How Much Gas In The Tank Does Stephon Gilmore Have?
March 14th, 2025
Free agent CB Stephon Gilmore.
Yeah, Joe knows the Bucs signed a Lions cornerback yesterday.
This brings Joe to the following question: The Lions lost Carlton Davis to free agency. If this Kindle Vildor was any good, why didn’t the Lions keep him?
Of course, Detroit has a new defensive coordinator this year. Maybe Vildor doesn’t fit well with Detroit? And Joe is confident Bucs coach Todd Bowles got good intel on Vildor from his good friend, Lions coach Dan Campbell.
Joe still isn’t satisfied. He wants more help at corner. Which brings Joe to veteran corner Stephon Gilmore. Yeah, Gilmore has been around the block. He’s 34.
And Bowles at the combine said over and over again he wants ballhawks. Gilmore is no longer a ballhawk. He hasn’t had more than two picks in a season since he led the NFL with six playing for the Belicheats.
Gilmore did start 15 games for a playoff team last year, the Vikings. How bad could he be?
Perhaps Gilmore has just enough gas in the tank to start six games or so? We know if Jamel Dean is still on the roster come September, it’s pretty clear he will miss games.
Could Gilmore handle or want to handle being a spot starter?
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