Tampa Bay Buccaneers News and Rumors
A View on How the Buccaneers Will Deal with the Salary Cap Issues in 2012Matt Loede, buccaneersgab.com Football Outsiders is out and doing Division by Division looks at the salary cap and how it affects each team around the league. To see about the entire NFC South – click HERE Here’s the Buccaneers breakdown, and some of the background on how they thi… |
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Schiano's hiring pattern not unusual2 hours ago
There’s been a lot of talk about Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano bringing so many of his Rutgers assistants to the Buccaneers and the tone is generally skeptical. The Bucs haven’t officially announced their full staff of assistants yet, but it has been w… |
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What about the Bucs' 'other' free agents?6 hours ago
Times Staff, tampabay.com You probably already know the Bucs have a handful of unrestricted free agents that they'll be making decisions on in the near future. Among them are Jeremy Zuttah, Connor Barth and Earnest Graham. But there are some free agents in different classificati… |
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Zuttah and the Bucs Chattling About a New Deal10 hours ago
Matt Loede, buccaneersgab.com Reports are the Buccaneers are nearing a deal with offensive lineman Jeremy Zuttah. “The team wants the player and the player wants the team,” Zuttah’s agent, Noel LaMontagne, said on Monday. “That’s the most important progress you can have. The… |
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Bill Sheridan's first impressions of the Bucs defenseFeb 21 (yesterday)
Times Staff, tampabay.com Bill Sheridan has only been the Bucs' defensive coordinator since Friday, but he's spent substantial time since them watching cut-ups of some of the defense's worst moments from the 2011 season. It makes sense to watch the bad before the good because it… |
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No news on Ronde BarberFeb 21 (yesterday)
At least as of Tuesday, there has been no decision on the future of veteran cornerback Ronde Barber with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Barber, who can become a free agent, previously said he hadn’t reached any decision. As defensive coordinator Bill Sherida… |
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Franchise-tag decisions will affect Bucs' free agency pictureFeb 20 (yesterday)
Times Staff, tampabay.com The Bucs have roughly $67 million in salary-cap space to play with and have gone out of their way to suggest they're going to be players in the free-agency marketplace come next month. If that's the case then, starting today, Bucs fans should pay partic… |
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What to expect from Bucs' offenseFeb 20 (2 days ago)
We won’t know what the new Tampa Bay offense will look like until the Buccaneers take the field in September. But we can get a little bit of a preview by looking at what’s in offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan’s background. Before he was hired by t… |
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Source: Bucs to hire ex-RB Byner to tutor RBsFeb 20 (2 days ago)
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Earnest Byner will be announced later Monday as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' new running backs coach, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. |
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Freddie Solomon service draws former teammatesFeb 20 (2 days ago)
Times Staff, tampabay.com By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 20, 2012 TAMPA — Jerry Rice watched with keen interest as a parade of emotional speakers reflected on his fallen friend, while a police honor guard stood majestically near the church's altar, wit… |
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Deep Posts: Buccaneers finally light up their scoreboard (sort of…)Feb 20 (2 days ago)
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com -- After an extremely disappointing season in which they went 4-12 and ranked 27th in points scored, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally lit up their own scoreboard. Sadly, they did so in the offseason, and it was literally instead of figuratively. Accordi… |
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Bucs looking to retain key free agentsFeb 20 (2 days ago)
Times Staff, tampabay.com There's a lot of multi-tasking going on at One Buc Place as coach Greg Schiano completes his coaching staff, tries to get up to speed on his new team, all while the club is preparing for the NFL Combine. The Bucs can also add something else to the long … |
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Reaction To the Coordinator HiresFeb 20 (2 days ago)
Chris Bach, buccaneersgab.com In the past week, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers brought in former Giants QB coach Mike Sullivan as offensive coordinator and former Giants DC Mike Sheridan as defensive coordinator My main reaction to these hirings: two coaches that don’t have a real “sizz… |
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Buccaneers Hire Bob Bostad as O-Line CoachFeb 19 (3 days ago)
Matt Loede, buccaneersgab.com The Buccaneers have hired Bob Bostad to coach the team’s offensive line, Roy Cummings of The Tampa Tribune reports. Bostad, 45, coached tight ends, offensive line and coordinated the running game at the University of Wisconsin from 2006-11 and had been … |
