It's no secret that the 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers were really, really, really bad. And as a fan, it sucks to watch (or listen to, as was the case for about half of the season) a really bad team. In all honesty about half of the players on this team don't deserve to be in the NFL.
Luckily, going on a ten game losing streak to end the season does have its advantages. An easier schedule next year is one of them, but the most obvious one is plenty of high draft picks. Mark Dominik absolutely needs to get good production out of all of these draft picks. There are so many positions of need on the team that deciding which to target the most in the draft will be difficult.
As I see it, the greatest needs are in this order: Cornerbacks, Linebackers, Safeties, Running Backs, and Wide Receivers. Improvements are needed everywhere; the typical NFL team would fill in those improvements with free agents to compliment the draft picks, but the Bucs may just want to sign a long snapper or something and call it a day.
Anyway, here are a few players that I think could help the Bucs out in the draft. Most are first round possibilities, but a few others are expected to linger in the 2nd and 3rd. And I apologize that the majority of these players are from the SEC, but hey, they have won 6 straight national titles and have the two top defenses this year.
Cornerbacks
Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama
Brandon Boykin, CB, Georgia
Linebackers
Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College
Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama
Safeties
Mark Barron, SS, Alabama 2
Running Backs
Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
LaMichael James, RB, Oregon 3
Wide Receivers
Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina
The way I see it, the Bucs should draft Claiborne with the 5th overall pick, Barron in the 2nd round, and James in the 3rd.
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