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On Sunday Youth Jamie Collins Jersey , the Cleveland Browns are on the road to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. To help preview a few topics from the Buccaneers’ perspective, we reached out to Gil Arcia from Bucs Nation and exchanged five questions with him. Enjoy!Jameis Winston will play his second full game against the Browns.Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty ImagesChris: “It must feel like ages ago when the Buccaneers were riding high from two Ryan Fitzpatrick victories. Last week was Jameis Winston’s first full game back as the starting quarterback -- how did he perform?”Gil: “Winston played very well. He was elusive in the pocket and directed traffic while calling out signals at the line of scrimmage. He had a couple throws that were off but primarily played well. His first interception was poor placement to DeSean Jackson and his second was just bad luck. But his overall play was very good.”Chris: “Cleveland has faced some difficulties recently with stopping the run, a category the Buccaneers are near the bottom of the league in. Does that stem from poor run blocking, a lack of talent at the position, or playcalling?”Gil: “I feel it’s bad blocking up front, especially on the right side of the line. Right guard Caleb Benenoch has struggled and the aged veteran right tackle Demar Dotson has as well. There hasn’t been enough push up front for the running game to get going. But you can also say from a play calling perspective there hasn’t been much commitment to running due to games being shootouts for the most part.”Did the Bucs make a mistake with DT Vita Vea?Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesChris: “The Buccaneers used the No. 12 overall pick on DT Vita Vea, but he seemed to be hurt, and doesn’t have a tackle in two games. Considering Tampa Bay’s struggles defensively, are there plans to get him involved any time soon?”Gil: “Vea played 42-percent of the snaps last week but has not made much of an impact unfortunately. The selection was puzzling back in April after they had just made all those changes along the defensive line. There were issues in the secondary, and we are seeing them now in season. That should have been the primary focus with their top pick.”Chris: “When I look at team rankings, it jumps out that the Buccaneers are 32nd in passing yards allowed and passing yards allowed per play. Are there holes all over the secondary? A lack of a pass rush? Both?”Gil: “As I alluded to previously, there were concerns coming into the season for that part of the defense. There was uncertainty with Vernon Hargreaves III moving into nickel Jamie Collins Jersey Stitched , Brent Grimes aging, and a lack of depth behind them. At safety, Chris Conte was a liability before being injured a couple weeks ago but second-year safety Justin Evans has played very well after finishing the season strong last season. If the Bucs want to turn things around, they need to figure out the secondary and figure it out fast.”Chris: “Tell us about one player on the Buccaneers who Browns fans may not have heard of, but who could have a big impact on Sunday’s game.”Gil: “Rookie cornerback Carlton David got a lot of playing time before missing last week’s game and will see more this Sunday. With that said, we can certainly see him play a big role against Cleveland facing a rookie quarterback.”Thanks again to Gil for taking the time to answer my questions. OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — For the first time since the Ravens came to Baltimore, someone other than Ozzie Newsome will have the final say during the NFL draft.Rookie general manager Eric DeCosta will be hard-pressed to duplicate the initial draft of his predecessor, who selected Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis with the first two picks in franchise history.Ogden and Lewis ended up joining Newsome — an outstanding tight end with the Cleveland Browns — in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Newsome proved to be equally adept in evaluating college talent, building two Super Bowl champions after becoming the first African-American general manager in NFL history.Newsome will serve as an adviser in the draft room late this month.“Ozzie is watching tape. We still talk about players,” coach John Harbaugh said. “In the end, though Cleveland Browns E.J. Gaines Jersey , it will be Eric’s call, and that’s good. I think Eric has had a huge impact on the draft up until now. He’s been a big part of it.”DeCosta moved up the corporate ladder after joining the Ravens at an entry level position in 1996, their first year after moving from Cleveland. Now that he’s in charge, there’s no telling what might happen when it comes time for Baltimore to make its first-round selection.“If there’s a great player there at 22, we’ll make the pick, and we’ll be very, very excited,” DeCosta said. “But one thing we’ve shown over the past years is we know how to manufacture picks. So, if the opportunity is there, we’ll have a chance to trade back and accumulate picks.”The Ravens dealt their second-round choice to Philadelphia during the 2018 draft to get quarterback Lamar Jackson at No. 32 overall. So, as it stands now, Baltimore’s second pick is 85th overall.Some things to know about the Ravens’ expectations for the 2019 NFL draft:GOOD HANDS NEEDEDThe elusive Jackson operates a ball-control offense that likes to stay on the ground. But he’s got to pass to keep the opposition honest Womens E.J. Gaines 2019 Jersey , and the Ravens are looking for a physical receiver or two to fill the holes left by the departures of Michael Crabtree and John Brown.Newsome, unfortunately, had several misfires in selecting wide receivers. He took Travis Taylor with the 10th overall pick in 2000, Mark Clayton at No. 22 in 2005, and Breshad Perriman in the first round in 2015.D.K. Metcalf of Mississippi, whom DeCosta compared with Terrell Owens, has the potential to be a star if he’s available when the Ravens are on the clock.“He’s big and fast. He’s caught a lot of touchdowns, a lot of big plays,” DeCosta said. “He’s a guy that we’re looking at.”GET THE QBLosing Terrell Suggs and Za’Darius Smith to free agency leaves the Ravens desperate to find someone capable of ringing up sacks. DeCosta believes the talent runs deep for players fitting that description.“Pass rusher is a very strong position, whether that’s defensive end or outside linebacker,” he said.Brian Burns of Florida State and Jaylon Ferguson of Louisiana Tech are strong pass rushers worth adding to the NFL’s top-ranked defense in 2018.NO TIME TO WAITBaltimore’s top four picks last year — tight end Hayden Hurst, Jackson Cleveland Browns Austin Seibert Jersey , tackle Orlando Brown Jr. and tight end Mark Andrews — all played key roles on a team that won the AFC North. So did sixth-round pick Bradley Bozeman, a utility player on the offensive line.DeCosta is looking for that kind of production from his first draft.“Last year was a great example of bringing guys in who could play right away and help us become the best team we can be,” he said. “We have to do that again.”STRIKING GOLDThe Ravens could be very busy during the final two days of the draft. They currently own two selections in the third round, two in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth.Newsome snagged seven-time Pro Bowl guard Marshall Yanda in the third round (2007), standout tight end Dennis Pitta in the fourth round (2010), and quarterback Tyrod Taylor in the sixth round (2011).“We have a great opportunity this year to draft players, and those third-round picks and those fourth-round picks, those are gold for us this year,” DeCosta said. “Having four picks in those two rounds, that’s an ideal situation to be in.”