In recent weeks, we've noted that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' return-on-investment in the 2016 free agency class has been excellent so far. The additions of Bryan Anger and Josh Robinson instantly transformed the team's punting unit into one of the league's best, which had a noticeable impact on field position on a weekly basis. The signings of Robert Ayers and Brent Grimes succeeded in giving the defense playmakers on the front and back ends and helped manufacture a remarkable midseason turnaround.
General Manager Jason Licht, who led the Bucs' efforts in both free agency and the draft, knows as well as every NFL team architect that a successful team's foundation necessarily must come from the draft.