From the monthly archives:

June 2009

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Michael Clayton vs Brandon Marshall

by Roland Johnson on June 18, 2009

With the recent trade demands by Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall this week, many of the Tampa Bay Buccaneer faithful have expressed a desire for general manager Mark Dominik to offer the Broncos a first and third round pick in next years draft for what some consider to be an up echelon receiver in the …

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Freeman, Morris & Dominik speak with the Big Dog

by Roland Johnson on June 17, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie quarterback Josh Freeman, Head Coach Raheem Morris & General Manager Mark Dominik ventured into un-chartered waters this afternoon when they joined Steve “Big Dog” Duemig on 620 WDAE The Sports Animal. Click on the tagged names to hear the indepth interviews with the Big Dog.

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Bucs Freeman pushing to become starter in 09′

by Roland Johnson on June 17, 2009

With veteran signal caller Byron Leftwich’s shaky outings, to this point in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers OTAs & mandatory mini camp the team has reevaluated there plan on rookie quarterback Josh Freeman for the upcoming season. Just days after quarterback’s coach Greg Olson said that the team had, had discussion about the direction they would …

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Bucs News & Notes: Tuesday OTA

by Roland Johnson on June 16, 2009

No need to worry Buccaneer fans, starting middle linebacker Barrett Ruud showed for the team mandatory mini camp. Even though he is miffed at the lack of contract talks he arrived and participated in drills. Ruud has not ruled out the idea of holding out of training camp in the hopes of getting the team …

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Bucs taking a look at veteran receivers

by Roland Johnson on June 15, 2009

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Bucs Griese ask to be released

by Roland Johnson on June 14, 2009

With speculation swirling throughout the off-season that veteran quarterback Brian Griese would be traded or released before the start of training camp, as the Buccaneers have maintained they only want to bring four quarterbacks to camp. Rick Stroud, of the St. Pete Times is reporting the embattled quarterback has asked for his unconditional release from …

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Defensive intrigue

by Roland Johnson on June 14, 2009

While most defenses are sound by design, call me intrigued by what the new scheme will entail for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under the guidance of defensive coordinator Jim Bates. For the most part, it will still look somewhat familiar to many, but with little intricate differences. You here some say he doesn’t have the …

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Positional Preview: RB & FB

by Roland Johnson on June 12, 2009

With vision, lateral cutting and the ability to square one’s shoulders and hit the hole being an emphasis this season the running game is going to look very different. There is no doubt the team will struggle to find consistency early on in the ground game. But as the season wears on the ground & …

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Bucs News & Notes Thursday edition

by Roland Johnson on June 12, 2009

With two players figuring to play prominent roles this coming fall still M.I.A. this off-season in middle linebacker Barrett Ruud & left tackle Donald Penn amidst contract disputes Rod Wilson and James Lee have been getting plenty of action with the first teams. CB Kyle Arrington was carted off the field when he went airborne, …

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Positional Preview: Quarterbacks

by Roland Johnson on June 11, 2009

The band aid brigade that once toiled under center has been discarded for youthful exuberance. The team has decided a drastic makeover was in order at the most critical position in all of football. With the immanent release of Brian Griese on the horizon, the days of a quarterback hanging on long enough to begin …