What move does PFF like most from the Bucs in free agency?
PFF likes one signing the Bucs made above the others.
NFL free agency is done for the most part, as the dust bowl came and went quickly, despite some notable names remaining unsigned. At this point, most veterans will likely be waiting to sign till after the NFL Draft, or towards the end of training camp. Teams also add new names to the pool post-June 1st, but the market is pretty much dry for the foreseeable future.
With the dust being settled, it allows for some reflection on things, and that is where PFF's Zoltan Buday comes into the fold . He recently wrote up his favorite and least favorite moves by each team in free agency. For the Bucs, as it relates to his favorite move, he named them signing linebacker Alex Anzalone.
He writes, "The Lions got consistently above-average play from Anzalone over the past couple of years. He ranked between 33rd and 35th among linebackers in each of the last three seasons in PFF overall grade. Getting that level of consistency at the position makes Anzalone worth being the 23rd-highest-paid linebacker over the next two seasons.
" Coming on the heels of the retirement of Lavonte David, this move looks even better now. Anzalone returns home with renewed motivation and a better football player than when he left Florida, coming out of college. And in a full circle moment, he can now find himself being the new leader in the clubhouse.