Bucs Film Room: Time For A Change At RB
The Bucs, like most of us, seem to be change averse. And I get it. The thought of the unknown can be scary.
People by and large enjoy the comforts and comfortability of known quantities. It’s why we so often build routines in both our professional and personal lives. But for the Bucs the comforts of familiarity of sameness may be hurting them. Think about it. Following their 2020 Super Bowl victory they went to great lengths to bring just about every player back into the fold to make another go of it. And the cracks started to show with a roster that was leaning on veterans in key positions.
And while there was some turnover from 2021 to this year, there was still a concerted effort to try and keep as much of the offense together as possible. Center Ryan Jensen was convinced to stay with a close to top-of-the-market deal. Receiver Chris Godwin was retained for three years after a second consecutive franchise tag was necessitated.
The Bucs kept a light on for both Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Brady as we all know, decided to abandon his short-lived retirement to make at least one more go of it. Gronkowski on the other hand apparently thought long and hard about returning before opting to stay retired for the second time.
Oh yeah. And the Bucs re-signed Leonard Fournette – to a three-year deal worth $21 million. The pact was made well into the second phase of free agency. From a timing standpoint I wouldn’t say Fournette appeared to be a priority for the Bucs. However, once Brady returned it wasn’t long after that the Bucs agreed to terms with their starting running back.
