Biggest mistake with Buccaneers' 53-man roster
Outside of the obvious with the surprising youth, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers don't have a terrible roster. It is going to be a rough year as most of these guys get used to the speed of the NFL and the group builds cohesion for the inevitable next head coach that follows Todd Bowles, but short […]
Outside of the obvious with the surprising youth, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers don't have a terrible roster.
It is going to be a rough year as most of these guys get used to the speed of the NFL and the group builds cohesion for the inevitable next head coach that follows Todd Bowles, but short of one player, there isn't anyone on this 53-man roster that shouldn't.
The Bucs only missed the mark by keeping running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn.
No one wants to harp too much on "should haves" when the hay is already in the barn, but this does look like a looming issue that has happened in Tampa before.
The Bucs struggle at moving off of bad running backs. Not sure why, but it has been a pattern that not only hinders the team's success on the ground, but it also prevents younger guys from getting the necessary touches to grow.
Peyton Barber was the guy that needed to be off the field when Ronald Jones joined the team. Leonard Fournette kept on getting the touches when Rachaad White joined.
In both of those instances under Jason Licht, an established, but obviously-lacking, back kept the touches instead of a bright, young player that needs reps to develop.
That looks like what is happening with Vaughn.
Vaughn has struggled to pop for the entirety time in Tampa. Well, it seems he fails to pop at the right times.
In training camp, it always seems like the staff has something to love about Vaughn's game. However, once the regular season comes, Vaughn is generally an afterthought, and it seems like for good reason.
Now, the Bucs don't have a ton of depth in their running back room, but the preseason still shows Vaughn as being the fourth-best back on the roster, and the last few years have shown us that the fourth guy barely gets used.
Vaughn staying looks like it will only hurt the development of bright, young guys like Sean Tucker, and why the Bucs would want to do that when they care so much about the run is beyond this writer.
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