You guys know I usually end up defending the Bucs moves. But I'm puzzled by the Antonio Brown signing, and I'm afraid Brown will poop in the Bucs pool.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving Antonio Brown another opportunity but there does not appear to be much wiggle room for the former All-Pro receiver. Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians was asked about his message to upset fans over the team’s decision to sign Brown despite the ongoing investigation into multiple alleged incidents of improper conduct towards women. Arians noted that if the allegations are found to be true “he won’t be with us.”
“I think you just let the court system do its job,” Arians told ESPN’s Jenna Laine. “Allegations — I’ve been around a lot of players that have had allegations that weren’t true, some were — so let the court system handle it. If it’s found out to be true, he won’t be with us.”
So right there, I mean are we thinking the allegations aren't true? Somebody is lying on Brown? Really? Is everybody on the same page here because if you are signing Brown with the hopes that he is actually innocent of his accusations of rape and assault that he's currently being charged with? What if Brown cuts some kind of deal?
Anyway, we needed a veteran WR to come in, and so you pick Brown who has cycled through several teams, kind of like a tornado cycles through Oklahoma. There are other guys you could have gone after with not as much talent but more chance of being on the team at playoff time.
The chances are better than 50-50 that this decision will blow up in the Bucs face like it did for the Raiders and Patriots.
