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Bucs offensive coordinator Sullivan to interview for Chicago Bears head coaching job

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Quarterback Josh Freeman may be faced with learning his fourth offense in five years.  Mike Sullivan, the mastermind of the most productive offense in Buccaneers history after only one season as offensive coordinator, will interview for the Chicago Be…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Monday, December 31, 2012 TAMPA - Josh Freeman always has been effective directing an offense with the clock winding down. Those skills will be put to full use next season because time might be running out for the enig

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Monday, December 31, 2012 TAMPA - The clock inside the locker room at One Buc Place that ticks down the days, hours and minutes to the next Bucs game was shut off Monday morning. But that doesn't mean the Bucs have all t

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Monday, December 31, 2012 TAMPA - One day after their season ended, the Bucs started looking ahead to next season, excited about the return of three key starters from injuries.Doug Martin, who rushed for 1,454 yards as a

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said Monday that he thinks quarterback Josh Freeman will win Super Bowls over the course of his career, but he stopped short of saying that Freeman will continue to be the team’s starter next season. Schiano was complimenta…

ESPN.com

We’ve already told you about two NFC South assistants (Atlanta offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and special-teams coach Keith Armstrong) that are candidates to be the head coach in Chicago. But Mike Garafolo reports that another NFC South assistant wi…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Buccaneers waited until March this year to find out that Ronde Barber would return for a 16th season as part of their defense and it sounds like they’ll have another extended wait to find out if he’ll make it 17 years in Tampa. Barber said after S…

ESPN.com

It remains unclear if Ron Rivera still will be coaching the Carolina Panthers in 2013. But we do know who the Panthers will be playing in 2013. The schedule won’t be out until the spring, but here are Carolina’s 2013 opponents. Home: Falcons, Saints, …

ESPN.com

We won’t know the NFL schedule for several months, but we know the opponents each team will face. Let’s go ahead and take a look at who the New Orleans Saints will play in 2013. Home: Falcons, Panthers, Buccaneers, Cardinals, 49ers, Cowboys, Bills and…

ESPN.com

Now that the 2012 regular season is over, let’s go ahead and take a look at who the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play in 2013. Home: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Cardinals, 49ers, Eagles, Bills and Dolphins. Away: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Rams, Seahawks, L…

ESPN.com

Now that the 2012 regular-season is over, let’s go ahead and take a look at who the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play in 2013. Home: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Cardinals, 49ers, Eagles, Bills and Dolphins. Away: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Rams, Seahawks, L…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano gave a quick update Monday on all his starters on injured reserve, saying that Pro Bowl guards Davin Joseph (knee) and Carl Nicks (foot) are recovering well, as is defensive end Adrian Clayborn (knee). All seem like they'r…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Cornerback Eric Wright was one of the Bucs biggest free agent acquisitions in the offseason, signed to a five-year $37.5 million contract. But it's become a question of whether Wright's first season in Tampa Bay will be the last. Wright, 27, who was eli…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Bucs coach Greg Schiano believes Josh Freeman can win Super Bowls, but he indicated he would like to provide some competition for the enigmatic quarterback next season. Freeman became the first Bucs player to pass for more than 4,000 yards and set a cl…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

The NFL has determined the 2013 draft order for non-playoff teams based on strengths of schedule for those teams. The Bucs will select 13th. Here’s the draft order for non-playoff clubs (playoff teams’ draft selections will be determined by their adva…

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Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano just did his season wrap-up meeting with the media and it sure sounds like his second offseaon with the Buccaneers will be much like his first. “Nothing is untouchable,’’ Schiano said, when describing how he’ll approac…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The Atlanta Falcons wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NFC, but played to win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The Falcons suffered a 22-17 loss as a few key players exited the games with injuries that will be worth monitoring over the next few…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Times staff Monday, December 31, 2012 2013 NFL draft order In case of ties, the team with the lower strength of schedule gets the higher pick. 1. Chiefs2-14 2. Jaguars2-14 3. Raiders4-12 4. Eagles4-12 5. Lions4-12 6. Browns5-11 7. Cardinals5-11 8. Bills…