* Former Buccaneer Warren Sapp is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but John Lynch and Tony Dungy, two high achievers who are even better people, are still waiting. I know ability and on-field impact is the criteria, but it’s a shame that character, or lack of, can’t at least be a tie-breaker. Keep making us proud, Warren. Hookers are everywhere.
* The Bucs have the overall number-one pick in the upcoming NFL draft. If they don’t pull off a trade, they will almost assuredly choose between FSU’s problematic Jameis Winston and Oregon’s classy Marcus Mariota. Winston has excelled in a pro-set system, while Mariota, this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, is the superior athlete.
But sometimes teams can be lured into over-analysis. Let’s not forget that Tom Brady, possibly the best pro quarterback of all time, was only a 6th round draft choice coming out of Michigan.