Who are the top players in the 2014 draft class? What players should you look out for at the Combine? What players are being slotted higher than they should be? PewterReport.com's Eric Dellaratta shares hIs thoughts and answers those questions in this NFL Draft breakdown. https://www.pewterreport.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=9612:&Itemid=15
Damn, I honestly wouldn't mind Sammy Watkins becoming a Buc the more I think about it.Provide the offense with more explosive firepower?... Never a bad option IMO.
Though I certainly can assume these players are all good NFL prospects, some obviously better than others, the order in which they are picked is as much of a wild guessing games as played by those who "predict" season records in August.We should get a very good player at 6 with the biggest risk pick a QB. What Glennon shows Lovie and Licht between now and May, or how the Bucs approach FA will go a long way in determining that pick.That typed, with what we're hearing about Mike Williams, certainly what nonsense I read on his Twitter account (that of an immature braggart), Sammy Watkins could very well be a top choice for us IMO.
It would not upset me to see them trade down and then pick Aaron Donald. Talk about a disruptive set of DTs!!!
+1.
i agree with codmons, ...i'm leaning toward watkins ..especially startied thinking that direction after the hiring of tedford....right now .it seems the lineman ( both o and d) can be molded and shaped through f.a. and later rounds ...i'm sure insights will change further into combine and pro days..
"it seems the lineman ( both o and d) can be molded and shaped through f.a. and later rounds"Boy, I'd hate to bank on that.
This is the year of the FA DE. Assuming we snag one of them, I'm all about picking Watkins or a stud OT.
I'd be okay with an OT, but I hate the idea of using that high a pick on a WR. I've always been impressed with Watkins but, then again, I was really impressed with Peter Warrick too. I'd rather trade down and get a TE.
I am a HUGE Seminole fan and I thought Peter Warrick was a great college receiver but he wasn't very fast. Watkins IS very fast with some of the best acceleration I have seen in a long time. IMO, the #7 pick is none to early to take him. Indeed he may still go BEFORE the 7th pick.
agree bucjoe 100%...if Watkins is there, he's hard to pass on. Considering VJax's age and, IMO, lack of "range of skills", and uncertainty of MWill, who I still think is a great #2, we have NOTHING behind them, and I'm guessing Tedford's gonna throw it around. At minimum, we need 3 quality WR's, and need some speed as well.
For all his flaws, I'm sympathetic to Dominik's argument that because of the college spread game it's incredibly difficult to consistently hit on OL in the draft. The last few years, here are the OL taken in the 1st round. You can draw your own conclusions (either way its not clear).2012: Guard (DeCastro, Zeitler), Tackle (Matt Kalil, Riley Reiff)2011: Center (Mike Pouncey), Guard (Danny Watkins), Tackle (Tyron Smith, Nate Solder, Anthony Castonzo, James Carpenter, Gabe Carimi, Derek Sherrod)2010: Center (Maurkice Pouncey), Guard (Mike Iupati), Tackle (Trent Williams, Russell Okung, Anthony Davis, Bryan Bulaga)As for Watkins, perhaps I'm naiive but if I'm drafting a wideout 1st overall I'm expecting a true no. 1 wideout. At 6'1", is Watkins big enough to be a no. 1? The only true no. 1 wideout in the NFL that I see listed at under 6'3" is Antonio Brown (you could argue Desean Jackson but I would disagree). And with is height and the scouting reports of Watkins I've read, he's not a real leaper. Is Watkins another Mike Wallace? Curious to hear from others who think differently.Without reaching, I believe we need to draft a QB or DE very badly (even with a DE FA pickup). We lack a true pass rushing threat at DE - never mind having a stable we can rely on to get consistent pressure. I also, at this point, would take an equally rated tackle over Watkins based on need.
I would opt for a DE or OT over Watkins as well, although drafting DEs has also been far from an exact science.
Tog - Reggie Wayne? Marvin Harrison? Those guys were 6'-0". I think Watkins is more versatile than Wallace.
I think if Glennon is the guy - or if the Bucs are going to try and make Glennon the guy, they need someone like Watkins. Glennon may develop into it but right now he's not a guy who trusts his WRs to win. He needs them open in those short and intermediate areas where he's accurate and they can run after the catch.
