Getting better and better.
We’re going to see A LOT more of Egbuka to start the season than most fans realize.
Cool with me. As long as he is contributing in a positive way you won't hear any complaints from me.We’re going to see A LOT more of Egbuka to start the season than most fans realize.
We’re going to see A LOT more of Egbuka to start the season than most fans realize.
I'd hope so for a first round pick. I wanna see Godwin eased in and Evans on a snap count
We’re going to see A LOT more of Egbuka to start the season than most fans realize.
I'd hope so for a first round pick. I wanna see Godwin eased in and Evans on a snap count
yep I dont know that most saw him sitting on the bench much
There’s a very large contingent of the fanbase on social media thinking he’ll be sharing time with Jalen and the occasional spell of Godwin.
I think your Week 1 starting trio is:
Evans
Egbuka
McMillan
…and stays that way for awhile.
There’s a very large contingent of the fanbase on social media thinking he’ll be sharing time with Jalen and the occasional spell of Godwin.
Wow. I had no idea people thought that.
I was thinking more that McMillan gets a little reprieve because Egbuka would be in Godwins role a lot, if not 100% early on. Surely Bucs fans should hope he would beat out McMillan for that spot if/when Evans and Godwin are both healthy.
Add in spelling those two (if Josh Q if right) and thats a lot of snaps.
I guess we will see.
I was one-dimensionally pegging Egbuka into the slot role…but that would totally be a BOMB drop - as you establish him in the slot, then the leverage of using him with deep routes, especially from the same formations - could be epic!There’s a very large contingent of the fanbase on social media thinking he’ll be sharing time with Jalen and the occasional spell of Godwin.
Wow. I had no idea people thought that.
I was thinking more that McMillan gets a little reprieve because Egbuka would be in Godwins role a lot, if not 100% early on. Surely Bucs fans should hope he would beat out McMillan for that spot if/when Evans and Godwin are both healthy.
Add in spelling those two (if Josh Q if right) and thats a lot of snaps.
I guess we will see.
I’d love to see it!
And/but yes, we’ll see.
one-dimensionally pegging Egbuka
From Josh Q's take it appears that McMillan is the one dimensional guy, not strong enough to play in the slot and also not reliable enough making the catch in traffic, so thats why I assumed that, at a minimum, Egbuka takes some of the off the LOS snaps from McMillan. But as you point out if he's also able to stretch the field and play Godwin's role . . man, the options!
I just see it as 4 weapons that can spell one another and keep play makers on the field so we don't have to see the practice squad guys out there.
I think McMillan can do work in the slot because if Grizzard adds a vertical element to this offensive scheme it will be very interesting. McMillan also needs more NFL weight training to be on the LOS and not in motion on the boundary.
Egbuka is known for his horizontal game as well as working short and intermediate field and the boundaries. But what is underrated about Egbuka is ability to attack downfield and that is why if he can bring an Antonio Brown impac downfield attacking the seems with posts then it becomes very interesting. Godwin isn't the player he used to be to be able to attack a the deep seem like he used to so that is where Egbuka can shine as a slot player to bring a unique skill set to the team. Evans can also line up in the slot and then you have Egbuka and McMillan on the boundary as an example. You can do a lot of things to throw defenses off now with these four WRs. And then you throw in utility guys like Shep, T. Johnson, K. Johnson, T Palmer and things become very hard to defense for defenses even with dime backs.
My take last year was that McMillan needed to spend last season & this off-season, in an NFL weight training program. I think he is a smart/capable receiver, but doesn’t have the mass (yet) to be a reliable slot receiver.
My take last year was that McMillan needed to spend last season & this off-season, in an NFL weight training program. I think he is a smart/capable receiver, but doesn’t have the mass (yet) to be a reliable slot receiver.
that is what Josh Q says the Bucs think. he also says they had doubts about his catchrate in traffic
I didn’t see his remarks, but it was a little crazy today. Like Josh Q’s analysis, more when we agree…My take last year was that McMillan needed to spend last season & this off-season, in an NFL weight training program. I think he is a smart/capable receiver, but doesn’t have the mass (yet) to be a reliable slot receiver.
that is what Josh Q says the Bucs think. he also says they had doubts about his catchrate in traffic
With his slim build, not sure how much mass JMac can add, but if hes ‘an answer’ for this team, he’s going to have to add some bulk.
"The Buccaneers made one of the most surprising moves of the first round by selecting wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the 19th overall pick. Coming off a strong free agency period in which they re-signed Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay has quietly assembled what may be the deepest receiving corps in the NFL. Egbuka and Godwin now join Mike Evans, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer, Sterling Shepard and seventh-round pick Tez Johnson in a stacked, versatile group of pass-catchers."