Bucs draft DT Vita Vea - SIGNED

[bucsfan333]

Just now, indifference said:

Baker was absoultely awful at anchoring double teams. 

That's not what he does. McDonald sucked at it when he asked him to do it too. 

[indifference]

52 minutes ago, bucsfan333 said:

That's not what he does. McDonald sucked at it when he asked him to do it too. 

Yeah he is a penetrator type DT but we thought he could play the NT. Boy was I wrong, weight means nothing in regards to style of play.

[bucsfan333]

 

[ravishingone]

12 minutes ago, bucsfan333 said:

 

Wow, if that doesnt get you fired up reading the whole piece by Steve White, something isnt right.  On a side note, I hope White gets picked up by one of the major networks, Ive been a big fan of his work for years.

[ScuB29]

9 hours ago, indifference said:

Baker was absoultely awful at anchoring double teams. 

Baker was awful at everything least year..

[What_The_Buc]

24 minutes ago, ScuB29 said:

Baker was awful at everything least year..

Except dancing on trees. 

And jumping offsides.

 

[What_The_Buc]

Will Vita Vea be missing camps with us? I know that the NFL has the rule where they can’t participate until graduation. I remember ASJ missing time and Inalso believe Benenoch did as well.

[deuces22wild]

1 hour ago, What_The_Buc said:

Will Vita Vea be missing camps with us? I know that the NFL has the rule where they can’t participate until graduation. I remember ASJ missing time and Inalso believe Benenoch did as well.

If so thats such a joke!

[bucsfan333]

In response to whether or not Vea will be at camp.

[What_The_Buc]

1 hour ago, bucsfan333 said:

In response to whether or not Vea will be at camp.

Well that settles that then awesome! I’m glad Vea will be here and not have to miss any time. 

[bucsfan333]

 

[kgarrett12486]

32 minutes ago, bucsfan333 said:

 

Interesting read. I really hope we didn't knock James down because he chose not to workout at the Pro-Day and stand on his combine numbers. That's asanine if so.

Can't fault a guy for going through the testing once, passing with flying colors and then standing on that to avoid injury/protect his career.

[bucsfan333]

47 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said:

Interesting read. I really hope we didn't knock James down because he chose not to workout at the Pro-Day and stand on his combine numbers. That's asanine if so.

Can't fault a guy for going through the testing once, passing with flying colors and then standing on that to avoid injury/protect his career.

It doesn't sound like that was it. I almost wonder if we'd have taken James if we had to stay at seven. Like the article says, once we traded back, we were able to go BPA.

[bucsfan333]

Wanna see the most ridiculous thing you'll ever read?

"In 2016, we're playing USC in Husky Stadium, and he chased after a screen," Washington defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake said of Vea. "We have those Catapult trackers, and he ran 20 miles an hour on our charts, which is very impressive for a guy who's 340 pounds, obviously. That was one of many episodes where I saw 'Hey, this guy's a freak athlete.' "

To put 20 mph in perspective on a football field (and like 40 times, everybody's got a little different reading): The NFL times everything now, and the single-fastest time they recorded of any ballcarrier during the 2017 NFL season was Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, at 22.05 mph. And Vea is roughly 120 pounds heavier.

[ravishingone]

I think in the end after the Big 3, Vea and James were the next group.  I have zero issue with the philosophy of building from the lines out.  Right or wrong, I think James across the league is viewed as a SS.