MonkeyOne

As per the Bucs front page (and apparently post draft coverage) the punk tight end who can't catch has signed with the Bucs. http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=5771 As you can tell, I'm a little unsure about this...

Hi, is anywhere broadcasting radio coverage of the draft over the web? I've used nfl and espn in the past (I think), but can't find any details of anything this year. Thanks.

Thanks! (Good old 3-day free trial...)

Might be worth mentioning, in case anyone who's reading this doesn't know, the Bucs will be releasing LB Shelton Quarles.

There's so much talent at fourth I think I prefer to Briggs...

Gaines Adams. I see CJ and Joe Thomas going in the top three, leaving us with one of the better ends in the draft - and we need D-line help badly. Ideally we'd trade down a few for anyone who covets Brady Quinn (well, ideally we'd be able to draft CJ at four...) and still get an excellent starter for the D.

Thomas.

Good point, I hadn't thought of it that way. Chucky has been linked with CJ, AD and Quinn in recent weeks...

Not sure if I like that or not. I can certainly live with getting some value of out of Rice, and I'd rather he went then all our seconds (which need to be spent on the Dline), but do we really benefit by trading up two places given that the Raiders might still take CJ. Not a trade you'd expect to see done until the second fifteen minute slot?

I'd rather see safety in there for the Bucs instead of RB, too early to give up on Caddy yet (especially given how much we need a safety).

Could be wrong, but I don't think he's actually filed the papers yet?

Bucs: Johnson. Can't see him lasting until 4.

Must be a typo surely?

Simms is certainly an odd choice. I'd have expected Brooks or Alstott first...

Per KFFL: "34th and 38th pick in the fourth round (134th and 137th overall), the 37th pick in the fifth round (174th overall) and the 33rd pick in the sixth round (207th overall)."

At least they didn't sign a guy who then retired.

A trade where both sides are still happy then.

I'm happy with that, I don't think we've overpaid really with an average of four million a year.

Me too. June's got a few tackling issues but Kiffin could work those out.

Only one safety and no centers for the Bucs... not convinced. Interesting to see Brady Quinn on the list.

He'll vulture a few of the short yardage tds, but we've got to get to the goal line first...

Apparently so.

Now that's how you should retire.

Never mind, makes a trade down less likely, but it's not like CJ is a lock to get past the Raiders or Matt Millen anyway...

Even with hindsight, I wouldn't have changed a thing. I'm glad Tony finally won a ring, but i'm still very glad the Bucs won one at a time I could appreciate it.