{"id":828523,"date":"2026-03-23T05:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/828523\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T05:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:03:16","slug":"c-j-allen-has-juice-too-joebucsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/828523\/","title":{"rendered":"C. J. Allen Has Juice, Too &#8211; JoeBucsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tC. J. Allen Has Juice, Too<br \/>\nMarch 23rd, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c.j.-allen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394575\" class=\"wp-image-394575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c.j.-allen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"210\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-394575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgia LB C.J. Allen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Joe has remarked before how he really, really likes how the Bucs signed Alex Anzalone and A\u2019Shawn Robinson because this defense \u2014 which quit on Bucs coach Todd Bowles last year, let\u2019s call it like we saw it \u2014 badly needed juice and energy added to what was such a soft unit last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And if the Bucs deem Georgia inside linebacker C.J. Allen worthy next month in the draft, that would be adding another <a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com\/players\/3241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dude with \u2018tude<\/a> to the defense, as Jordan Edwards of Sports Information Solutions points out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Allen projects to be a starting-level middle linebacker and can play in both an odd or even-front defense. While he is a better run defender, he can be a three-down contributor at the next level due to his instincts and intelligence on the field. He can be a stout run defender and a reliable coverage player, while also adding value as a blitzer too. His leadership and competitive nature can be a contagious element to add to a defense at the next level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Allen is rated by Sports Information Solutions as the No. 21 overall prospect and a \u201clow-risk\u201d pick. So that\u2019s right around the Bucs\u2019 wheelhouse since they pick at No. 15.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Joe would not be against picking Allen at all. The Bucs, in Joe\u2019s mind, need to more inside linebackers, whether Lavonte David returns or not. SirVocea Dennis should not be allowed to start another game for the Bucs unless the Bucs have a terrible rash of injuries on defense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not sure how you can go wrong with a Kirby Smart defender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"C. J. Allen Has Juice, Too March 23rd, 2026 Georgia LB C.J. Allen. Joe has remarked before how&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[211,2599,2598,7,6,704,250,2597,2596],"class_list":{"0":"post-828523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-buccaneers","9":"tag-bucs-message-boards","10":"tag-bucs-news","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-tampa-bay","14":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","15":"tag-tampabay","16":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116276744754985645","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}