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Bucs' Edge Rush: Maxx Crosby, Oweh, or Draft Talent?

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense is plagued by a persistent weakness at outside linebacker, with Yaya Diaby being their only reliable sack artist. The team has struggled to find a consistent edge rusher, with recent draft picks and free agent signings failing to deliver. Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders is a potential trade target, but the cost would be high. Free agency and the upcoming draft offer promising options, such as Odafe Oweh, KLavon Chaisson, Cashius Howell, T.J. Parker, and Keyron Crawford, providing Tampa Bay with potential solutions to their edge rush dilemma.

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Bucs' Edge Rush: Maxx Crosby, Oweh, or Draft Talent?

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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Bucs' Edge Rush: Maxx Crosby, Oweh, or Draft Talent?. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

For the NFL, it's March 3rd. Here's what's happening. Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an update. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers keep running into the same problem at outside linebacker, their biggest weakness on defense. They've struggled here for years, and heading into the offseason, they'll need to pour resources into fixing their edge rush. Yaya D.A.B. stands out as their top guy with 7 sacks this season, and 19 since being drafted in the third round two years ago. He's a keeper, but the team needs more firepower opposite him. Looking back, picks like Joe Tri on Shoyinka never panned out, and last year's signing of Hayson Reddick flopped with just two and a half sacks. Reddick's hitting free agency and likely gone, leaving no one else ready to start full time. Guys like Chris Braswell and Anthony Nelson are rotational pieces at best, while rookie David Walker missed last year with a torn ACL. This lack of pressure of front has hurt the Bucks' defense for seasons, forcing coach Todd Bowles to blitz too often instead of relying on a solid.

Four men rush like top teams do. Fans and analysts see it as the key to turning things around, especially after recent struggles. Trade talks heat up around Las Vegas Raiders, star Max Crosby, who's racked up 69 and a half sacks over seven years, but might be available. A mid-team drama, the cost could be steep, like two first round picks, plus his $35 million average salary, pushing their 23 million cap space to the lemon. Free agency offers options like Odefe Owe, with 17 and a half sacks lately, or K-Levon Sheson, showing late promise. Meanwhile, this year's draft is loaded with edge talent, including Texas A&M's Caches Howl, Clemson's TJ Parker, and Sleeper Kiran Crawford from, Auburn, giving Tevabe real pass forward. Before for this day in and episode comes from our sponsor, press play. Put your head down. The sound is already there, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com. SoleyPillo.com SoleyPillo.com SoleyPillo.com SoleyPillo.com

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