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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t the same team they were in the Tom Brady era, but that may not be a bad thing,
PFF’s Sam Monson graded every NFL team’s offseason following the NFL draft, and the Bucs came in with a decent mark. The article gave Tampa Bay a “B+” grade, citing the team’s improvements around the quarterback position.
Here is what the article said about Tampa Bay:
Tampa Bay’s offseason has been surprisingly good, except the answer at the most important position in the game seems to be to allow Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask to battle it out for the starting spot post-Tom Brady. Mayfield played for two different teams last season and earned an awful 50.5 PFF grade between the two stops. Matt Feiler, Greg Gaines and Ryan Neal are nice, low-cost additions in free agency, and the Buccaneers’ draft was a very good one.
Calijah Kancey was arguably a top-10 player in this draft, and they were able to get him at No.19 overall. Their Day 2 selections should both contribute, and on Day 3 they acquired players big on potential or intriguing traits, such as speedster receiver Trey Palmer and incredibly productive edge rusher Jose Ramirez.
The Bucs’ draft certainly emphasized raw talent over production in many areas, though some players like DT Calijah Kancey and OG Cody Mauch have both. The rest are mysteries, though Tampa Bay is certainly confident in can develop those players into longtime contributors.
The Bucs have already seen a little of those rookies at rookie minicamp, but they’ll get more time with both the first-year players and their new FA acquisitions as the offseason moves further along.