FAB 5. SR’s Buc Shots

• If you aren’t following Pro Football Focus’ Tampa Bay Buccaneers site on Twitter, you should. @PFF_Buccaneers does a great job of providing some interesting subjective analytics about the Bucs. Here’s a great nugget on Jameis Winston’s 2018 season and how he started off rough when he had to reinsert himself as a leader when Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched, and then when he came back as a starter at the end of the season after his own benching.

#Bucs QB Jameis Winston in 2018:

Weeks 4-8: 61.9 overall grade (29th)
Weeks 9-17: 73.5 overall grade (16th)

For more: https://t.co/uTxqlOv0SI https://t.co/xCq2ONGfLu

— PFF TB Buccaneers (@PFF_Buccaneers) May 16, 2019

PFF also had an eye-opening stat about rookie strong safety Mike Edwards, Tampa Bay’s third-round pick out of Kentucky this year. By PFF’s estimation, Edwards had more stops in the SEC than former Mississippi State safety Johnathan Abram, a first-round pick by Oakland, and LSU’s Grant Delpit, who is projected to be a first-rounder next year.

Bucs SS Mike Edwards – PFF

Stops, as defined by PFF, are tackles that are made in the box, which is within eight yards of the line of scrimmage.

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• I’ll have to ask him at the next Bucs OTA, which will be Tuesday, but Tampa Bay nose tackle Beau Allen looks absolutely huge. I know Allen is a big man and is listed at 6-foot-3, 327 pounds on the roster, but he looks even bigger and more muscular than a year ago.

Bucs DT Beau Allen – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

The perceived weight gain – if there is any – isn’t just in his midsection, either. Allen’s arms and legs, which were monstrous in size last year, look even bigger this year. Allen was playing some nose tackle during Tuesday’s OTA, as one would imagine, but also saw plenty of reps at at the weakside three-technique defensive tackle spot in place of Gerald McCoy too, with Vita Vea manning the nose tackle spot over the center.

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It was fitting that we talked about Bucs legend Ronde Barber on Pewter Nation Podcast Episode 120, considering he wore No. 20 throughout his illustrious, 16-year career in Tampa Bay. The PR team also discussed the rookies following the Bucs’ rookie mini-camp last week. Make sure you tune in and listen to that episode this weekend in case you missed it.

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• It’s really quite remarkable how we don’t know more about what is going on behind the scenes with the Gerald McCoy saga. McCoy did not participate with the team during the offseason Phase I and Phase II programs, and did not attend the first week of OTAs (organized team activities), either.

I’ve been told that both the Bucs and McCoy’s agent would not speak publicly about the matter this offseason, although Tampa Bay Times Bucs beat writer Rick Stroud reported that the team had not asked McCoy to take a pay cut, which I can confirm. OTAs are voluntary, and Bruce Arians said that the Bucs would welcome McCoy back with open arms, which I’m quite sure I believe. Instead, I believe McCoy was asked not to attend the workouts because if he does and gets injured then the team is on the hook for his $13 million salary this season.

There have been some reports that the Browns are interested in trading for McCoy, although I can’t get those confirmed from the Bucs’ side of things. Cleveland wants to part ways with running back Duke Johnson, and his veteran presence and ability to catch the ball would aid the Bucs’ backfield. We’ll see if a player-for-player trade between the Bucs and Browns actually goes through this offseason or if it was all just smoke without a fire.

Tampa Bay’s mandatory mini-camp is coming up the first week of June, and it will be interesting to see if McCoy shows up to that. Or if he’s even on the Buccaneers roster by then.

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