{"id":865109,"date":"2026-04-12T22:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/865109\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:10:57","slug":"immediate-contributions-as-rookies-joebucsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/865109\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Immediate Contributions&#8221; As Rookies &#8211; JoeBucsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\u201cImmediate Contributions\u201d As Rookies<br \/>\nApril 12th, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lichtmugcenter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394403\" class=\"wp-image-394403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lichtmugcenter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"238\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-394403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bucs GM Jason Licht.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many Bucs fans want an edge rusher with the No. 15 pick next week in the NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A guy tossed around being linked to the Bucs is Miami\u2019s Akheem Mesidor. Joe understands the want and need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A lot of schlock draft guys think the Bucs go for Oregon tight end\/freak Kenyon Sadiq. Joe fully understands this mentality, but the thought of drafting a tight end at No. 15 seems to trigger many Bucs fans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Then, there are guys who think Bucs AC\/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht will heed the words of Bucs coach Todd Bowles when Bowles said in Arizona the Bucs need a corner, maybe two. Some, including closet Bucs fan Peter Schrager, think Licht goes after a damaged-goods corner from Tennessee, Jermod McCoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If it makes anyone feel better, former NFL scout and current draft analyst for NFL Network, Bucky Brooks, believes all three of those players will have \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/twenty-six-true-difference-makers-in-the-2026-nfl-draft-plus-5-must-pick-sleepers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">immediate contributions<\/a>\u201d on the teams that draft them \u2014 and should be Pro Bowl players in two years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So don\u2019t worry Bucs fans, if you hate the idea of the Bucs drafting a guy who missed all of 2025 with a bum knee, or drafting a tight end after giving Cade Otton a handsome raise, or picking an edge rusher and spitting in the face of fate as Bucs coach Todd Bowles looks to develop his first double-digit edge rusher since becoming a defensive coordinator in 2013, don\u2019t worry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Brooks is confident all three will become play-ahs for the Bucs in short order.<\/p>\n<p>Ira Kaufman Talks Gerald McCoy Dart, Draft Board And First-Pick Debate, Dianna Russini &amp; Much More; Special Fan Guest Josh Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cImmediate Contributions\u201d As Rookies April 12th, 2026 Bucs GM Jason Licht. 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