Reviewing the Buccaneers' 2006 NFL draft

When I wrote the original series, I knew it wasn’t going to be all daisies and rainbows. GM Bruce Allen is known for his terrible drafts and how he screwed up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I wrote an article last year comparing his drafts to GM Mark Dominic’s tenure. If you ignore my terrible writing, it wasn’t a pretty picture. With the 2006 Buccaneers draft, it was less doom and gloom and more of a rollercoaster ride.

In 2005, the Buccaneers were coming into the offseason with an 11-5 record. Sadly, they lost their NFL Wild Card game to the Washington Redskins. They trudged through a season where starting QB Brian Griese fell to injury and the offense was average at best. There were bright…