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Recent times for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been nothing short of miserable. The team has lost far more than it has won Terry Beckner Jersey , as evidenced by its seven last-place finishes in the last eight years. The Bucs haven’t won a playoff game since earning their first Lombardi Trophy back on Jan. 26, 2003. They went to the playoffs two times after that, but lost in the Wild Card Round both times.Tampa Bay’s most recent playoff appearance came in the 2007 season, with its last playoff game happening on Jan. 6, 2008. The Bucs hosted the New York Giants on that day, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter before giving up 24 straight points. By the end of the day, New York was moving on with a 24-14 victory. The Giants went on to win the Super Bowl in February, while the Bucs entered a period of failure.As you can surely imagine, things were a bit different on Jan. 6, 2008. So, let’s have some light-hearted fun with the franchise’s misfortune by looking at what our world was like back then:The first iPhone was only about six months old.“Low” by Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain) was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Top 100.“National Treasure: Book of Secrets” was No. 1 at the box office, grossing $20,062,684.Barack Obama was still 10 months away from being elected to what would be his first term as president of the United States.Justin Bieber wasn’t introduced by Usher until a year later.The popular social media app Vine was launched five years later. Then, after being active for four years, it was shut down in 2017. A whole app was founded, launched and killed all since the last time Tampa Bay was in the playoffs.“Breaking Bad” hadn’t premiered yet.“The Dark Knight” hadn’t hit theaters yet.The Seattle SuperSonics were wrapping up their final season in Seattle. They are now playing in their 11th season as the Oklahoma City Thunder.The Tampa Bay Rays had zero winning seasons under their belt. Since then, they have finished above .500 seven times and made the playoffs four times.The Chicago Cubs were still in the midst of their World Series curse. It wasn’t until eight years later that they would snap a 108-year streak without a championship.LeBron James was still ringless. He didn’t win his first NBA Finals until four years later.I was in fifth grade. I turn 21 in two months.Since that last postseason game, Jon Gruden coached another year with the Buccaneers, spent eight seasons on the Monday Night Football broadcast team and coached the Raiders for a year. The Bucs are about to be on their sixth head coach since that day.Jameis Winston turned 14 years old on the very day that the Bucs played their last playoff game.To borrow and alter a line from “Draft Day” (which came out six years after the team’s last playoff appearance)... “We live in a different world than we did just 30 seconds 11 years ago.” Here’s to hoping no one has to write an updated version of this article in January of 2020. Draft season is in full swing these days, with new mocks being released or updated nearly every day. It’s always an exciting time, though it tends to drag once the draft finally gets closer. The fun part Terry Beckner Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jersey , of course, is that it seems like every mock has a different selection in the early stages of the offseason.That brings us to Walter Football’s mock, which was updated Thursday. With the No. 5 overall pick, that mock has the Buccaneers selecting offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor out of the University of Florida. Here’s the explanation:Disregarding the dig at Vita Vea, this pick seems realistic for Tampa Bay, as it would address a big-time area of need. Some mocks have the Bucs going with Alabama tackle Jonah Williams at No. 5, but Taylor is someone to keep an eye on. His blend of size and mobility is surely intriguing for a team that has struggled to field a competent offensive line for a number of years now.Exactly where the former Gator would play seems to be debatable. Walter Football mentions him as an upgrade at left tackle, which would mean the end of Donovan Smith’s time in Tampa (unless he moves to the right side, though that seems unlikely). Luke Easterling of The Draft Wire says Taylor could be an instant starter at right tackle, but could transition to left tackle if he needs to. The guys over at The Draft Network seem split on the issue. Joe Marino thinks Taylor is “extremely comfortable” on the right side and wouldn’t “mess with it,” though he goes on to say the big man could play left tackle and “would probably be fine at guard.” Kyle Crabbs notes Taylor’s positional diversity, but Jon Ledyard says he might project better as a guard because he “doesn’t have the explosiveness or range to stop pure speed.”To me, the fact that there are differing opinions on where Taylor would fill in just serves as a testament to his versatility. The Bucs could use a guy like that, especially considering the only guys that appear to be locked into their spots on the line right now are Ryan Jensen (center) and Ali Marpet (left guard). Though I haven’t extensively looked at Taylor, I’d say he could be a strong option for Tampa Bay.On a different note, I’d say the possibility of trading down is something that can definitely be talked about, especially with how this mock played out. Considering the first four teams picked non-quarterbacks, the Bucs might be sitting in a spot to move down and grab some extra picks if a quarterback-needy team wants to jump up in front of the Giants (who have the No. 6 pick). General manager Jason Licht has shown a tendency to make that exact move, so it’s definitely something to look out for.I know it’s only the first weekend in February, but what are you feeling right now, Bucs fans? Are you taking Jonah Williams or Jawaan Taylor? Someone else? Trading down? Sound off and let us know which way you’d go if you were Licht.