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S197 wrote:I'm going to call this the "00 Buck" draft. Seems like after the first two picks, Spielman loaded up the shotgun and peppered the team with highly athletic but raw athletes that may or may not pan out. There's some merit to it as I think the draft is largely a crap shoot in later rounds so you may as well get as many shots as possible to land a potential hit. I would have liked to have seen one more solid pick in the 3rd before we went full throttle with the project picks but I guess whoever they were targeting was gone so he decided to implement his mandatory 10 pick scheme early. Also disappointed we once again did not grab a QB. I think the Packers showed that no matter who you have behind center you should still always keep looking.

Mothman wrote: [...]It's a philosophy I agree with so I'm disappointed too.

Mothman wrote: It's a philosophy I agree with so I'm disappointed too.

It seems clear to me that Zimmer is looking for athletic players he feels he and his staff can mold into quality pros and that philosophy was reflected in this draft. It's been made clear that the draft approach would bend to the preferences of the coach and needs of the system(s). It sure looks to me like Spielman tried to get Zimmer the type of players he wants/needs. We'll see if it works out...

John_Viveiros wrote:Does this count?
Taylor Heinike, QB, Old Dominion signed as an undrafted FA.

I had one question for Licht. I had this sinking feeling about the Bucs’ investigation into Winston off the field, that the franchise was finding out what it wanted to find out. The Bucs wanted Winston to win the on- and off-field competitions, and would never put him in position to look bad nationally. So why didn’t the Bucs, who talked to more than 75 people as part of the organization’s investigation into Winston’s character, talk to the woman who accused him of attacking her, Erica Kinsman? Did the Bucs just want the investigation to be finished, and to say what the team wanted it to say?

“That’s not the case,” Licht said adamantly. “We are not talking about this now… but we read the depositions. We knew what she was going to say. This was a thorough investigation. We were not going to mistake charisma for character.”

@xtina1229 I asked Spielman why they didn't draft a safety. He went out of his way to mention Exum, said "we know who Sendejo/Blanton are"

dead_poet wrote:

PurpleMustReign wrote: I like Sendejo... Is this a bad sign for him?

dead_poet wrote:Jeez.

fiestavike wrote:Kind of the sense I had. I just can't fathom spending the first overall on a guy like Winston. I heard Max Kellerman say something like "It took Winston all of 5 minutes to do exactly what he wasn't supposed to do", with regard to posting his picture of himself eating crab legs at his draft party. Just crazy to me. I don't think Lovie is able to view the situation objectively, and I don't think the Bucs tried all that hard to view it objectively. They wanted to want Winston IMO.

fiestavike wrote:Kind of the sense I had. I just can't fathom spending the first overall on a guy like Winston. I heard Max Kellerman say something like "It took Winston all of 5 minutes to do exactly what he wasn't supposed to do", with regard to posting his picture of himself eating crab legs at his draft party. Just crazy to me. I don't think Lovie is able to view the situation objectively, and I don't think the Bucs tried all that hard to view it objectively. They wanted to want Winston IMO.

Pseudo Everything wrote: I thought the photo with the crab legs at his draft party was funny and didn't see anything at all wrong with it. He wasn't trolling Publix. He posted the picture as a courtesy to Capt. Keith Colburn, star of “The Deadliest Catch,” who reportedly sent Winston 25 pounds of crab legs as a gift for his draft party.

If the Bucs made him take the photo down then it's safe to say the Bucs have zero sense of humor.

Weird how some fans can get worked up about Winston posting a photo of crab legs while also advocating drafting Lael Collins.