The Tampa Bay Buccaneers managed to snap their four-game losing streak yesterday by taking down the Arizona Cardinals, 30-27.
Despite being just 3-6, Tampa Bay has actually remained competitive in several of their losses, something that’s easy to do when you have an offense as potent as theirs. While quarterback Jameis Winston remains turnover prone, he’s got wide receivers like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin at his disposal, which certainly makes things easier.
On the year, Evans has 924 receiving yards and Godwin, 840. Both seem well on their way to 1,000-yard seasons. And, if this latest mock draft from Trevor Sikkema of the Draft Network turns out to be true, Tampa Bay could have another guy on their roster next year capable of a 1,000-yard season.
Sikkema currently has the Buccaneers selecting Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy in the 2020 NFL Draft, a guy some felt could go number one overall before the season began.
Here’s part of Sikkema’s reasoning:
“Right now Tampa’s secondary isn’t good. But I suspect I will look much different even before the draft. They’ll likely ditch Vernon Hargreaves III and pick up a few veteran free agents to help their young secondary group instead of drafting more to replace them. Imagine an offense with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Jerry Jeudy, Ronald Jones and O.J. Howard. ‘There’s only one ball.’ Yeah, and it’s in the end zone.”
That’s almost too scary to think about. As great as that would be to see, there are more pressing needs for this Bucs team than receiver. Still, imagine playing as the Bucs in Madden.
Scary good.
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