I did like Braswell coming out and he reminded me of Yaya a bit. Good measurables 6'3 260 runs a 4.6 33 inch arms
I think Braswell is having a hard time picking up the system which is why he hasn't been able to see the field, they haven't been able to trust him in coverage yet. If you guys remember what Ronde said about guys having to know different positions, Braswell is a guy I'm imagining having a hard time picking it up. If he was strictly a pass rusher he'd be ok but having him cover in space and understanding coverage/technique is what has him slow to put out there.
I think he was running back then played 2 years at dend in the big HS in MD then took him 3 years to start at alabama which he wasn't asked to cover much.
Its just confidence and understanding the assignment/situational football for him imo usually year 3 the Dend position they should be developed.
He will go somewhere else and thrive under a simpler ask. lmao. Buc Life.
If he was strictly a pass rusher he'd be ok
What evidence is there of this, exactly? When he rushes the passer, he gets stonewalled the overwhelming majority of the time. He's a non-factor when he's on the field rushing the passer. Among 115 qualified Edge players in 2025, which he is one, he ranked 103rd in QB pressures.
Braswell should be converted to a LDE and asked to add some weight. I mean Roberts looks more explosive in space and he is heavier. Braswell can rotate at LDE in certain packages and that is sufficient for depth.
No point giving Braswell snaps at edge moving forward with Walker coming back and the Bucs will be adding veteran pass rushers and drafted players into the mix. Braswell is toast.
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Licht and Bowles must enter the 2026 offseason with the mindset of needing to replace Braswell and Reddick, who surely won’t be re-signed after being a bust of a free agent with just 2.5 sacks. The following needs to be the working depth chart at One Buccaneer Place this offseason, as both Yaya Diaby and Anthony Nelson are both entering contract years:
OLB1 Free agent edge rusher
OLB2 Yaya Diaby
OLB3 Day 1 or Day 2 draft pick
OLB4 David Walker
OLB5 Anthony Nelson
I don’t think the Bucs will swing a trade for Raiders Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby due to the high cost – draft pick collateral and Crosby’s $30 million salary in 2026. Plus, that’s not Licht’s M.O., as he’s never pulled off a blockbuster trade before. The highest amount of draft pick compensation that Licht has ever surrendered in any trade was a third-rounder for Pierre-Paul in 2018.
I also don’t see Licht investing around $20 million in 31-year old Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, who is coming off surgery to repair his hip and pelvic region. Most great pass rushers see a steep decline in their production – and an increase in injuries. Reddick is the most recent example of this phenomenon.
Instead, I could see Licht maybe paying Bills edge rusher Joey Bosa, who is 30, somewhere around $10 million-$11 million for one year after he recorded five sacks and five forced fumbles in his first year in Buffalo. Or perhaps $8 million for Bengals speed rusher Joseph Ossai, 25, or Bills reserve edge rusher A.J. Epenesa, 27, who might come cheaper at around $6.5 million. New defensive line coach Marcus West coached Bosa and Epenesa last year in Buffalo.
And Tampa Bay is expected to select at least one edge rusher in the first three rounds this season in a draft that is loaded with good pass rushing outside linebacker candidates.
If he was strictly a pass rusher he'd be ok
What evidence is there of this, exactly? When he rushes the passer, he gets stonewalled the overwhelming majority of the time. He's a non-factor when he's on the field rushing the passer. Among 115 qualified Edge players in 2025, which he is one, he ranked 103rd in QB pressures.
Well the ask has been different in some of Bowles rush plans in 2024 we were playing more for contain and in 2025 the same ask was there with making sure their gaps are held but with more freedom to rush the passer. Braswell in general took lot less chances whereas Reddick took more chances but thats because he has the money backing him. Braswell improving as a passrusher That comes with confidence and when the game slows down for him. I expect him to take more chances out there if he can get the confidence and assignments down.
For example there was a play where Trey henderson on Pats took a a run for a td when Nelson guessed wrong and left his inside gap open whereas if he played it safe it would have been a 5 yard gain but he took the chance for a tfl, I think once players are on the field they have assignments and they have the liberty to do what they think what is right ultimately it is their choice to what they do and will be judged on it affecting their status on the depthchart/roster
There was a feature on JJ watt on some article on read way back, where he was getting hammered about the media his rookie year(he was booed on draft night), about how terrible he was his rookie year, until he just said fk it something along the lines "if they think I suck i might as well suck my way, and he came back into the technique he played with, less thinking and had a solid season of 5.5 sacks then came back with 20.5 sacks year after.
Do I think Braswell is double digit guy not really as of now but I think he can be a solid contributor in the future but times not on his side anymore. Klavon Chaisson a guy I think is a guy who has developed well over the last 5 seasons and matured is looking like an attractive FA after his season with Vrabel and the Pats, he was considerred a bust in Jacksonville as a #20 overall.
I don't have much evidence but I can see when a guy is playing slow because he doesnt wanna fk up lol
I don't have much evidence but I can see when a guy is playing slow because he doesnt wanna fk up lol
How can you tell when someone is playing slow because they don’t wanna screw up and when someone is playing slow because they simply play slow?
It has been two full seasons. He looks exactly like he did when he first arrived in Tampa. At some point, the excuses for his poor play need to stop. I suppose we’ll agree to disagree.
It's just how I see it on film tbh(less risk from slow play recognition and backfield watching seeing how the play develops and overstaying in his gaps). Its a lot of information if a guy has learned football from a see ball get ball standpoint to a now more you have to learn where everyone is gonna be. If he had something to improve immediately on the mental standpoint to play faster itd be situational football, formation recognition and play off your feel of run/pass
Its a lot of information for a young guy, who traditional just rushed the passer, to now having to attack certain gaps so the main blitzer can get through, cover in space and knowing whats vulnerable in the entire zone defense so you can match what is necessary. A lot of things he didnt do in Alabama but is now needing to first time understand the nuances at the NFL level. Not an excuse though its what he needs to do to play in this defense
I agree he does look like the same guy he needs to take it to another level this year
Ben Solak has the plan:
Raiders get: WR Chris Godwin Jr., 2026 first-round pick (No. 15 overall), 2027 second-round pick.
Buccaneers get: Crosby, 2027 fifth-round pick.
Why this deal makes sense: Raiders general manager John Spytek worked under Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht for years in Tampa Bay, so he would likely value Godwin more than most other teams. Godwin would be a target sponge in Las Vegas and give Kubiak a quality blocking receiver. Godwin and a first-round pick, along with some more finagling in the middle rounds, should get the deal done.
Crosby would solve the edge-rushing problem Tampa Bay has been unable to fix for years. The Bucs haven’t had a player reach 10 sacks in a single season since Shaquil Barrett in 2021; Crosby has done it in each of the past four seasons.
It's just how I see it on film
Hardly controversial. He does play slow.
Pay no attention to the Tweedle. Saying that Braswell plays slow is not an "excuse" lmao. Its an observation. And one that is consistent with real world experience and your eyes.
Besides . .
same Tweedle (Biggs) said Rachaad White was in "street clothes" because he was going to be running all season as RB1. .. "again and again and again" and then play calling became the "excuse" when that claim fell apart.
same Tweedle said Canales was not going to run the ball because he was a Waldron disciple, not a Pete Carroll protege.
same Tweedle said Mayfield couldn't throw deep, it wasn't in his "wheelhouse." lmao
same Tweedle said White's running struggles under Canailes were because Mayfield was sending him the wrong way
etc
etc
The problem with Braswell is that he doesn't play with power either consistently. Or violent hands or leverage. He is just there. If he is going to be playing contain just convert him to LDE and let him fill a gap to stop the run because that is what Hall does.
An edge must win with speed, leverage or power. Braswell doesn't show any of these three qualities in a consistent manner.
I called him A. Jennings 2.0 and that is what he is.
In a classic 43 Braswell would be a classic SAM backer in an under front. In a 34 Braswell is not a fit for OLB and maybe should be converted to ILB or LDE.
It's just how I see it on film tbh
Interesting what you claim to see on film.
I see someone who has limited moves, non-explosive, and looks completely lost in this scheme.
I actually see the same thing, its that he's a different guy when I watched his Alabama games which is what I'm basing his indesciveness on, he's making sure he's in his gap but I dont think his play recognition is there where he can confidently rush
The problem with Braswell is that he doesn't play with power either consistently. Or violent hands or leverage. He is just there. If he is going to be playing contain just convert him to LDE and let him fill a gap to stop the run because that is what Hall does.
An edge must win with speed, leverage or power. Braswell doesn't show any of these three qualities in a consistent manner.
I called him A. Jennings 2.0 and that is what he is.
In a classic 43 Braswell would be a classic SAM backer in an under front. In a 34 Braswell is not a fit for OLB and maybe should be converted to ILB or LDE.
Yeah, he gets stonewalled on the reg on power moves and isn’t fast enough to get around the edge on speed moves. He’s not “learning” or “thinking” too much. He just isn’t very good.
Players don’t always improve, regardless of what the ignorant leghumper spouts. Braswell is further proof of this.
what the ignorant leghumper spouts
yeah i cant believe actually posted this ignorant nonsense about White
The gullible and ignorant soak up coach-speak and press clippings. Meanwhile, White is still #1 on the depth chart and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.
Let the dork have his coach-speak. It’s all the ignorant rube has.
We’ll see who starts and gets more carries on Sunday. And the week after that. And the week after that. And the week after that. And the week after that.
Even better though, you lied with the switch from carries "again and again" to "starting" lmao and trolled that nonsense for 14 weeks of the season because AS SILLY AS THIS SOUND. . . "your" apparently insecure as a MFer when it comes to your own "football acumen."
Check in after Week 10: Rachaad White is the starting RB.
BWHAHHAHA. I guess you got at least one thing right
There are people who understand and can analyze the game, and then there are people who cannot.