Jameis Winston
Maybe the Bucs don’t want to give Winston a long-term contract if he throws 30 interceptions again. Maybe Tampa Bay does want to take the chance and see if Winston can improve his ball security in his second year in Bruce Arians’ and Byron Leftwich’s offense. Either way, someone will throw money at Winston and that team will convince themselves that they can fix what’s wrong with Winston. The Bucs may run this thing back.
Shaq Barrett
Obviously, the Bucs can’t use two franchise tags. That could mean Barrett ends up with the transition tag. The other option is that the Bucs make a run at a free agent quarterback — maybe someone like Philip Rivers — and use their tag on Barrett instead. There’s a slight risk that Barrett only put up these inflated numbers in a contract year, but finding edge rushers isn’t easy.
