it really sucks because Claiborne and Richardson are obviously the two guys the Bucs have had their eyes on. I think Minnesota is setting a smokescreen to try and get Tampa to trade up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Sal Paolantonio just came onto ESPN to say that the Jets called Richardson this past weekend to "make sure they had the right contact info"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
