The Tampa Bay Buccaneers still have a major need on their offense. Rachaad White looks like a decent RB1 to bet on for 2023, but the rest of the room outside of White leaves a lot to be desired.

While the running back position may not be as important as it used to in an NFL that values the pass above all else, a lot of fans are right to wonder whether or not the Bucs could target a veteran on the free agent market.

This brought a lot of people to the idea that Ezekiel Elliott could follow his former running back coach to Tampa in a bid to resurrect his NFL career.

This isn't actually that crazy of an idea. Elliott isn't the back that he used to be, but he would be an easy way to round out a running back trio for the Bucs that actually has some upside.

Elliott is good between the tackles when used sparingly. Plus, there aren't many backs that are better as blockers on passing downs.

If you bring these talents together and look at how they line up with Rachaad White and Tampa's needs, the addition does make sense if Elliott was able to play on a team-friendly deal.

Unfortunately for those that were banking on this happening, Greg Auman has recently shut down this idea based on his knowledge of the room and the team.

Nothing has changed with Bucs and their RB group. I don’t see Elliott signing with Tampa Bay. https://t.co/6FH22OLKom

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) May 9, 2023

There aren't many people in the league that know the team better. If Greg Auman says he doesn't see it happening, it likely isn't happening.

The need remains for the Buccaneers as they look for ways to keep building their run game back up from nothing, but it seems like they will have to look in other places.