Can Arians' first pick be a keeper?
Thursday, 4 a.m.
Help is available. The problem is finding it.
And here the Bucs are again, back at the players' market, shopping for size, for speed, for skill. Often, they don't draft any of it.
Devin White?
Quinnen Williams?
Josh Allen?
Ed Oliver?
None of the above?
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If you look at the depth chart, you might notice there is a need for all of them. And for Greedy Williams and for Brian Burns and for Josh Jacobs and for a few others. But that's been one of the fatal flaws of the Bucs: They always feel as if they're in control right before they spin out of it.
The Bucs will pick fifth in tonight's draft, a solid enough position to find a pro bowler. But the Bucs have messed up high draft picks before. '
Even now, the public seems to be saying the team needs a new quarterback. The tea doesn't seem to think so.
The public wonders about the offensive line, or a running back, or a even a wide receiver corps that has been shredded by the off-season. The team also needs another defensive end, a linebacker and a handful of cornerbacks.
So who do they take? White makes a lot of sense. Recent speculation has had Williams or Allen falling to them. Some people want them to draft Ed Oliver to replace Gerald McCoy. Others want the Bucs to trade back and pick up extra picks rather than take an impact player.
Who do they avoid? Gaines Adams and Keith McCants and Ray Snell and Sabby Piscatelli and Josh Freeman.
Do they trade? Their history there isn't so good either. If they didn't trade, they could have stood pat and drafted Dan Marino instead of Booker Reese. They could have had Dan Hampton instead of Wally Chambers.
Remember this: History tells us that there are a lot more bad choices out there than good ones.
But isn't it time the Bucs got one right?
Year Pick On the Board
1976 Lee Roy Selmon Selmon
1977 Ricky Bell Tony Dorsett
1978 Trade -- Doug Williams Earl Campbell
1979 Trade -- Wally Chambers Dan Hampton
1980 Ray Snell Ray Donaldson
1981 Hugh Green Ronnie Lott
1982 Sean Farrell Roy Foster
1983 Trade -- Booker Reese Dan Marino
1984 Trade -- Jack Thompson Wilber Marshall
1985 Ron Holmes Jerry Rice
1986 Bo Jackson Tony Casillas
1987 Vinny Testaverde. Cornelius Bennett
1988 Paul Gruber Randall McDaniel
1989 Broderick Thomas Steve Atwater
1990 Keith McCants Junior Seau
1991 Charles McRae Herman Moore
1992 Trade -- Chris Chandler Troy Vincent
1993 Eric Curry Willie Roaf
1994 Trent Dilfer Larry Allen
1995 Trade -- Warren Sapp Sapp
1996. Regan Upshaw Ray Lewis
1997 Warrick Dunn Tony Gonzalez
1998 Trade -- Jacquez Green Alan Faneca
1999 Anthony McFarland Damien Woody
2000 Trade -- Keyshawn Johnson Tom Brady
2001 Kenyatta Walker Steve Hutchinson
2002 Trade -- Jon Gruden Gruden
2003 Trade -- Jon Grude Gruden
2004. Michael Clayton Vince Wilfork
2005 Cadillac Williams DeMarcus Ware
2006 Davin Joseph. Santonio Holmes
2007 Gaines Adams Adrian Peterson
2008. Aqib Talib Jordy Nelson
2009 Josh Freeman Clay Matthews
2010 Gerald McCoy Jason Pierre-Paul
2011 Adrian Clayborn Mark Ingram
2012 Mark Barron Luke Kuechley
2013 Trade -- Darrell Revis Sheldon Richardson
2014 Mike Evans Aaron Donald
2015 Jameis Winston Todd Gurley
2016 Vernon Hargreaves Laremy Tunsil
2017 O.J. Howard Howard
2018 Vita Vea Derwin James
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