WEBVTT - Final Thoughts on the 2020 NFL Draft | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in to Buccaneers. Inside are presented by Miller Light,

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<v Speaker 1>Casey Phillips and Scott Smith here and we are finally

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<v Speaker 1>done with all seven rounds of the NFL Draft. Quite

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<v Speaker 1>a marathon few days, and I feel that way. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't even imagine how Jason Light and all this staff feel.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna get into all the nuts and bolts

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<v Speaker 1>of what the Bucks were able to accomplish. And Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that I'm incredibly excited by what I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to take you round by round and

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<v Speaker 1>here your thoughts on what the team was able to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start, of course, with our round one pick Tristan

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<v Speaker 1>Works and tell me what you think about this pick

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<v Speaker 1>in the fact that one of those big tackles was

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<v Speaker 1>able to come to us. Well, first of all, I

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<v Speaker 1>love the draft every year, but I also love it

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<v Speaker 1>when it ends, because after a while it gets to

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<v Speaker 1>be a graft. Uh And like you said, that was

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<v Speaker 1>obviously more so for Jason and company. Um. One thing

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<v Speaker 1>I would say about this draft as a whole case

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<v Speaker 1>is that as a big tin guy myself, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it was an outstanding draft. Each of our first five

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<v Speaker 1>guys played in the Big Ten. Keishawan Vaughn was at

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<v Speaker 1>Illinois before he transferred to Andy. But as for Tristan works,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sometimes the lead up to a draft and

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<v Speaker 1>all the analysis assumes one thing and and in the

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<v Speaker 1>end it's something completely different. That wasn't the case here.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the Buccaneers felt the same way that just

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<v Speaker 1>about everybody analyzing the draft felt that they their number

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<v Speaker 1>one need was a tackle who could step right in,

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<v Speaker 1>and that there were four guys that were clearly the

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<v Speaker 1>top level, and the Buccaneers really liked several of them,

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<v Speaker 1>but they they've had their eye on Tristan Worse for

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<v Speaker 1>quite some time. So you saw how important that was

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<v Speaker 1>to them when they got to pick on the clock

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<v Speaker 1>and San Franco San Fantiscos on the clock and the

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<v Speaker 1>Buccaneers traded up one spot, and you know what that

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<v Speaker 1>means is they're worried about some other team leap frogging

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<v Speaker 1>them and getting that player that they wanted. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>not a totally unusual move, but it doesn't happen all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, and it just clearly indicates how important it

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<v Speaker 1>was to the Buccaneers that was playing one one A

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously playing one B wasn't going to satisfy them

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<v Speaker 1>nearly as much. So you know, you add this guy

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<v Speaker 1>who's just unbelievably athletic. Um he had an amazing career

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<v Speaker 1>at Iowa, and he's obviously the favorite to step right

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<v Speaker 1>in the right tackle. I'm sure Joe Haig will give

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<v Speaker 1>him competition there, but the Buccaneers wanted to get somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that could be a long term answer. And another thing

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<v Speaker 1>about Tristan Works that Jason Light said he did like

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<v Speaker 1>is that this is a versatile player who can play

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<v Speaker 1>on both sides of the line, and while the team

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<v Speaker 1>loves Donovan Smith, there's no harm in having a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that could have some value on the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the line down the road. It's a great point. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's move over to Day two, rounds two and

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<v Speaker 1>three until us which I think of the Bucks picks there.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked Jason right before the draft on Thursday, if

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<v Speaker 1>you go into the second day of the draft looking

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<v Speaker 1>for specific positions or if you just see how things develop,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said, you just see how things develop. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know he was being honest there, but I also

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<v Speaker 1>think you also don't want to give anything away, so

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<v Speaker 1>as GM you're not gonna say we're looking for this,

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<v Speaker 1>We're looking for that. But again, running back, safety to

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<v Speaker 1>everybody felt on what is actually at this point looking

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<v Speaker 1>like a really loaded roster. Those are a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>spots that could use a little attention, just simply by

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers the Buccaneers needed to add and running back

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<v Speaker 1>and as you saw, they actually drafted two of them. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And safety was the position that Bruce Arians has said

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<v Speaker 1>on several occasions this offseason was the part of the

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<v Speaker 1>defense that is the least settled. And you hope that

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Evans comes back from his injury and then Mike Edwards,

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<v Speaker 1>the third round pick last year, becomes an important player.

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<v Speaker 1>But it doesn't hurt to add more talent there and

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<v Speaker 1>let it shake out. And Bruce Arians says they love

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<v Speaker 1>to be versa lit with their safeties. You could see

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<v Speaker 1>two or three of these guys getting on the field together.

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<v Speaker 1>So Antoine Winfield Jr. Whose father was a great player

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<v Speaker 1>for a very long time, actually played seven games against

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady antone Winfield Junior's new teammate. Uh. He this

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<v Speaker 1>is a guy that played all over the field from Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 1>big play guy that's what you want to add in

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<v Speaker 1>your secondary. We need some big plays from that part

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<v Speaker 1>of the people. And then how about on day three,

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<v Speaker 1>especially that we're gonna go to you know, they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have a fourth round pick because some of the trades

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<v Speaker 1>that they had made. They had a fifth, a six,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they end up with two seven drivers and

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<v Speaker 1>still have four picks total in day three. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>start maybe with the rounds five and six picks and

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<v Speaker 1>tell me what you thought there. Yeah, I'll do that,

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<v Speaker 1>But before that, I think I forgot to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Keyshawn Vaughan in round three, just real quick guy that

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<v Speaker 1>they think is versatil can. In his post final post

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<v Speaker 1>draft press conference with both Bruce and Jason tonight, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce said that this is a guy who thinks can

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<v Speaker 1>be on the field and all three downs. That doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean he's going to necessarily be your number one guy

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<v Speaker 1>because he's still Ronald Jones, but he's a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>they're hoping they can split out, he can run some

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<v Speaker 1>routes and so on. So a versatile guy really, really

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<v Speaker 1>you're able to do with your backfield there. Um. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the things another thing about this draft that struck

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<v Speaker 1>me is that for the first time ever, Jason Light

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<v Speaker 1>made a trade up in the first round and his

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<v Speaker 1>seven drafts as a Bucaneer, we just talked about that,

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<v Speaker 1>but after that, he didn't make any other trades the

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<v Speaker 1>whole time. And that's something that he's done a very

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<v Speaker 1>good job of in previous drafts, making small trades up,

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<v Speaker 1>usually a couple of times a little trade down, but

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<v Speaker 1>often small trades up just to make sure you got

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<v Speaker 1>a guy like Kwan Alexander Ali, Marpett wasn't necessary this time.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that has a lot to do with depth

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<v Speaker 1>at certain positions like wide receiver. So the first thing

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<v Speaker 1>that happened you had to wait a while today on

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<v Speaker 1>Day three was Tyler Johnson in the fifth round because

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<v Speaker 1>your fourth round picks were traded away in the Gronkowsky

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<v Speaker 1>trade and the Tristan Warps trade, so you had to

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<v Speaker 1>wait till the fifth round. But because the wide receiver

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<v Speaker 1>position was so deep this year, this is a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that probably in a lot of years would have been

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<v Speaker 1>a third or fourth round pick. Extremely productive at Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 1>and Director of player Personnel John spit Take told me,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a guy who just knows how to get

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<v Speaker 1>open he's a great route runner. He can he can,

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<v Speaker 1>he says, guys with his physical profile are often good

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<v Speaker 1>short to intermediate route guys, but he can also get

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<v Speaker 1>open deep because he just knows what he's doing. He

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<v Speaker 1>was a great high school quarterback in the state of Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 1>and John spit Tech said that lots of times guys

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<v Speaker 1>that were great quarterbacks and then transfer or move over

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<v Speaker 1>to wide receiver. It gives them an advantage because they

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<v Speaker 1>have an idea of what the quarterback is looking for

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<v Speaker 1>and and they have a good rapport with quarterbacks. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think that was a real nice edition to the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>He'll obviously have a shot to be the number three

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<v Speaker 1>they're um competing with Justin Watson and Scotty Miller and

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<v Speaker 1>some other guys, and that's an exciting addition. I think.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a real nice value pick uh for

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks there. Yeah, yeah, question of some of those

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<v Speaker 1>later day three guys that I know some types people

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<v Speaker 1>can kind of tune out of the draft before you

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<v Speaker 1>get to some of those later picks, but they can

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<v Speaker 1>still end up being in fact players for a team. Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>and Uh in the sixth round, Will Davis defensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>he actually played because of just what Nebraska needed last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He played kind of like more like an end last year,

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<v Speaker 1>even at six two and three and ten pounds. But

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<v Speaker 1>the Buckaneers think he's more of a three tech guy,

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<v Speaker 1>what you'd call an end in a three or four front.

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<v Speaker 1>They think he can play in sub packages. He could

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<v Speaker 1>also play his nose tackle. He had eight sacks last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He ran a four seven six forty yard dash and

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<v Speaker 1>three and eight pounds at the combine, which opened people's

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<v Speaker 1>eyes and made Jason light. Jason lights. He was sitting

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<v Speaker 1>next to Bruce arians when that happened, and they looked

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<v Speaker 1>at each other and like, I think we need to

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<v Speaker 1>go watch more film on this guy. And Jason was

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<v Speaker 1>more than happy to grab in the breast the guy

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<v Speaker 1>obviously giving his roots. So, as John spy Tak said

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<v Speaker 1>to me, you know, we obviously kept our defensive front intact,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've got in Dominan Sue and Vita Vea and

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<v Speaker 1>even Nacho and guys like that coming back. But you

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<v Speaker 1>never can have enough quality athletic guys with potential that

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<v Speaker 1>in your front seven for that rotation, because that guy

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna play fifteen and twenty five snaps, even if

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<v Speaker 1>he's reserved, and you just don't want to have a

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<v Speaker 1>big drop off when you're take in Dominican sue off

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<v Speaker 1>the field. So one Nebraska guy will take with another

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<v Speaker 1>Nebraska guy and hopefully you keep it strong for every

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<v Speaker 1>and then Uh, we picked up a couple of seventh

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<v Speaker 1>rounders in those two aforementioned trades. Before the a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of days ago, the Bucks didn't have any sound rounders.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you get in the late in the seventh round,

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking for traits. You're looking for a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>has this or that, and he would have gone earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft if he was a full fledged prospect

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<v Speaker 1>in every way. But you're looking for traits, and you've

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<v Speaker 1>got a guy, uh. From you got the Temple guys

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<v Speaker 1>Chappelle Russell who overcame to a c L injuries. They

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<v Speaker 1>really like how much he loves football. He's a leader,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a hard nosed guy. He obviously um worked really

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<v Speaker 1>really hard to come back from that, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>was productive at the very least he could have a

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<v Speaker 1>shot to be a standout on special teams. And then

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<v Speaker 1>the last pick was was the running back from Louisiana

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<v Speaker 1>Lafayette Um Raymond Clay and he Bruce arians called him

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<v Speaker 1>a joystick. He said, he's kind of like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get the idea of the guy and you can

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<v Speaker 1>move around in the video game really fast. They think

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<v Speaker 1>he can. They think he can split out and be

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<v Speaker 1>a mismatch. They can do gadget stuff with him. Ah,

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<v Speaker 1>he might even be a kid returner. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that you're late in the South around. You're like,

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<v Speaker 1>we love his speed. He's not a big guy. Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>called him sort of like a much smaller but faster

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<v Speaker 1>version of David Johnson who had so much success with

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona. So you know, nobody's gonna sit there and

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<v Speaker 1>save your seventh round picks are gonna be stars, for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>But they picked guys with traits that they think they

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<v Speaker 1>can utilize and and Bruce said he thinks there's a

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<v Speaker 1>possibility there's a role for every player in this draft

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<v Speaker 1>on the team, which is exactly what happened last year

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<v Speaker 1>with the exceptional. Yeah, that's a great point, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think people forget about the special teams side of things,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in those lay rounds that you have both of

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<v Speaker 1>those last seventh rounders, whether it be as a return

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<v Speaker 1>or coverage guy end up playing a big role and

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<v Speaker 1>that can be a huge part of your team. So

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<v Speaker 1>thanks as always for all of that analysis. We'll let

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<v Speaker 1>you get back to writing a million stories about all

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<v Speaker 1>of these new draft picks, and thanks to all of

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<v Speaker 1>me for joining us. Make sure you stay tuned about

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<v Speaker 1>the Years dot com for all the coverage of these

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<v Speaker 1>draft picks and those undrafted guys that the Bucks are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be signing over the next day or two. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>see you next time they