Returning Tight Ends:
Kellen Winslow – 5 years ($6.725 million, $8.29 million, then $16 million split between 3 years I think)
Jerramy Stevens – 1 year, $1.4 million
John Gilmore – 1 year, $1.25 million
Ryan Purvis – minimum
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Status/Needs:
Winslow was easily the top receiver on the team last year and was quick to develop chemistry with Josh Freeman, catching [...]

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Returning Quarterbacks:
Josh Freeman – entering second of five year contract
Josh Johnson – 2 years ($512,000, $600,000)
Byron Leftwich (for now) – 1 year ($2 million)
Rudy Carpenter – minimum
 

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With three long weeks to go until we get to the combine, here are my thoughts on how the first two rounds of the draft will play out as well as how the Bucs will utilize their ten selections.  (It’s actually a combination of what I would do and what I think they’ll look to [...]

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Returning Running Backs:
Cadillac Williams – RFA
Derrick Ward – 3 years left ($3.25 million; $3.75 million; $4 million)
Earnest Graham – will earn $6 million if he’s on the team the next two years
Clifton Smith – ERFA
Kareem Huggins – minimum
Fullbacks:
BJ Askew – under contract for 3 more years ($875,000; $1.5 million; $1.3 million)
Chris Pressley – minimum

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After the Buccaneers were destroyed, 38-7 by the New Orleans Saints at home, the group that makes the decisions at 1 Buc Place had to make a change. The change they opted for was to remove Jim Bates as Defensive Coordinator and have current Head Coach, Raheem Morris, assume the role he was originally promoted [...]

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Eight weeks into the season, and the Buccaneers are the only team yet to win a game. Now we all thought it was going to be a long year, but even I figured we’d somehow manage three wins. That looks like a monumental reach at this point seeing as how we’ve already lost to the [...]

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Breaking News: Number 1 pick out of Kansas State, Josh Freeman has been named the starting QB. Anyone surprised by this should immediately pull their head out of their colon. The view there, while better than the outlook for the rest of our season, must smell like most places in New Jersey.
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Game 4
 
Bucs @ Redskins
 
Josh Johnson  vs.  Washington Redskins Defense

        
  
 
It’s four weeks into the season, and Byron Leftwich has been replaced as starting QB of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  What’s more surprising than the quick hook is who’s being called upon to take over the offensive huddle.  It’s been long speculated by myself [...]

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Game 3
Bucs vs. Giants
 
Mario Manningham & Steve Smith  vs.  Ronde Barber & Aqib Talib
  
  
 
The Buccaneer defense has been under heavy fire (and scrutiny) during the first two games of the ’09 season, and it’s with good cause as they currently rank 31st in the league in yards allowed per game with an absurd [...]

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Game 2
Bucs @ Bills
  
      GAINES ADAMS (DE)    VS.    DEMETRIUS BELL (LT) 
   
When Jason Peters was shipped off to Philadelphia, Langston Walker moved over to take his place at left tackle, but by the conclusion of the preseason, Demetrius Bell had beaten him out for the job.  Bell, Buffalo’s 7th round pick in ’08, is a young man [...]

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