The weakest part of the Bucs offense going into the 2010 off-season is clearly the WR spot. The team only had Bryant as a definite threat, with everyone else on the WR depth chart - especially Clayton and Stovall - unable to fill the needed No. 2 slot. Dexter Jackson from two years ago proved one thing - he was clearly overdrafted (I had posted back then why he was taken when other WRs with better scouting reports were passed up). Only rookie Sammie Stroughter stepped up as a nice Third-Down drive-saving possession receiver especially during the second half of the season, turning into Freeman's second-favorite target (after TE Winslow).
I screamed last year that the Bucs needed a WR more than QB, and this year I'm still screaming it. Problem is, this year it doesn't make sense for the Bucs to waste (and it would be) such a high spot on the draft (third overall!) on a flaky ego-driven WR you tend to get in the high rounds. Given more serious needs at key positions Defensive Tackle, Safety and Offensive Tackle, a receiver can wait until the Second Round.
Given the questionable Free Agency market for 2010, is there a veteran WR available that would be a value addition for a balanced threat opposite Bryant? And will the Bucs be able to keep Bryant, who's gotta be tempted to test this market?

The Bucs did draft a DT in last year's Third Round (Miller) but I honestly can't recall him being on the field much. He is credited with 2 sacks, so I guess he was out there. But you see, this kind of highlights the problem the Bucs have with their Defensive Line: there's almost no evidence the D-Line did anything at all last season. And for a team that prides itself on Defense, whenever the D-Line is this bad, the team suffers.
The Bucs have an opportunity this year to secure a franchise lineman, being at the Third Overall draft pick. The BEST AVAILABLE PLAYER is a DT (SUH!!!!) and the next guy on the DT draft lists (MCCOY!!!) is as near a sure-fire selection as the top guy. This all depends a lot on the two teams picking ahead of the Bucs: The Rams have top overall and a DT like Suh would upgrade their defense, but they could also look at other needs (it's possible... slim but possible); the Lions are troubled all over the place as always, but a DT like Suh would be a no-brainer for them if the Rams pass, so it's a question on if the Lions will take McCoy or else think about boosting another need (like say OT... or Safety... or CB... or RB... or TE... or).
Odds are, unless the Bucs trade up (which could prove too costly), they won't see Suh at all. Odds are better that McCoy will slip to them. If neither are there, the Bucs can wait until Round Two to get a solid DT who can fit the team's One-Gap attack. But this is the deal: The Bucs Need Defensive Tackle. It's a No-Brainer Need.

For the first four games last year, the Bucs were without S Tanard Jackson, out on suspension. It showed: the Bucs defense was atrocious. Once he got back, however... the Bucs defense was still bad, but it proved to be new DC Gates' idiot idea of switching away from the Tampa-2 cover scheme to a more flexible defense that the players couldn't fit. Once Gates was shown the door and the Tampa-2 re-installed, the team improved...
As for the Safety spots, well Jackson is pretty much set: as for the other guy, Sabby Piscatelli, well the fans weren't entirely thrilled with his play. Missed assignments, missed tackles, letting WRs blow past him half the time... yeah, it proved disappointing. The depth of this position isn't so hot either: past Corey Lynch, I can't say who on the roster could step up as a starter.
This is why a good number of scouts are figuring the Bucs will take touted rookie S Eric Berry at the Third overall: the scouts already figure both DTs Suh and McCoy gone, and so they project the Bucs looking to the other glaring defensive hole at S. Some scouts are arguing a DE could go instead, but Safety is a seriously higher need.
If Suh (obviously) and McCoy ARE both gone by the Bucs' first pick, the odds are VERY good they could go with Berry. But I personally think the Bucs could wait until Round Two while grabbing best available OT in the First. Eh, that's me.