The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a team on the verge of making a return to the postseason in 2020, somewhere they haven’t been since 2007 . The Bucs finished 7-9 in 2019, but 4-2 down the stretch. With a young up-and-coming defense and a high-powered passing attack, highlighted by wide receiver Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay is in good shape heading into the 2020 season.
But the one area the Bucs will need to address this offseason if they want to contend next year is the quarterback position. After Jameis Winston’s spectacularly bizarre 2019, in which he threw for 5,109 yards, 33 touchdowns and 30 interceptions, the Bucs could very well say goodbye to the former No. 1 overall pick and look for a new signal-caller.
While names like Philip Rivers and Tom Brady have come up when discussing Tampa Bay’s quarterback situation, Bucky Brooks over at NFL.com, in his latest mock draft, thinks Tampa Bay will use the 14th pick in round one of the NFL draft take QB Jordan Love out of Utah State.
“Love could be an ideal fit for Bruce Arians’ aggressive, vertical passing attack,” Brooks said of the selection.
Love has seen his stock rise in recent months, with many pegging him a clear first-rounder, maybe even a top-10 pick. With a number of quarterback needy teams picking ahead of Tampa Bay, it’s quite possible Love is already off the board by the time the Bucs select. If he does fall into their laps, however, Arians and co. will at least have to discuss selecting Love, assuming of course they haven’t picked up a QB in free agency.
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