Former Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. is already putting on a show with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Buccaneers outside Linebackers coach Larry Foote spoke with the media on Wednesday afternoon; he spoke highly on Rueben Bain calling him unblockable, also stating that Bain is all about the game of football.



"This guy's gonna be a star in the league even before he arrives. Off the film, if you had to bet, he's gonna be a star. He's just the way he plays the game, he's explosive, plays with great leverage, and it's hard to block those type of guys. Back in my Pittsburgh days, playing with a guy James Harrison like that, it was just couldn't block him. And he has that trait, he has that ability. I'm more impressed with his mindset. And I kinda got a little feel for that when we interviewed him at the combine, but these last few weeks, he has that Levante David focus, that area down there in Miami. Them guys are just, it's Jesus 1A and football 1B. And them guys love ball. Even when it's break time, he ain't pulling his phone out like the rest of them. He all about ball. So I'm excited to have him," stated Foote.

Foote also expressed highly on what he saw on Bain's film before he arrived with the Buccaneers:

"He knew everything on the tape. He knew everybody's responsibility, and he was just above than that guy. And told you what the linebacker had, that the guys on the inside, he knew the coverage, he remembered the plays, got that hot depth, you know, just, it's very impressive. As soon as he left, everybody stood up and just shook their heads," said Foote.

Buccaneers defensive tackle coach A'Shawn Robinson also chimed in on the Rueben Bain talk: “He’s a killer, He’s a killer. Don’t get it misconstrued, he is like that."



This past season with the Hurricanes, Bain was one of the most feared defensive linemen in the country. Bain uses many special techniques and tools to get to the quarterback, which means his elite pass rushing skills are showing up in Tampa. He is very powerful off the snap of the ball, he knows how to use his violet hands, and is a tone setter for the Buccaneers defensive line group.

 

I’d have taken him #1

I get it. QBs. He was the safest pick in the draft though. Plug and play for 10 years.

 

Dolphins;

NAW WE PASS WE GOOD

 

Adopting the Bucs and Titans. Dolphins messed up.

 

Dolphins;

NAW WE PASS WE GOOD

this man gon terrorize the league for the next 10 years and be 4 hours away from us the whole time.

 

But, but his arms are shorter than some guy who never played football said was the minimum to succeed.

 

Dolphins;

NAW WE PASS WE GOOD

 

Dolphins;

NAW WE PASS WE GOOD

Randy Shannon thought it was a good move

 

Excited for Bain. My brother is all happy to have him. He is a lifelong Buccaneers fan that lives in LA.

 

this man gon terrorize the league for the next 10 years and be 4 hours away from us the whole time.

I at least hope he murders Bryce Young next year so I can finally be rid of him.

 

One thing I heard recently from a former NFL player, which resonated and explained why bad picks are made by GMs, is that many selections are made for the PRIMARY purpose of keeping the GM employed. So players with the “ideal” athletic traits like an Arvell Reese are drafted higher than they should be because if the player fails to meet expectations, the GM is able to lay blame on the coach for not developing the player. The coach loses his job, the GM does not.

The SECONDARY reason for selecting a player is to win.

The former player said about 75% of GMs make the selection to stay employed and 25% to win. Now common sense would dictate that winning is the best way to stay employed, but in the corporate world, having someone else to blame for failure is too often an emphasis. So I’m not surprised Reese was selected ahead of Bain despite all evidence to the contrary. I think this also tells us a lot about the organizations making the selections.

 

Every article I read on Bain since the draft I get the same pit in my stomach about how absolutely stupid the Fins were by not picking him, it is beyond comprehension. I don't care how well Proctor plays, there is no way he will be more impactful than Bain, an every down DE that can get to the passer and play the run, those guys are like gold anyway but then he is a home grown superstar as well...?! There goes that pain in my stomach again!

 

I at least hope he murders Bryce Young next year so I can finally be rid of him.

Bain is a psychopath so I’m sure he’s on the hit list.

 

Idk why it felt like him and francis were here for more than 3 years lol, like i gotta get use to them not being here anymore

 

Idk why it felt like him and francis were here for more than 3 years lol, like i gotta get use to them not being here anymore

I think it was because we saw them actually play for 3 years, which is really, really uncommon. Not just they there were at UM for 3 years.
OTOH I felt like McGahee barely played at UM because we only really saw one season of him playing at UM.

Though all 3 players were at UM for 3 seasons.

 

One thing I heard recently from a former NFL player, which resonated and explained why bad picks are made by GMs, is that many selections are made for the PRIMARY purpose of keeping the GM employed. So players with the “ideal” athletic traits like an Arvell Reese are drafted higher than they should be because if the player fails to meet expectations, the GM is able to lay blame on the coach for not developing the player. The coach loses his job, the GM does not.

The SECONDARY reason for selecting a player is to win.

The former player said about 75% of GMs make the selection to stay employed and 25% to win. Now common sense would dictate that winning is the best way to stay employed, but in the corporate world, having someone else to blame for failure is too often an emphasis. So I’m not surprised Reese was selected ahead of Bain despite all evidence to the contrary. I think this also tells us a lot about the organizations making the selections.

Adding to this, they can also lay fault on the player not living up to his measurables/testing. Makes sense in a vacuum.

Devil's advocate if a player with poor measurables and testing is drafted high and does not produce, falls squarely on the GM. I can see the reasoning behind why GMs draft the way they do, but obviously it's more nuanced.

 

Adding to this, they can also lay fault on the player not living up to his measurables/testing. Makes sense in a vacuum.

Devil's advocate if a player with poor measurables and testing is drafted high and does not produce, falls squarely on the GM. I can see the reasoning behind why GMs draft the way they do, but obviously it's more nuanced.

It’s GMs “living in their fears” to borrow a Mike Tomlinism.

 

 

Dolphins blew a no brainer pick