A look at the draft, the NFL’s plans for the coming months, and Aldon Smith’s return to the NFL after his career was cut short by his ongoing struggle with sobriety. But first, a look at Tom Brady’s impact in Tampa. Thanks as always for your questions.



How do you think Tom Brady will affect the Bucs’ offense this year? Is his arm still strong enough to throw it deep to those big receivers? — Chad H.



You look at the weapons he has at his disposal, those two big wide receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin but also O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate — he has a ton of weapons he can use that he didn’t have in New England.



The bigger part is what he is going to do off the field. He is going to elevate everyone’s work ethic. They are going to get a chance to see how hard he works and how smart he works.



I had Sean Payton on my “Fox Football Now” show last week and he spoke about how Brady has that...