indifference Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) Good pick up Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) Tweeted: Veteran RB Giovani Bernard is signing a one-year deal with the #Bucs, per source. Tom Brady and Bruce Arians both personally recruited Bernard, one of the NFL’s best receiving backs, after his release from Cincinnati. Another weapon for Brady and the Super Bowl champs. Edited April 12, 2021 by indifference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingone Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Bye, Etienne and any other RB with their first pick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 This seals the fate of any RB being drafted before the late rounds in this draft. This also buries Vaughn again on the depth chart this year. This is another LeSean McCoy pick-up IMO. Bernard looked pretty washed last year. He was horrendous in efficiency as a runner and while he can still catch, he wasn't able to do much with it after the catch... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucsDraftGeek47 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 i like Bernard... but at some point you just have to get some young legs and this aint it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BucsDraftGeek47 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I went back and watched some Gio 2020 highlights At least he still has some juice left, unlike Shady Could be a great signing, just seems like all our rbs are on 1 yr deals and our 3rd rounder from last year won't see the field But whatever , if Brady wants it , let's just go get another ring babyyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indifference Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Greg Auman (@gregauman) Tweeted: Bucs running backs had 17 drops last year on 118 targets (by Fox Sports' stats) -- far too high a number. New addition Giovani Bernard had four drops on 59 targets, about half as often as the Bucs backs last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Curious to know the financials, as wonder if this could be end of AB now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalan162 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 hours ago, kgarrett12486 said: This seals the fate of any RB being drafted before the late rounds in this draft. This also buries Vaughn again on the depth chart this year. This is another LeSean McCoy pick-up IMO. Bernard looked pretty washed last year. He was horrendous in efficiency as a runner and while he can still catch, he wasn't able to do much with it after the catch... The McCoy comparison is a bit harsh. I thought he had some moments when Mixon went down last year. I also read he was elite in pass protection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caaddy24 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hmm yeah didn't see this one coming. He's really washed? I always liked him. So no Felton 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indifference Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Dalan162 said: The McCoy comparison is a bit harsh. I thought he had some moments when Mixon went down last year. I also read he was elite in pass protection. Need it. Bucs RB struggled in that area when we got blitzed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indifference Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Keep it mind we have a 17th game now. Jones and Fournette missed games during the year. Fournette very injury prone so its good to have options. Dont mind a 4 RB group, the days of Peyton Barber are long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Dalan162 said: The McCoy comparison is a bit harsh. I thought he had some moments when Mixon went down last year. I also read he was elite in pass protection. 'Pro Football Focus gave Bernard its seventh-highest pass blocking grade out of 70 graded backs in 2020, compared to Jones (44th) and Fournette (65th).' I wasn't aware of this. That's actually a valuable trait, especially for a 3rd down back. He may turn out to have a weekly role in the game plan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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