{"id":726268,"date":"2026-02-03T13:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/726268\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:04:14","slug":"devin-lloyd-and-the-bucs-joebucsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/726268\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Lloyd And The Bucs &#8211; JoeBucsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/devin-lloyd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393295 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/devin-lloyd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>In Joe\u2019s mind, the Bucs need three new inside linebackers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Draft two, sign one free agent or draft one and sign two free agent linebackers. Or, hell draft three or sign three free agent linebackers. However Bucs AC\/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht wants to work on the math.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">No matter how you slice it, the Bucs\u2019 inside linebackers group needs a major overhaul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Even if Lavonte David comes back (Joe\u2019s not betting a nickel that will or won\u2019t happen), should David be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joebucsfan.com\/2026\/02\/a-reduced-role-for-lavonte-david\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">part-time player<\/a> at this point in his career, given how each week he had to have a knee drained of fluid?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Simply put, SirVocea Dennis, unless it is leaked he was hiding a major injury last year, is not a starting linebacker in the NFL, that\u2019s all there is to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Given how bad the Bucs are at inside linebacker, if you have already written off David, Bradley Locker of the PFF tribe thinks Jags inside linebacker, a free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/news\/one-2026-free-agent-that-every-nfl-team-should-pursue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">should be targeted<\/a> by the Bucs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers: LB Devin Lloyd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Buccaneers ended the 2025 campaign in unfavorable fashion, losing seven of their last nine games. The team\u2019s defense was certainly liable, especially a poor linebacking corps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Whether or not Lavonte David returns, the team cannot simply return the same crop next year. Lloyd\u2019s well-rounded skillset could be affordable for Tampa, as the team can clear over $83 million in cap space via several restructures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Given how Bucs coach Todd Bowles covets takeaways, this Lloyd may be Bowles\u2019 kind of guy. Last year Lloyd had five picks (including a 99-yard house call) and a fumble recovery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lloyd will turn 28 in September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Joe cannot imagine the Jags letting this guy hit the open market. But if they do, Licht needs to pounce on this guy ASAP while the free agency dinner bell is still ringing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Joe\u2019s mind, the Bucs need three new inside linebackers. 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