Tampa Bay is a team that had a lot of injuries and was still just one win away from beating out Super Bowl champions Green Bay for that final playoff spot. Maybe Raheem Morris was right; maybe they were the best team in the NFC.
Defensively, the 19th ranked Tampa Bay defense added some girth up front. The ends are young and may improve, and the linebackers show promise. One spot where they were a little thin was corner back. No one played badly, and the team signed Myron Lewis for four years, which probably means they see him taking over for Ronde Barber if Barber decides not to play into his forties.
Offensively, quarterback Josh Freeman had big targets in Mike Williams and Arrelious Benn. The O-line could be a bit better. So if I’m a team with a 250 pound running back in LeGarrette Blount and a quarterback I want to protect, I’m looking at the offensive line. The best fit for them might be a player that can step in at G and get groomed to be a tackle.
Derrek Sherrod, an offensive tackle from Missippi State could be that player.
Last year Donald Penn and James Lee looked pretty good at tackle. Not perfect, but good. That makes Sherrod a slightly better choice than Carimi or Costanzo. He’s slighty more mobile than either of those two, and when your quarterback is as mobile as Freeman is, that matters.
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