Buccaneers making dangerous move with Bijan Robinson
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Todd Bowles as a couple are not long for this world. You can book it now if you are the betting type. Bowles already put together one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history during his first year as the head coach, but one year usually isn't enough to […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Todd Bowles as a couple are not long for this world. You can book it now if you are the betting type.
Bowles already put together one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history during his first year as the head coach, but one year usually isn't enough to make a dramatic change, and now both parties cautiously move forward.
The bad news for Bowles is that a few bad moves could be all it takes to end his second HC stint in disaster, and it looks like he is nearing one of the worst moves possible.
The Buccaneers are currently one of just two teams that have met with star running back prospect Bijan Robinson. Do you see where this is going?
You never draft a running back in the first round. Robinson is a great player and could end up becoming one of the best backs in the NFL. It doesn't matter.
There is a mountain of data out there that drafting running backs is a huge mistake for teams that have real aspirations for winning Super Bowls.
Josh Jacobs, a former first round pick, led the NFL with 1,653 rushing yards. The Raiders finished 6-11. The three leading rushers in the league didn't even make the playoffs in 2022. Ezekiel Elliott, the back with the highest cap hit in the NFL in 2022, was a liability on the field instead of his backup.
Top-tier running backs don't matter like they used to. The Chiefs, Buccaneers, and Rams making Super Bowl runs in the last few years tells us quite simply that having a pricey running back matters little to winning the greatest prize in the sport.
Running backs don't matter. Run schemes, opening up the defense with the pass, and throwing the football are what matters at the end of the day in the modern game.
The Bucs can draft Robinson, but there is no guarantee that Robinson is able to change anything in the win-loss column. Robinson may get great stats and even break the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in almost a decade for the Bucs, but what does that matter when the team doesn't get better at winning football games?
First-round running backs just become expensive running backs down the road. The game has changed. If Todd Bowles is serious about keeping his job, the Buccaneers will draft anyone but Bijan Robinson in the first round.
