I actually think Quintin Nelson will be there at 7, but I still don’t think the Bucs will take him.
Reasons:
1). He’s a guard, we can get a quality guard in the 4th round
2). Nelson has potential to be as good as Zack Martin. That’s great, but at this moment, would you rather potentially have a Zack Martin which costs you the #7 overall, or would you rather have Marcus Peters, who was traded for a 2nd round pick?
3). The bucs put a lot of faith in their players. We didn’t draft a premier running back last draft because they had faith Doug Martin would return back to good form. I expect the same with Sweezy
4). We had the worst defense in the league last year. I think we’ll be picking Derwin, Denzel Ward, or Minkah at 7
My ideal draft: trade back with the Bills, hopefully one of Derwin/Ward/Minkah will still be there with the 1st pick, then draft Guice or Michel with the second 1st round pick. Then get the best CB or guard in the 2nd/4th rounds.
Either way, we have some needs across the board and I have faith Licht will take the best player available at all picks and have a great draft overall. Go bucs!
