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Buccaneers defense an embarrassment, can they change?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense led by Lavonte David, Mason Foster and Ronde Barber were horrific in 2012. Ranking 29th in the league in sacks and dead last in passing yards allowed, they were an embarrassment, or were they? The Buccaneers finished number one against the run allowing only 1,320 yards on the ground and only 3.5 yards per carry. Opposing teams averaged only 82...
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Bucs potential free agent targets: Linebacker

Buccaneers’ linebackers Mason Foster and Lavonte David had good 2012 campaigns. Quincy Black, who was lost to injury after week 10, may not return due to uncertainty from his recovery. So who can come in and help out this young group of linebackers?  1. Paul Kruger, 27, Ravens Kruger can be labeled as a defensive end in a 4-3 defense or an outside linebacker as he was in Baltimore’s...
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March 06, 2013  |  Discuss

Buccaneers stingy defense one dimensional, ready to change

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense led by Lavonte David, Mason Foster and Ronde Barber were horrific in 2012. Ranking 29th in the league in sacks and dead last in passing yards allowed, they were an embarrassment, or were they? The Buccaneers finished number one against the run allowing only 1,320 yards on the ground and only 3.5 yards per carry. Opposing teams averaged only 82...
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February 10, 2013  |  Discuss

Buccaneers love how well Mason Foster is playing

At the begining of the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers weren’t sure what they would get out of linebacker Mason Foster this season.  So far the Bucs are very happy with what they’ve seen.“The Buccaneers have been very encouraged with the way MLB Mason Foster is playing, we hear. He was one of the team’s major question marks on defense after a rookie season that saw him...
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October 21, 2012  |  Discuss

Starting Spot Is Buccaneers MLB Mason Foster's 'Job To Lose'

After a tough introduction to the NFL during his rookie season, Mason Foster is getting another chance to prove he is the answer at middle linebacker for the Buccaneers. Foster, a third-round pick in 2011, started all but one game in his rookie season, finishing second on the team in tackles with 83. He was bothered by ankle injuries for much of the season, though, and appeared overwhelmed...
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July 08, 2012  |  Discuss

Buccaneers Could Move Mason Foster To Outside Linebacker

Without the benefit of an NFL off-season to get acclimated to the National Football League, Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Mason Foster started 15 of 16 games as a rookie, totaling 83 tackles, two sacks and an interception from the middle linebacker spot. Entering year two, Foster could move to outside linebacker, Stephen Holder of The Tampa Times reports. "I can’t speak to...
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February 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Rookie linebacker Foster leads Bucs in tackles

After struggling through the middle portion of the season because of fatigue and injuries to his ankles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers middle linebacker Mason Foster again is starting to play at a high level, according to head coach Raheem Morris.
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December 21, 2011  |  Discuss

Bucs rookie LB Foster making splash plays

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made the bold decision to let MLB Barrett Ruud go in free agency and replace him with rookie third-round draft pick Mason Foster, they hoped Foster would give them a few more splash plays.
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December 14, 2011  |  Discuss

Mid-Season Review: Linebackers

It's ankle tackles like the ones Foster had against the league's best back Adrian Peterson that have made the biggest impactThe Buccaneers glided into the halfway point of 2011 with a lot of problems. The offense wasn’t clicking, the gameplans were failing. But one bright spot that remains constant is the defense. That’s a tough thing to argue of a unit that has allowed...
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November 15, 2011  |  Discuss

October Recap: A Taste of Reality

 Foster has been a freak in his first year with the Bucs and he's only going to get better.October MVP: Mason Foster It’s tough to find bright spots in Tampa’s October but if you look hard enough you’ll find Mason Foster, the rookie out of Washington. He’s quickly becoming a staple of this defense as he embodies it’s ‘Yungry’ attitude and it’s flashes of potential...
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November 01, 2011  |  Discuss
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