TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PLAN IS AT QUARTERBACK MOVING FORWARD
Secondary needs:edge defender, offensive tackle
The Buccaneers are one of the teams this offseason with a veteran quarterback in limbo. Jameis Winston has been one of the more polarizing players in the league, pushing the ball downfield with reckless abandon and racking up yards, touchdowns and interceptions in the process. We’ve been in the camp that the Buccaneers should give Winston one more chance to see if they can capture a high-variance season, but they will have to decide whether they are willing to live with all the negative plays and risk that he brings to the table. Winston’s 149 turnover-worthy plays since 2015 are 22 more than any other quarterback in the NFL.
Outside of Winston, the Buccaneers also have a high-value defensive free agent set to hit the market in Shaquil Barrett, who certainly boosted his value this season on a one-year, prove-it contract by leading the NFL in sacks. Depending on the price point, the Buccaneers will have to decide on Barrett and then depth at the position, since Barrett’s 81 total pressures nearly doubled the next closest Bucs’ edge defender — Jason Pierre-Paul (44).
