Welcome into Buccaneers Insider Live, presented by Miller. Like Casey Phillips, here was senior writer and editor Scott Smith. And before we get to anything else, the most important thing to note today, it is Scott's thirtieth anniversary with the Buccaneers. I know that's the reason I surprised you with it is because I knew you would have all shucked it to where you would have wanted me to. But we have to celebrate that. Thirty years is incredible, So congratulations.
I know everybody very much appreciates the work that you have done here for thirty incredible years. How does it How does it feel? Lucky? Yeah? Yeah, I never want to guess thirty years ago. Yeah. Two super Bowls and thirty years is not a bad Yeah, I'll stick around for fifteen more years. Gonna promised one more super Bowl? Yeah? I think so. I think that a lot of these people would promise just one more year that that that's what they'd be going for. So I think hopefully in
fifteen they can make another one. All right? Well, next up, of we were at the owner's meetings, I know we originally thought we might still be there to do this show. But then the schedule got moved all around, so we ended up just being there for basically about twenty four hours and we got back last night. So we are
back here. But what were some of the things that you felt like the takeaways of either new things that came out of the meetings or people that you got to hear from in terms of press scrums and meet and know Jason light and Joel Glazer both spoke, So what were some of the standout things for you on
the bigger picture? I think the biggest topic that everybody was talking about going into the owners meetings that was going to be discussed was the possible rule change about overtime in the postseason, and heading into it, there was a lot of feeling that there was momentum for this, and of course the momentum really came from that Bill's
Chiefs game in the playoffs last year. Whenever there's a big rule change like this, it usually comes from people feeling dissatisfied about some game, like when the Rams Saints game led to the brief dalliance with reviewable pass in affairs that didn't work out. I think this one is there was, like I said, there was a momentum that it would happen, but they weren't sure they had enough votes. Turns out they did, so the new rule for overtime in the postseason only is that each team is guaranteed
a possession. That's it simple as that, which I I personally am a very big fan of. I don't know how you feel about that. I think that has become more fair now because, as as a lot of people have pointed out, since the last rules passed in two even just in the twelve years since then, offense has continued to explode. So you can have the person say, hey, if you don't like it with the one possession and the sudden death, then play defense. Well, you know it's
harder to play defense now. And if you look at that chiefs um Bill's game in the playoffs last year, whichever team got the ball was probably gonna win that game.
They scored on the previous five possessions. So um, I think I talked over the graphic that was up there for a while, but I was going to point out how since the that rule, the previous rule was made official for the post seat for the regular season in two thousand twelve, where it's no longer sudden death unless the team that gets the first possession scores a touchdown. Since that happened, the Bucks have had ten game overtime games that you can see. It's kind of been sort
of a mixed bag. But only one time did that rule actually helped the buccaneer Buccaneers, and three times they lost when the other team won the coin toss and they scored on the opening possession touchdown. So right now, this new rule isn't for the regular season, but maybe that'll come along in a couple of years and probably the Buccaneers would like it because the old rule didn't
didn't really work out there will for us. Uh. You could see the different outcomes that happened, including that one game that they didn't know the pick six fifth possession
touchdown too. That was the that was the Raiders game, and that was one of the games that led to the rule of switching the overtime from fifteen minutes down to just ten because that that overtime period took almost the entire fifteen minutes and I think the Bucks maybe played a Thursday game after that and that just exhausted. So that was one of the games that was the
impetus for changing it from fifteen two. Yeah, and that is such a great point about all the rules that have been put into place to help the offense, that they realized they want this to be an offensive game. Well, then it isn't exactly as even as you pointed, out of just one possession that we know that the league has really tried to favor the offense in some ways.
And so that does seem like at least we should give both the chief That Chief's Bills game that went into overtime in the playoffs wasn't ten to seven, it was thirty six to thirty six. Because Patrick my Holmes and that offense and Josh Allen and that offense, we're putting on a show. And like I said, the five possessions combined between the two teams leaning up to overtime
all ended in scores. So it's pretty easy to believe that whoever won the coin toss, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, they had a very good chance of scoring in touchdown, which is exactly what happened. And so Josh Allen never saw the field after throwing the tying touchdown pass, his last touchdown pass in the game. Well, our next topics for the day. We sort of hinted it and a little bit talked about last week that Will Golston and
Logan Ryan additions to the team. That we said there was going to be a press conference later that day, it had not been officials, so we had to tap dance around that a little bit. But now, of course we know their officials. So let's start with Will Golston returning to the team and what you think this means to the organization, to this defense, and basically just I feel like we should have some Will Goalston appreciation time. Yeah. I think Will Golston and the Buccaneers have proven to
be a really good fit. And we're talking about a fourth round pick from two thousand thirteen basically heading into his ten season. That's that's a great career. And I think I threw it out there last year that other than Warren Stapped with the earned forty bill, Galston has started or played in more games for the Buccaneers has
been any other defensive lineman. Born Stapp and he'll pass warn now that he's coming back, But I looked up some other stats about uh Will and he himself mentioned that he's been I don't remember the exact words he used, but he's basically been revitalized in Todd bowles Is defense.
So Will has been a good role player for us throughout his career, but over the last three years, if you compare that to the three years before Todd Bowles got here, and then the last three years, you might think that since he's getting older, his production would go down, but look at that in most cases he's basically had double the production. The sacks are more than doubled, the
quarterback hits are more than doubled. He's got more of everything in these past three years and Todd bowls of defense than he had in three years prior to that. And he's also not missed a single game when he had missed four in the previous three games. So everything about how he fits and Todd Bowles's defense has been a boon for Will, which in turn has been awesome for the Buccaneers. Obviously, Yeah, that's great to hear. And
then also Logan Ryan Knew addition to the team. We focus so much these last two years on bringing people back, but now there are also a few new editions that I think that the team is very excited about and especially after losing Jordan Whitehead and free agency. So what have you learned from you know, since Logan Ryan did his UM press debut essentially with the Buccaneers, of what you think the team wants from him, is, you know,
is he a true replacement for Jordan Whitehead? Could there be some other things he brings to the team that are a little bit different than what Jordan did And how do you see that working well? First of all, I think UM fans were really gonna like Logan Ryan because he was an entertaining guy up there at the table in the press conference, and I hear that's been
the way he's been everywhere he's been. So But in terms of how he fits into the defense, he doesn't really know yet, not what they're gonna do with him, but I think it will probably kind of a versatile role. I don't think it's a one form replacement with Jordan Whitehead, but he could factor in safety, he could factor in someone in the slot. He's really a guy that's played all over And the other thing is he's been very productive.
One thing that um he talked about was he really he's good friends with Randie Barber and He's sought Randie Barber's mentorship in some issues like longevity. But um he by the way, he made a big fan of me when he said Ronnie Barber should be a first Billot Hall of Famer. Yeah. The big thing about Rande's career was the incredible stat lines he put up. You're like, interceptions in sacks, the only Guyan team in NFL history,
that kind of thing. Well, Logan Ryan's production across the board has been pretty impressive since he came into the league in two thurs and thirteen. He has, as you see here, eighteen interceptions, thirteen sacks, and fourteen forced fumbles in that fan Now, nobody else can match that, but it's kind of arbitrary eighteen, thirteen, and fourteen. So I
took them all down to ten. And even with only ten as the number you're trying to to hit in those three categories, these are the only guys and you see David up there. Yeah, but that's to be able to fill across the stat line with interception, sacks, force fumbles and the number of other things that aren't on the screen there. It's just a picture of a very productive player throughout the years. That is incredible. I think
that's amazing. All right, Well, we are also going to get to some of your Facebook questions as always, so you can submit those in the comments section underneath our live video on Facebook. And I know that our first one, Um, I've seen this. This is so great. So Rick had a two two part question because he's making you think there's there's a couple of sections of this. They're they're
both draft related. The first one is where we're picking, what are the position groups that you think we have the best chance of getting one of the top guys at that spot. Because I know we talked about the idea of best overall or this and that. But where you're picking, are you getting the first of a position? Are there already three or four guys off the board at that position? So where we're picking that late in the first round, where are the places that we could
get the highest of a position. That's a good question. And if anybody doesn't know we're picking, which is obviously very late in the in the draft, and honestly, there aren't a lot of positions where you're going to get the first guy off the board. And if you couple that with positions we'd actually be interested in probably, Um, there's probably only one, and that would be running back. I mean, yeah, you can get to the first kicker upon her, but you're not going to get in the
first round. You could get the first tight end almost surely, but I don't think the Bucks would use their first round prismon tighten this year. I don't necessarily think that running back he's the most likely position, but you could say that the Buccaneers have some need. Their Leonard four Nette is back, which is great, and then you have
Keyshan Vaughn. But you probably are at least going to add one more guy, and it would be cool if it was a you know, a dynamic guy that could be somebody that played, you know, played a bigger role in the future, but could also work in the offense right now. I think running back is the only position probably where the Buccaneers could get the first guy off the board and actually have him be of some use to the team this year. It wouldn't be defensive tackle,
it wouldn't be ed rusher, wouldn't be cornerback. It wouldn't be safety because Kyle Hamilton's probably gonna be on the top five. It wouldn't be any of the offensive line positions except maybe center if Tyler Linderbaum easily considered the best center prospect, but I see him going in the first half of a lot of mock drafts, but I have seen him dropped to the near the bottom round in a few So you could possibly get the first center.
But we just resigned Ryan Jensen's Yeah, probably only running back, Okay, And then the second part of his question was which position group do you think drafting there could have the most immediate impact? So when you know the team is so of all in on this next year and now that Tom Brady is back, so we hear about the
idea of need versus best player available. Well, we know the Bucks aren't necessarily in a true need for a ton of places, But then also what if the best player available as a quarterback but you don't really need that. So the idea instead of who would maybe make the most immediate impact this next year and what position group might that be? Yeah, teams like to say best player available, but usually when it comes down to it, it's best
player available at a position you really need. And even last year, when probably the most position the Bucks have ever been since I've been here, to actually take the best player available. No matter what, they still ended up taking an edge resher, which was what most people predicted. And I think that helps us answer this question too, because I think the most likely positions where you could get a player of need that can make an impact right away are the ones where, yes, you have starters,
but usually work a rotation. So you could have said already that you have starters at the edge in um in shack Barrett, maybe Joe, tryan Shenka, but you could draft into the guy and he could still get plenty of snaps. Same thing. At defensive tackle. You've got Vida Vella, You've got Will Golston, you've got Nacho working on new roaches. Don't know if n Don mckensue is coming back yet, but even if he is, you take a young, dynamic defensive lineman you can get him in the game. So
I think it's still this position. Like it wouldn't be inside linebacker because you only play two of those ever, and you're not taking Devin Wider or Lavante David off the field. It could be safety, it could be corner, but you do kind of have designated starters at all those positions, right now. So to me, it's the positions where you can get a rotation. So it wouldn't be offensive line, it wouldn't be a quarterback, but it could
be running back, receiver, defensive line, or edge. Okay, alright, our next one, this is from Jonathan and he said, any news on the Gronk resigning? No, and um, you know, it's kind of feels like we're in a little bit of holding pattern, right, But he's made some hints. Jason Lighte was asked about that on Monday at the at the owners meetings, and he didn't really have any new information for us. So I think the Buccaneers are the ones that are waiting for for Rob to decide whether
he really wants to come back or not. Okay, um, and then Willie wanted to know, are we still going to be after I don't know why didn't and he said, are we still after a great cornerback in the draft? Could be? Could be, And it could come down a little bit to how that's kind of related to the questions you were just asking me how they fall, you know, because I think there's probably and I am not privy to our exact cornerback boards, but there's probably areas where
you know you got tears. We would spend a first round pick on these five guys, but after this it falls off a little bit that kind of thing. So would we do that in the first round probably depends on how much a run there is on it. But
I do think cornerback is very much a possibility. And I'm not even gonna try out my usual line here about Okay, I guess I just did about how you can never have but just keep in mind that both we got Carlton back, but both Sean Murphy Bunting and Jamal Dean are due to become unrestricted free agents next year, and no matter how much you like them, we really love Jordan Whitehead, but we weren't able to keep him.
So it's a possibility that one or both could leave, and then having another quarterback that you just drafted the year before would be a very nice thing to have. So I do think cornerback is very much in play for the Buccaneers. As much as obviously your career has worked out at the Buccaneers for thirty years, I think you should have been an agent for a corner that's just a represent cornerbacks, all right. Our next one is from Jose and he said who could be a backup
to Lenny at running back? It's probably at this point it's obviously Keyshawn Vaughan. Um. The only other ones that we have on the roster right now are Keyshawan and Kenyan Barner, and Kenyan's mostly have been a kick returner. UM, and I think the Buccaneers think that Keyshan is ready to be a backup. I mean the backup for Leonard
last year was Ronald Jones. And Ronald Jones obviously he is a good runner and coach would say that about him all the time, and he signed with the Chiefs by the way, Um, but he wasn't a guy that is necessarily trusted most of the time his career to be the past protection guy. He wasn't a guy that gave you a ton in the passing game. So it's not like that there's a huge bar that Keyshawn von is trying to clear here. Is he a dynamic runner and coach for Aaron says that about him all the time.
He's like, there's no question that he's a good runner. We very much like his running ability. They just want to see the rest of his game. Developed, so if Ronald Jones could be your primary backup to Leonard last year, there's no reason Keyshon can't feel the same role. All right, Well, that is going to do it for us on this edition of Buccaneers Insider Live presented by Miller Lite. And again after this, we're gonna be recording a Road to the Draft, so you have have more draft questions, make
sure you check out that video. Will be talking that every single week of all the different things affecting who the Buccaneers might draft, So stay tuned for that and we'll be back here next week.