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Bucs Tops Miami 17-13 in Preseason Action
Nathan Overbay’s seven-yard touchdown reception with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter was the difference as Tampa Bay got past Miami, 17-13, in preseason action.
Rudy Carpenter threw the game-deciding score, finishing 5-of-8 for 59 yards for the Buccaneers, who saw starter Josh Freeman strike for 149 yards on 12- of-23 completions.
Earnest Graham added a second...
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August 28, 2011
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Buccaneers 17, Dolphins 13
THE GOOD
5 Sacks
Dekota Watson is earning his spot, Crowder got another one, Da’Quan Bowers collected one.
THE BAD
The lack of big plays on offense
My fear has been realized. The Bucs are counting on big plays from Mike Williams, Dez Briscoe and Arrelious Benn. Unfortunately, Briscoe has little experience and Benn is not a lock to be 100% this year after ACL surgery. The Bucs...
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August 28, 2011
Cornerback Aqib Talib Won’t Face Suspension
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to not suspend Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
In May, the 25-year-old Talib was arrested in Garland, Texas on aggravated assault with deadly weapons charges following an incident in March where Talib allegedly pistol-whipped and fired multiple shots at...
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August 27, 2011
No More Playbooks – Bucs Give iPads to Players with Playbooks
Just one day after a trash truck mishap resulted in parts of the Packers playbook being scattered about the streets of Green Bay, we find out that the Buccaneers have handed out iPads to their players instead of traditional playbooks. Head coach Raheem Morris has decided to try the new approach with his players, one that they will probably enjoy more than having to thumb through...
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August 26, 2011
Chris Breaks Down the NFC South
New Orleans Saints 11-5, Division Winner Seed #3
The Saints, Packers and Patriots thrive off having both elite playcallers and upper-echelon weapons. The Saints and Packers have the most continuity -with New England having four key players in their first or second year in the system – and none of them have any players definitively past their prime. I like Green Bay’s...
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August 25, 2011
Patriots 31, Bucs 14
THE GOOD
The New England Patriots First Team Offense and Defense
This goes without saying. Mark Anderson, Chad Ochocinco and Albert Haynesworth (sidelined) have all elevated this team. Getting Stevan Ridley and Ras-I Dowling in the draft and Bodden back make them the second most talented team in the AFC (behind Baltimore).
Josh Johnson
He threw an interception but rebounded nicely...
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August 25, 2011
LB Mason Foster Fined $20K For Chad Ochocinco Hit
Buccaneers linebacker Mason Foster was fined $20,000 by the league Wednesday for his hit on Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco last week, reports The Tampa Tribune. The rookie drew an unnecessary roughness penalty in the first quarter of the Buccaneers’ 31-14 preseason loss to the Patriots.
Ochocinco was about to catch a pass from Tom Brady when Foster hit him high, separating...
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August 25, 2011
Raheem Morris Challenges WR Williams To Step Up
The Patriots took it to the starters for the Buccaneers last week and one group Raheem Morris went after was his wide receivers. According to Mike Williams, who starred as a rookie last season, Morris came after him strong after he was shut down by Devin McCourty.
“(He) called the receivers out as a group because he called us the leader of the bus,” Williams said, according to...
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August 24, 2011
2011 Division Previews: Breaking Down the NFC South
Top Ten Back By Season’s End?
By Russ Loede
1. New Orleans Saints (12-4) – Sean Payton’s club addressed its two major weaknesses via draft and free agency – run offense and run defense. Mark Ingram was a steal late in round one, and will be counted on to produce immediately, considering the uncertainty surrounding the health of Pierre Thomas (ankle) and Chris...
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August 23, 2011
Dez Gets His Shot
Dez Briscoe has been making it hard for the Bucs coaches to give Arrelious Benn his #2 WR role back when he gets healthy.
Other teams have to be content with a speed guy here and a size guy wide and a speed guy in the slot while the Bucs are starting unrivaled size and speed at every spot.
Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune says starters will get 15 plays tonight. Aqib Talib, Roy...
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August 18, 2011
Bucs Battle the Pats in Game Two of the Preseason Tonight
Even with Tom Brady and most of his cohorts watching from the sidelines, the Patriots’ offense operated at near maximum efficiency in the team’s preseason opener. The star quarterback should now get his chance to take the controls when he makes an expected 2011 debut in Friday’s game against the Buccaneers from Raymond James Stadium.
Despite head coach Bill Belichick sitting...
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August 18, 2011
Bucs Don’t Want to Move Backup QB Johnson
Jason La Canfora of NFL Network reports the Buccaneers aren’t interested in trading backup QB Josh Johnson, general manager Mark Dominik said Tuesday.
Johnson has been considered an intriguing option by other teams and is coming off another strong preseason showing. He would be an upgrade for some teams as a No. 2 QB, and while teams make calls on Johnson, Dominik said he has no...
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August 16, 2011
Tampa Bay Signs WRs Price and Allison
The Bucs signed two former UFL wide receivers, Maurice Price and Aundrae Allison. This move seems a little strange, considering they are still $29m under the cap.
Price played for the Florida Tuskers, and Allison played for the Virginia Destroyers.
WR Raymond Webber has been placed on injured reserve and undrafted QB Mike Coughlin has been released (Roy Cummings, Tampa Tribune).
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August 16, 2011
Bucs Ink Cornerback Ashton Youboty
The Buccaneers announced Monday they have signed cornerback Ashton Youboty to a two-year contract. The 27-year-old Youboty played his first five NFL seasons with the Bills before becoming an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
To make room for Youboty on their 90-man training camp roster, the Buccaneers released rookie tight end Jose Cruz.
The Bills originally selected Youboty...
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August 15, 2011
Punter Michael Koenen: Earning The Money
A lot of people were surprised at the $19m deal new Buccaneer punter Michael Koenen signed, those who coach and play the game know the value of this elite special teamer.
While his kick-off specialty skills were likely a factor in evaluating him – though with the new rules, that value has diminished -, Koenen (pronounced “kay-nen”) offers a lot just as a punter...
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August 14, 2011
Bucs Bringing Along Foster
The Bucs didn’t make rookie LB Mason Foster call plays Friday.
“We let Quincy and (weak-side linebacker) Geno (Hayes) go be leaders tonight,” Morris explained. “They’ve been around, they’ve been active and they’ve made plays for us, so we let those guys be leaders tonight.”
Seeing that it looks like he’ll start – and if...
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August 14, 2011
Bucs 25, Chiefs 0
THE GOOD
Physicality and Teamwork
The Bucs treated this as a game, the Chiefs as a practice. The benefits the Bucs reaped were that they were able to play with intensity and abandon, while the Chiefs were seemed to never match their intensity (and, obviously, didn’t get to gain the confidence of making a lot of big plays).
The Linebackers
The backers were hitting and crackling...
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August 14, 2011
Bucs Travel to KC for Preseason Test Number One
Two of the biggest surprises of the 2010 campaign start up their respective preseason schedules Friday at Arrowhead Stadium, where the defending AFC West champion Chiefs play host to the up-and-coming Buccaneers.
Kansas City and Tampa Bay combined for a paltry total of seven victories in 2009, but each managed to make dramatic turnarounds in their head coach’s second season...
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August 12, 2011
Grading the Bucs and the NFC South in Free Agency
New Orleans Saints
Unsigned players: RB Ladell Betts (UFA), DE Jeff Charleston (UFA), FB Heath Evans (UFA), S Matt Giordano (UFA), RB Julius Jones (UFA), MLB Kawika Mitchell (UFA), ILB Marvin Mitchell (UFA), S Darren Sharper (UFA), OLB Anthony Waters (UFA), RB DeShawn Wynn (UFA).
Key arrivals: Ex-Bears C Olin Kreutz, Aug. 5; Ex-Cardinals RFA CB Trumaine McBride, Aug. 4; Ex-Cowboys...
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August 09, 2011
Tampa Bay Signs Jonathan Crompton to A 3-Year Deal
The back-up situation behind Josh Freeman just got a little interesting. Already having a Matt Cassel-type (a 2nd-stringer with prototypical size at college) in Mike Coughlin at 4th, Mark Domenik has scraped the illustrious Bill Belichick’s barrel. The Bucs have signed QB Jonathan Crompton to a 3-year deal, just a few days after he was cut by the Patriots, according to Jason...
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August 05, 2011
Cadillac Parks In A St. Louis Garage
Many experts believe that the St. Louis Rams with former Eagles Steve Spagnuolo have actually outdone the Eagles themselves in free agency.
This haul of free agents and coaches includes record-setting offensive coordinator and former Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels, explosive third-down back Jerrious Norwood, former Eagles SS Quentin Mikell, CB Al Harris in amazing shape, DT Dan...
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August 03, 2011
Tyrone McKenzie to Get First Crack at MLB Job
Dan Parr from Pro Football Weekly reports that now with Barrett Ruud gone, the middle LB job may go to Tyrone McKenzie.
It wasn’t a surprise to see Barrett Ruud, the Buccaneers’ starting MLB for the past four seasons, move on and sign with the Titans. Ruud didn’t see the commitment he wanted from the Bucs, and Tampa Bay didn’t view him as a player they had...
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August 01, 2011
Benn Limited Thus Far At Practice
Second-year WR Arrelious Benn, who has missed two evening practices, is back for Monday’s walk-through. Benn’s limited work is only precautionary after surgery to repair a torn ACL. The fact that he’s back on the field at this stage of the game is impressive enough considering he was hurt in mid-December. Benn showed small flashes in his rookie year of being a quality...
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August 01, 2011
Bucs Come to Terms with Free Agent LB Adam Hayward
The Buccaneers have re-signed free agent linebacker Adam Hayward to a three-year deal, Rick Stroud of the St. Petersburg Times reports.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
A sixth-round pick out of Portland State in 2007, Hayward has 80 tackles and a quarterback sack in 59 career games. 38 of Hayward’s tackles have come on special teams, but the versatile linebacker has started...
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August 01, 2011
Luke Stocker On Crutches
Rookie tight end sensation Luke Stocker hurt his hip while jamming his leg at training camp. “I got into an awkward position and my leg got twisted up a little bit with my hip. The trainer told me to take it a week at a time and we’ll get you back out there as soon as we can,” said Stocker.
He stood on the sidelines in crutches, the highest-drafted tight end the...
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July 30, 2011
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