Obviously I was (and still am) perturbed by Shepard's inexcusable drops in a few key situations last season. Hopefully he will see considerably less action during the upcoming season.
amen
It's pretty clear that Mac can play the slot on passing downs but the worry is he's too small to block on running downs... So it might tip your hand to have him in the slot if you pass it too often
Fair assessment. Again, as I had eluded, he can be successful in a pinch.
But, I think it's pretty clear that our primary 3 receiver sets opening week will be:
X - Evans (true WR1)
F - Egbuka
Z - McMillan
Obviously, packages will vary personnel groupings.
The ability to keep defenses guessing and overloading them with talent
It's pretty clear that Mac can play the slot on passing downs but the worry is he's too small to block on running downs... So it might tip your hand to have him in the slot if you pass it too often
Fair assessment. Again, as I had eluded, he can be successful in a pinch.
But, I think it's pretty clear that our primary 3 receiver sets opening week will be:
X - Evans (true WR1)
F - Egbuka
Z - McMillan
Obviously, packages will vary personnel groupings.
The ability to keep defenses guessing and overloading them with talent
Hope Grizz is a chef, because he has a lot of ingredients.
It's pretty clear that Mac can play the slot on passing downs but the worry is he's too small to block on running downs... So it might tip your hand to have him in the slot if you pass it too often
Fair assessment. Again, as I had eluded, he can be successful in a pinch.
But, I think it's pretty clear that our primary 3 receiver sets opening week will be:
X - Evans (true WR1)
F - Egbuka
Z - McMillan
Obviously, packages will vary personnel groupings.
The ability to keep defenses guessing and overloading them with talent
Hope Grizz is a chef, because he has a lot of ingredients.
Yup. No excuses play like a champion
ESPN with some interesting info
"It’s difficult to imagine Evans wearing another team’s jersey, in part because so many of the people attending Bucs games are wearing his jersey. Team owners don’t like letting go of franchise icons without good reason. When Evans was able to negotiate with teams during the 2024 offseason, there wasn’t an enormous market for his services, and Tampa was able to bring him back on a relatively modest deal given his résumé. (Consider that Godwin got a larger average salary coming off a serious ankle injury.) I would be surprised if Evans played elsewhere before retiring, but the Egbuka addition might give the Bucs added leverage if they struggle to come to terms with their star wideout after the 2025 season."
Great news
On the receiving end of Mayfield’s big plays and scoring strikes throughout the week were first-round pick Emeka Egbuka and second-year receiver Jalen McMillan. Egbuka is so polished and competitive. He looks like a pro already. McMillan has risen to the occasion with the addition of Egbuka, and it’s truly become a friendly “iron sharpens iron” situation at wide receiver.
As much as an Egbuka fan as I am - he still needs to prove on the field.
Great news, and I’m HERE for it!
I was thrilled with the part about MacMillan. If he is a legit threat going forward we are truly loaded
