From the monthly archives:

May 2009

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Bucs QB race tighter then some might invision

by Roland Johnson on May 30, 2009

The battle being waged this off-season in OTA’s & mini camp for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback position between Luke McCown & Byron Leftwich is hotter then a fire cracker on fourth of July. “We’re charting it. We’re looking at it, and it’s tight. It’s exactly what we said we wanted,” Morris said. “We …

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Bucs receiver Clayton talks with InternBoy

by Roland Johnson on May 30, 2009

InternBoy(Tony Lopez), of ESPN 1040 am Tampa was out at One Buc Place this past week to get sounds bites and had the chance to be able to interview receiver Michael Clayton. Here are some excerpts from the interview.When asked if the firing of Jon Gruden had anything to do with him resigning with the …

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Two coaches make the top 100 greatest coaches list

by Roland Johnson on May 29, 2009

Over at the Pro-Football-reference.com blog Chase Stuart has come up with a weighted measuring scale to figure out who is / was some the greatest coaches of all time using there win / loss records and giving them a number value based on the number of net wins in a season. There are two prominent …

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Bucs looking for receiver help?

by Roland Johnson on May 29, 2009

During his Friday afternoon chat, ESPN.com’s NFC South Blogger Pat Yasinskas suggest that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had preliminary discussions about several free agent wide receivers, but they’re doing homework on some others that might become available via a trade or that could be released before the start of training camp. The guess here …

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Bucs’ DE Adams “I didn’t have the strength”

by Roland Johnson on May 29, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers DE Gaines Adams has been labeled a bust by many a fan, after being selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft he has compiled 110 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 12 passes defensed & 1 touchdown. While his numbers don’t scream …

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Morris – Burress a “ghost”

by Roland Johnson on May 28, 2009

Amid an avalanche of speculation, after word leaked that the Tampa Bay Burress on Raheem’s mind Buccaneers were one of two teams that contacted receiver Plaxico Burress via a phone call, which was exploratory in nature, but more of a mental health check. Head coach Raheem Morris addressed the situation following an abbreviated practice due …

Tampa Bay Buccaneers third year safety Sabby Piscitelli fully expects the new scheme to give the entire secondary more chances to get there hands on more footballs this fall. “It’s not dramatically different … but I think this scheme definitely allows myself and Tanard (Jackson) to be more aggressive,” the 2007 second-round pick said. “I …

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Bucs Morris names five receivers

by Roland Johnson on May 27, 2009

The cat & mouse game that has been waging between the local media and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris about the four receivers who presumably have him wired, were finally revealed indepth today by Morris. According to the first year head coach he wasn’t talking about the obvious guys such as Antonio Bryant …

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Bucs OL coach Mangurian breaks silence

by Roland Johnson on May 27, 2009

Jim Flynn, of PewterReport.com has a good interview with Tampa Bay Buccaneers new offensive line coach Pete Mangurian, Mangurian has a history with Raheem Morris, the hand picked coach to take the team to the promise land, but what many might not have known is that he has also worked with the teams new offensive …

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Bucs DE Moore to be used creatively

by Roland Johnson on May 27, 2009

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