Buccaneers Draft Countdown: Making the Case for Cornerback Kevin White

April 10, 2015   ·   Jason Kanno   ·   Jump to comments

There are two Kevin Whites in this year’s draft. One is a promising wide receiver likely to go in the first 10 picks. The other is an undersized cornerback who all but shut down the former. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to seriously consider acquiring the latter.
Quality cornerbacks are premium commodities in the modern NFL. As offenses utilize more three- and four-wide receiver sets, defenses need cornerback depth as badly as they need two quality starters.
The nickel corner position directly benefits from a greater emphasis on addressing depth. Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith even goes so far as to consider it a starting role:
The nickel CB is a specific position that will be coached separately by Larry Marmie. Coach Smith considers it a 12th starting spot.
— Scott Smith (@ScottSBucs) March 26, 2014 The Bucs have a solid starting cornerback set in Alterraun Verner and Johnthan Banks. It’s the nickel position that is still up for grabs.
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