Still out there.
Beggars can’t be choosers. That’s the way Joe looks at the Bucs’ edge rush.
Sadly, Joe has a hunch that unless the Bucs can find/beg/borrow/steal a legit edge rusher to play opposite YaYa Diaby, the Louisville product won’t reach his ceiling for sacks that he set as a rookie, 7.5.
(But YaYa gets pressures! That really screwed up quarterbacks last year, didn’t it? Good ol’ pressures — BOO, I see you!)
Now the signing of Al-Quadin Muhammad is very interesting, but Joe has to see AQM with pads on in person before Joe gets too worked up. Having 11 sacks and nine tackles for loss last year is a great start, especially for a backup.
Something tells Joe that isn’t enough. Over at CBS, Zachary Pereles seems to think too many folks are sleeping on brittle but talented Joey Bosa.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: EDGE
Free agent fit: Joey Bosa
Draft fit: Keldric Faulk, Auburn
Todd Bowles loves to dial up pressure, but he’d love it even more if his team could get pressure when not blitzing. Tampa Bay was 20th in pressure rate when not blitzing in 2025. Enter Bosa, whose 14.6% pressure rate in 2025 was his best since 2022. He also played in 15 games, his most since 2021. Bosa also had a nose for the ball with five forced fumbles. Faulk, meanwhile, is a huge EDGE (6-foot-6, 285 pounds) with some high-upside athleticism.
Yeah, Bosa is brittle, injury-prone, whatever phrase or word you want to choose. If Bosa didn’t have so many question marks, he wouldn’t be unemployed right now.
But dang, if you could bring in a guy like Bosa and he could play in, say, 12 games, you can’t tell Joe that Bosa wouldn’t help the Bucs defense.
Again, beggars cannot be choosers. And unfortunately, as Joe types this here post, the Bucs are begging for help.