Quincy Black- the X Factor

Quincy Black could still be our pass rush solver. Buccaneers starting strong side linebacker, Quincy Black, was praised highly by the bucs before the 2010 season. With incredible athletic ability and enough strength to lift anything in the weight room, what’s not to like about him, right? Well, during the season last year, he was bit by the injury bug and didn’t seem like he lived up to the hype people talked about during the off-season. Thus the need to pursue a LB in this year’s draft (besides the fact  Barrett Ruud is hated by many in bucs nation for being soft). Before we start chanting for another OLB in the draft, let’s look at what we know about Mr. Black. First off, Black was a 3rd round pick by the Buccaneers in 2007 and came out of New Mexico. Then in 2009, he got thrown into the starting lineup after the Buccaneers went into a youth movement and cut veteran LBs like Derrick Brooks and Cato June.  Since then, his stats as a starter haven’t been overly impressive in any cat...