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Kept it real about corners.
Occasionally, Bucs legend Rondé Barber, when working behind a WFLA-TV Channel 8 microphone during a Bucs preseason telecast, will speak the ugly truth, even if it may make the folks who work inside the walls of One Buc Palace squirm in their seats.
Joe doesn’t think there is any doubt the Bucs lack depth at cornerback. With bored Zyon McCollum dealing with a groin and Benjamin Morrison being perpetually hurt, the Bucs have no depth at corner right now.
And it’s not just Joe saying that. So too did Barber.
In the first quarter, with Jets rookie backup QB Cade Klubnik moving the ball on the Bucs defense, which at the time was peppered with NFL temp workers, Barber had a blunt assessment of the cornerback situation.
> “When it comes to cornerback depth, Barber said, the Bucs “Don’t have much of anything.”
Right now your best cornerback was a nickel corner last year as a rookie. He has just a few games of experience outside corner in the regular season.
Sure, the Bucs got a couple of picks in the second quarter last night. That was great to see. But let’s be real: Jets No. 3 quarterback Baily Zappe is a far, far, far cry from Joe Burrow.
The depth is so poor at corner — well, there is no depth — Joe thinks the likelihood of a Vita Vea trade early next month becomes more likely as he ought to be able to bring a corner in return.
The thinner-than-thin cornerback roster of the Bucs may just doom this team.