NFL Draft 2010: Buccaneers Puzzle, Then Please, with Help For Freeman

Could you hear the collective groans when the Buccaneers claimed another defensive lineman, UCLA's Bryan Price, with the third pick in the second round of the NFL draft?

Had to confuse everyone when the Buccaneers picked the 6'1", 303-pound tackle who played the same position as top pick Gerald McCoy.

Two players for the three-technique?

"You gotta help your QB out!" exclaimed ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. "Their wide receivers are woeful," he said of the Bucs current roster of pass receivers.

While fans scratched their heads over the Price selection, the Bucs then moved up from the 10th pick in the second round, moved into the seventh pick, the 39th overall, and got Freeman some help.

The Bucs switched spots with Oakland and gave the Raiders a late-round pick and took Illinois wide receiver Arrelious Benn, a 6'1", 220-pound physical specimen, a big receiver with decent speed (4.57) and great strength, 20 reps (225 lbs).

"Finally, they give Josh Freeman a little help!" Kiper said.

"I'm fired up about that pick," said former Buccaneer coach Jon Gruden on the ESPN draft panel.

Benn comes from the D.C. area, and was a standout athlete at Dunbar High School. He scored 11 touchdowns last season for an Illinois team that struggled to find its quarterback.

One defense, one offense.

One puzzling, the other anticipated.

Three down, eight to go.