Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Bucs Targeting Safety in Round 2?




Let's face it the Bucs could use help in all three position levels on defense starting with the front four which will likely be addressed early on draft day. However, on day 2 of the draft the Bucs could be looking to improve a secondary that was atrocious last year, especially the safety position. According to Walterfootball.com, the Bucs have their eyes on a former Florida safety if he is available in the second round.
They aren't as strong at safety. From what I'm hearing, the Bucs like Florida safety Keanu Neal more than Ohio State safety Vonn Bell. Bell is limited as a free safety. Most pigeon hole Neal as a strong safety because he played that as a junior. However, during his sophomore year, Marcus Maye landed in Will Muschamp's doghouse for some coverage busts and Neal moved to free safety for most of that year. He did a good job in coverage in that role. Thus, multiple teams have told me they view Neal as having more versatility. He also brings more size to the position than Bell. I think early on Day 2, Neal is a strong candidate to go to the Buccaneers if he makes it to their pick, but Neal could easily go late in the first round. 
Neal is an intriguing prospect as he has great size and solid speed which he uses to be a playmaker on the field. Neal is known as a big hitter and was a sure tackler last season collecting 96 tackles and always seems to be around the football. Not sure if he will make it to the Bucs pick in the second round, but would be an welcome addition to this secondary whom could use a playmaker type like Neal.


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