Ali Marpet Primed To Be Even Better

Ali Marpet proved last year that the jump from division III football to the NFL wasn't too big for him and that he was ready for the stage. Marpet may have been the best man mover on that line last year and that is not a discredit to anyone else on the line. You could see it early on in the process during training camp last year has he often frustrated Gerald McCoy on many occasions. This year Marpet looks to only improve on his rookie season based on his Instagram photo.

What is my profession? Day in day out, I push large men around a rectangular grass field. #BucsOTAs #GetBetterEveryDay

A photo posted by Ali Marpet (@alimarpet) on Jun 10, 2016 at 11:45am PDT

Marpet fits the mold of an old school mauler that loves to push guys around and another year of progress will benefit the bucs and especially the running game. Marpet and the O-line look to be the most strong position group on the bucs and they will look to only grow on that this year.

What Does Koetter Think About Short Corners

The Bucs roster is mostly filled with smaller more quick twitch athletes at corner in Brent Grimes, Alterrraun Verner, Josh Robinson and Rookie Vernon Hargreaves but that doesn't seem to bother head coach Dirk Koetter as he gave one of the best quotes ever about his smaller guys. Via Greg Auman Tampa Bay Times.

"They're not going to grow, alright? So we've got 5,000 stories out there about short corners. You can't bitch about your players. They're the ones you've got. These guys aren't going to grow."

Koetter is a straight shooter and obviously doesn't beat around the bush. If a guy can play he can play and obviously by collecting all these guys with similar traits means that's the type of corner that fits this defensive scheme. Koetter went on to describe the research of the ratio between shorter and taller corners.

"There's plenty of research both ways about size and corners. There's some misnomers out there," Koetter said. "There's just as many corners that are 5-10 that have been successful as corners that are 6-4. So the guys are who they are. We're happy with our guys and we're going to keep working with them."

All that matter's is who is on your team right now. You work with what you got and you make the most of it and that seems like what Koetter's mind set is. Looking at the roster right now the only corner above 5'11 is Jonathan Banks (6'2) so who is the outlier? The bucs seem confident with the height of their corners right now, lets see if that confidence shows itself on the field come game day.

How is Noah Spence Looking?

Spence has become a crowd favorite as he looks to a savior for the bucs severe lack of pass rush. Reporters always ask coach Koetter about Spence and after Friday's practice he gave a little insight to how he's doing.

Noah Looks like he doesn't like being blocked out there. What do you think about that?

 Well again, Noah's doing a fine job. Lets not forget we're in underwear now so supposedly no winners no losers everday. Different guys sometimes are going different speeds, but were excited with what Noah's doing and look forward to seeing him in the pads when we get back in the fall.

Noah is obviously winning in underwear football as the big uglies can't get there hands fully on him just yet but he's taking it as a learning process. He seems to be taking the same path as Winston did last year as he has been nothing but quiet and nose has been completely clean and in the playbook, unlike fellow teammate ASJ. Spence has all the ability in the world and if he stays driven can finally be the pass rush specialist the bucs have been longing for.

Koetter Expects Accountability

Bill Belichick is a big believer of players being held accountable as they should be. Its a big reason why the Patriots have been so successful over the last decade. Belichick has the quote "Do Your Job", which means being prepared, working hard, paying attention to details, and putting the team first. Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter is trying to create that kind of mindset with his players as he expects accountability and that players will be paying attention to the details by knowing what their job is on every snap.

Well today, Bucs tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins got kicked out of practice for apparently not knowing what to do on a certain play, and Dirk Koetter was not happy at all.

I believe this is the play where Dirk Koetter sends Austin Seferian -Jenkins off field for lining up improperly pic.twitter.com/jfLlXjkfZ2

— Jeff Tewksbury (@JeffTewksFox13) June 9, 2016

 This shouldn't happen especially since this offense is going into year 2 now, so the players from last season should know the offense. Now yes mistakes do happen but mistakes is what cost you games and the Bucs can't afford stupid mistakes like lining up incorrectly on the field. ASJ needs to mature and become more accountable and focus on what his job is or he is going to be seeing the bench often this season.

Bucs coach Dirk Koetter on play before Austin Seferian-Jenkins was sent off: "He didn't know what he was doing."

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) June 9, 2016

This is the NFL and it is hard to win in this league as the Bucs have seen up close for the past 9 years. Koetter made the right move as it sends a message to the rest of the team that if you are not here to do your job and be accountable then we will find someone else to do it. As far as ASJ goes, lets see how he responds from this and hopefully this makes him even better and he finally breaks out this year. This is good to see though and it shows Koetter expects accountability from his players or else it will be riding the pine for that player.

Make or Break Year For Dotson

Two seasons ago, right tackle Demar Dotson was probably the best offensive lineman on the Bucs and still was heading into last season. However, he suffered a knee injury prior to the start of the season and was sideline for 8 weeks in which he was replaced by free agent pickup Godser Cherlius. Cherlius did a decent job but wasn't on the same level as Dotson is as far as pass protection goes. Not saying Dotson is a elite right tackle but is at least above average which is good enough for a right tackle.

Dotson is heading into a contract year and must get back to his 2014 form which was probably his best season as a pro. This will probably be his last big contract as he is already 30 years old and will be looking for top dollar. At 6'9 315lbs, Dotson has the size and length plus the athleticism to dominate at times on the field and is usually pretty consistent every week. Dotson and Cherlius will compete for the starting job during training camp and preseason which should be an interesting battle. I expect Dotson to win the job just due to the fact he is the better player and if healthy that should be an easy decision for the coaching staff.

Lets hope Dotson brings his best in 2016 and gives more time for Jameis to see the field and not have to worry about the edges at all. Dotson is a solid run blocker as well, and also does a good job on screen plays by getting out in the open field quickly to set up blocks for the RB. Having Dotson at his best in 2016 will be big for the Bucs offensive line, and more importantly it needs to happen for Dotson or he will be gone in 2017.

Who is Dominique Robertson?

One of the undrafted free agents that caught my eye the most is West Georgia LT Dominique Robertson and its for good reason. He's a full grown man standing 6'5 324, with 36 inch long arms. Robertson fits the eye test for an NFL lineman for sure but is he a looks like Tarzan plays like Jane type of player?

Robertson had a long path to get to the NFL as he went through community college, a quick stint with Texas Tech, then down to division II school West Georgia. He dominated his competition at West Georgia as his shear size and brute strength (30 bench reps of 225) could push around smaller and less athletic players. He was noticed by the bucs most likely from his play but he's also the nephew of bucs o-line coach George Warhop. Having a family member like that helps even that much more in trying to make a roster.

Here with the bucs he's going to have a hard uphill battle as the o-line may be the strongest position on the roster. It seems as if he will switch to guard to start his NFL journey as his uncle George Warhop stated, per Rick Stroud of Tampa Bay Times.

"We're looking at him inside,'' Warhop said. "He was more of a tackle in college. He'll spin his way inside for us. He's a powerful kid. He plays a powerful game and he's got really good quickness, which is what we want inside, now we like to play and pull our guys and get them in space and that fits him.''

Robertson fits the perfect physical specimen of a mauling guard, lets see if he can put all of his gifts together and get a spot on the roster.

Glennon Trade Report is False

The trade whirlwinds of Mike Glennon took another turn this past week as supposedly Bucs Gm Jason Licht was offered day 2 picks for the back up Qb before the draft began back in late april.

According to 247Sports insider Luke Rodgers, the Cowboys have a standing offer on the table for Glennon if the Buccaneers decide to trade him. Rodgers' source informed him that the Cowboys attempted to trade for Glennon on draft day with the Bucs looking into their 2016 third-round pick and 2017 third-round pick.

If Jason Licht who said after the draft he got no calls on Glennon, was really offered two thirds then Glennon would be a Dallas Cowboy already. Unfortunately, articles like this get put out there as they start conversations and generate traffic which this story has done but don't believe it for one second. Then also allegedly the Cardinals called and offered a second round pick for Glennon which was also turned down.

The Arizona Cardinals also recently attempted to land Glennon, per Rodgers. The NFC West team tried to sling a second-round pick for the quarterback before the start of the draft.

This is nonsense as Jason Licht and Arizona Cardinals Gm Steve Keim are close friends and if this was really offered then again Glennon would not be a Buc. The Bucs like Glennon as their backup Qb and want to keep him. Now with that being said if compensation like stated above was ever offered then the Bucs would gladly send him on his way.