WEBVTT - How does Lavonte David's Return Alter the Bucs Draft Plans? | Road to the Draft

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Road to the Draft. Casey Phillips here was a

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<v Speaker 1>a senior writer and editor Scott Smith, And as we

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<v Speaker 1>do every week this time of year, we are telling

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<v Speaker 1>you all the things the Bucks have done recently and

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<v Speaker 1>how that might impact what they do or don't do

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft. All of the news, all of the mocks.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone's favorite time of year for the prognosticating, and we

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<v Speaker 1>know you guarantee to get it right. Isn't that right? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I highlight about eighteen different players. That's a good way

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. Well, get one of them. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a good strategy you have here. So I know that

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<v Speaker 1>this last week we got to see that the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>officially signed a new running back. So tell us what

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<v Speaker 1>you think that could mean in terms of do they

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<v Speaker 1>draft a running back? Still? Does that take care of

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<v Speaker 1>that position? You know, the road to the draft is

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<v Speaker 1>a long one and today we're going to take a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of detour. If you've been following the mock

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<v Speaker 1>drafts and there's endless number of them out there, for

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<v Speaker 1>the first couple of months, you saw the Bucks paired

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<v Speaker 1>with cornerbacks a lot, right, because people assume we were

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<v Speaker 1>going to lose Jamaldine then we resigned jamaldin get him back,

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<v Speaker 1>but crucially released i'mond Smith. So now you see a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the mock drafts pairing us what the tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in less last week. The most prominent player you

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<v Speaker 1>see is darniell Right of Tennessee, which we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>last week. But the way mock drafts generally going, I've

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<v Speaker 1>done them myself. As you look at a team, you

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<v Speaker 1>see their perceived needs and you match it with the

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<v Speaker 1>best prospect at that position. That's not really it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>really go as clean as that. In real life, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't know exactly what the Buccaneers or any other team's

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<v Speaker 1>motivations are. So today let's talk about some guys that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe are a little bit more of a long shot

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<v Speaker 1>based on positional value or how deep deposition is in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft. And I would start where you started at

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<v Speaker 1>running back. I have seen some mock drafts that give

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks Bijon Robinson of Texas. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks are one of these teams that thinks, no

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<v Speaker 1>way I'm ever spending another first round pick on a

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<v Speaker 1>running back or not. But we are talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>second half of the first round, and say Quon Barkley.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bija Robinson is considered the best running back prospects

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<v Speaker 1>in Saquon Barkley, who went second overall in his draft.

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<v Speaker 1>I think maybe not a greatest of an idea, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's a great player. So if you could take a

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<v Speaker 1>running back, have him, because you take him in the

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<v Speaker 1>first round, you get that fifth year option, which is big,

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<v Speaker 1>and you could even franchise them like the Giants did

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<v Speaker 1>with sa Quon. You could spend the first second half

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<v Speaker 1>first round pick on a running back and lock in

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<v Speaker 1>a really good player for six years. Now, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily bad value, right, Yeah, I agree with that. And

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<v Speaker 1>you brought up the idea of bringing back Jamaldine. I

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<v Speaker 1>know that the team also is bringing back Cam Gill

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<v Speaker 1>and Lavonte David. So those are two other positions that

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<v Speaker 1>I think we would have said prior to that signing.

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<v Speaker 1>In particular, Hey, the Bucks probably got a draft guys here,

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<v Speaker 1>how much does this change that game? What kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a need do you think we still have. I'll start

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<v Speaker 1>with Lavont his position an off ball linebacker. The Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 1>have one of the best duos in the league for

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<v Speaker 1>the last five years, and Devin White and Lavonte David However, crucially,

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<v Speaker 1>neither of those guy who's assigned for twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 1>it might be time to start looking for the transition.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Lavonta gonna keep playing? Is Devin White and resign

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<v Speaker 1>here or go elsewhere? You don't really know, and it

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<v Speaker 1>might be a long shot to get him both back,

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<v Speaker 1>So it wouldn't be the worst idea in the world

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<v Speaker 1>to reload at that position. And a guy they could

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<v Speaker 1>look at is Drew Sanders of Arkansas. Another guy that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a sideline into silent range. Guy actually does

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<v Speaker 1>give you a little bit of edge rush as you

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<v Speaker 1>see right there. So I'm not saying he's Michael Parsons,

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<v Speaker 1>but that sort of role where he's very good as

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<v Speaker 1>off ball linebacker, but every now and then you can

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<v Speaker 1>rush him off the edge. Yeah, that's going to be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>And then how about the idea of the other position, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the outside linebacker spot. I don't think bringing Cam guildback

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<v Speaker 1>changes how much you want at that position. And head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Todd Bowles has said on two occasions since last

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<v Speaker 1>season ended that the Buccaneers definitely need more production from

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<v Speaker 1>their edge rush. Good inside with Vida Veya, but you

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<v Speaker 1>need that to be complimented by the edge rush guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so of course you're hoping more from Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Try and Shanka and Anthony Nelson and so on who

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<v Speaker 1>they also resigned. But it doesn't hurt, ever hurt to

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<v Speaker 1>have more guys at that position. And one guy they

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<v Speaker 1>could look at in the second half of the first

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<v Speaker 1>round after most of the blue chip guys are gone

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<v Speaker 1>is Keyon White of Georgia Tech. He's kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>tweener prospect that I've seen all over the board because

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<v Speaker 1>he's really really talented, he measures really well, but he

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<v Speaker 1>played a lot on the inside for Georgia Tech and

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<v Speaker 1>really hasn't had a whole lot of experience rushing off

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<v Speaker 1>the edge, so you're projecting a little bit there. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's why I'm talking about these are maybe a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more of a long shot prospect, just because are

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<v Speaker 1>you satisfied that you are you comfortable with that projection

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<v Speaker 1>that that can come true? All right? I like it? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that is going to do it for us on this

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<v Speaker 1>edition of Road to the Draft again, We'll be back

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<v Speaker 1>next week to talk about even more potential options in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft. So we'll see then