Lovie Will Consider QB With 7th Pick (And Other Stuff From Combine Interview)

buccaneer4ever · 2014-02-20T16:31:58Z

Smith says QB will be at No. 7 for Bucs and 'you have to consider that.' Bucs coach Lovie Smith says he believes a 'franchise quarterback,' worthy of the seventh overall pick will be available when the Bucs make their first-round selection in the NFL draft.If so, don't be surprised if they take him.“I know enough about that draft to know, yeah, there’s someone that would be worthy of the seventh pick because everything is on the board right now,'' Smith said at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. Whenever you have a chance to get a franchise quarterback, you have to consider that.''Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, Central Florida's Blake Bortles and Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater are expected to be among the top 10 players selected in the 2014 draft according to many experts, perhaps in the top five. Fresno State's Derek Carr, who was impressive in the Senior Bowl and will throw Saturday at the NFL Scouting combine, could elevate himself to a high first round pick with a good workout.The Bucs have only two quarterbacks under contract: Returning starter Mike Glennon and former Northwestern University and Eagles quarterback Mike Kafka.Glennon, who was named to the All-Rookie team after throwing 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions while completing 59.4 percent of his passes last year, has been a fixture at One Buc Place this off-season. Smith says he and his staff have spent time evaluating Glennon and all players on the Bucs roster but he is not ready to just hand the job over to the former third-round pick from North Carolina State.Glennon went 4-9 as a starter and passed for more than 200 yards in only six of his 13 games.“Mike did some good things. But he did some good things as a rookie,'' Smith said. "To say right now that Mike is the answer and he’s our quarterback of the future and we’re going to build around him and give him a 20-year contract right now, you’re not there."You just like the things he brings to the table. Strong arm. Great guy. He is a guy that seems like he doesn’t have an off-season because he has been working his butt off in the facility. But again, I just know I like him on the football team as one of our quarterbacks right now. As you mentioned, we have just two quarterbacks signed. We’re going to have at least four in camp, at least one guy will be in the mix and you can let that all play out.''While many draft analysts believe only Manziel, Bortles and Bridgewater are worthy of possible 'franchise quarterback,' status this year, Smith says that designation can be misleading. “I think people really make it out to be about that guy, that quarterback,'' Smith said. "You’ve to have that ‘franchise quarterback.’ What is a ‘franchise quarterback?’ I mean, is it Russell Wilson that you got a little bit later? Is it Peyton Manning? There are different degrees of quarterback that you can get to win with, the things we’re looking for, leadership, all those things. But I’ll just say this: I think this draft, I know enough about to know it’s a deep draft. We’re talking about the first round. It’s a deep draft at a lot of positions, quarterback being one of them.“You want that option out there available to you. That’s why this is fun starting this process of seeing. I saw where a few quarterbacks are going to throw here. That will be good.''Smith said the Bucs plan to bring four quarterbacks to training camp. Since Glennon is entering his second season and Kafka has attempted 16 passes with the Eagles, Smith said he would like to add a veteran passer to the roster.“I think in an ideal world, you would like to have some kind of veteran in the mix instead of three young guys that haven’t played a lot,'' Smith said. "No, that’s not an ideal situation to be in at the quarterback position. I think you can maybe get away with it at some of the other positions. But no, that’s not an ideal situation to be in. It can work, though.“Again, if you say that you can win with a young quarterback, it’s an added bonus to have another veteran with him. If you look right now, there are a lot of young quarterbacks in the league – Andrew Luck, Wilson, Cam Newton in our division that are playing early. Whether they have a backup with them or not, I don’t think it’s really a big deal.''Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent, will draw interest from the Bucs and Jets, according to reports by ESPN's Adam Schefter. Chicago Bears backup Josh McCown, who played for Smith, also could become a free agent.Smith scoffed at reports linking the Bucs to Vick and other players.“Who are 'they'? I wanted to get to know this 'they' guy,'' Smith said. "Because 'they' have a lot of information. A lot of times, 'they' know more about a decision that I should know more than 'they.' This they guy we can’t get rid of."In all, it becomes obvious which way you should go. We do have a road map for what we’re going to do. (General manager) Jason (Licht) and I and the rest of the staff, scouti...

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Lovie is a smart guy. He will do what needs to be done to win.

Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:26 pm

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Also heard an interview with Lovie at the combine with the Sirius guys this morning...The only thing that stuck out was he said he hadn't really started working on the draft yet - all their focus has been on Free Agency until today.

Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:30 pm

Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Blind, if that's true, why didn't he bring any qbs in besides kafka?Maybe he just doesn't like the options that are out there right now? They really aren't all that, so I could understand his reluctance. Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:33 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Well, there are personnel evaluations done by scouts on college players, but I think Lovie is saying that his focus thus far has been on Free Agency. Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:34 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Draft strategy anyone? Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:38 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I like Glennon, but I know not to be married to him. If Lovie is taking the same approach, he wins 'essential' points with me. Glennon 'might' develop, but we may or may never know. One problem I noticed was his decision making. It was sometimes not seeing better options . . . Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:38 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Blind, if that's true, why didn't he bring any qbs in besides kafka? Free agency hasn't started yet so there aren't many options available. Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:39 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Sander Philipse ?@Bucs_Nation 2mLovie Smith: We want to upgrade quarterback position BOOM! Little bits of Giraffe just flew everywhere. Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:40 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest True b4e. In other words, HE has been studying up the fa's, not the team as a group.Still, not a terribly active fa thus far. And idk if he would give away our hand just yet. Signing a top fa qb would give teams below us an idea or what we're looking for. Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:42 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Sander Philipse ?@Bucs_Nation 2mLovie Smith: We want to upgrade quarterback position I love the spin.....what coach doesn't want to upgrade every position. The Seahawks don't want to upgrade QB nor do the Broncos, Pats, Colts, and a lot of other teams. You're logic is fail but I guess you need that logic to sleep well at night. :p Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:43 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Sander Philipse ?@Bucs_Nation 2mLovie Smith: We want to upgrade quarterback position BOOM! Little bits of Giraffe just flew everywhere. LMFAO...!that's the funniest thing I've heard in awhile. God bless you man.(Trying to stop laughing) Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:46 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Read Sanders interview. He didn't even specifically ask about Glennon, but Lovie made a point to say he wants to upgrade the QB position. Then he went on to say they can win some games with Glennon, but he wants a franchise guy. No coach speak. Very straight forward and clear. Love it. Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:47 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Can wait to see what the excuses will be.Contestant #1...c'mon down!! Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:53 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Still, not a terribly active fa thus far. It won't be a very active free agency until free agency starts March 11th. Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:53 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Ah, I see the plan now....Lovie wants 6 teams ahead of him that will select a quarterback and that will push Clowney down to us!!!Brillant! :PSeriously though, I think this is 80% smokescreen and 20% fire. If a quarterback that we rated highly IS there at #7, you have to consider it, but if you can get someone to jump over you and take a quarterback that just pushes another player down the stack, maybe the one you really want.#Gamesmanship Posted : Feb. 20, 2014 1:55 pm

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