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Ronde Barber

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Wednesday News & Notes

by Staff Report on October 6, 2010

Rookie running back, Legarrette Blount is being touted as the next train, although the original train, Mike Alstott was amply named the A-Trian for his perseverance in short yardage situations and his battering ram style of trucking would be defenders. Blount has been given the moniker of the B-Train by local scribe Roy Cummings of …

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Week 1 Video Highlights

by Staff Report on September 12, 2010

The Buccaneers edge out the Browns 17-14 in their home opener. Below are post game interviews and highlights from the match up. From rookie Mike Williams spectacular self tip for his first NFL touchdown to Micheal Spurlock’s game winning 33 yard touchdown strike from Josh Freeman. All video’s are courtesy of the good people of …

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Lake Calling The Defensive Plays?

by Staff Report on September 10, 2010

It was believed that when Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach, Raheem Morris jettisoned former defensive coordinator Jim Bates towards the end of last season and took over the reins to the defense and began calling plays he would continue that role for the foreseeable future. Well it now appears that Morris has relinquished the actual …

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Barber Heaps Praise On Rookie Receiver Williams

by Staff Report on September 9, 2010

Veteran corner, Ronde Barber who’s been around the block a time or two has seen his fair share of rookie receivers during his storied 14-year career in the NFL. Barber, a five-time Pro Bowler heaped praise on receiver Mike Williams telling Anwar S. Richardson of the Tampa Tribune “I’ve never seen a rookie come in …

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Top Executives Think Talib Could Be Pro-Bowl Bound

by Staff Report on June 21, 2010

Recently, NFL analyst Mike Detiller of the Daily Comet asked 12 people with ties to the NFL — director of player personnel chiefs, scouts and NFL coaches around the league for the best starting cornerback duo in the NFL. Now of course, the Bucs starting duo of Aqib Talib and Ronde Barber did not get …

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Bucs Sign Third Round Pick Myron Lewis

by Staff Report on June 14, 2010

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today that they have signed 2010 draft selection CB Myron Lewis to a four-year contract. Lewis who sustained an abdominal injury during rookie camp has been unable to practice during the teams organized team activities (OTAs). The 6-foot-2, 203-pound Lewis is projected to be competing with Elbert Mack and E.J. …

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Myron Lewis Anxiously Waits

by Staff Report on June 10, 2010

Since the conclusion of the 2010 NFL draft, Myron Lewis, the Buccaneers third-round pick out of Vanderbilt has been chomping at the bit to show off his physicality, but since tweaking his hamstring in his first organized practice with the team, he’s been relegated to a mere spectator. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Lewis is widely considered …

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Bucs Continue Downward Spiral

by Staff Report on May 26, 2010

It should come as no surprise that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense ranked 2nd on defense in “missed tackles” says Arron Schatz of the renowned FootballOutsiders.com. According to the metrics of Football Outsiders game charting stats the Bucs defense missed 94 total tackles in 2009, but based on a per play basis the once proud …

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Barber Hints At Possible Retirement

by Staff Report on May 18, 2010

Ronde Barber, 35, was a third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Virginia in 1997 and is currently the longest tender Buccaneer, and only remaining player from the 2002 team that hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. Barber who’s entering his 14th season and is in the final year of his contract with the Bucs, hinted at …

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As season approaches this fan feels perplexed

by Lee C on September 10, 2009

Three More Days. Such a short time that somehow manages to feel like forever. Like many Buc’s fans out there I have watched with a mixture of fascination, and sometimes disgust, as the Tampa Bay front office has literally flipped this franchise upside down in the offseason. From the firing of Gruden, to the hiring of …