The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be running a 4-3 one gap system in 2012 as stated by defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan. He and head coach Greg Schiano have also stated their intent on mixing things up with “odd” fronts and other alignments. A few days ago we looked at the basic alignment to expect. …Read More
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers under coach Greg Schiano have moved into covert mode and little has been released on their defensive schemes. As read here in the past, there is ample evidence based on Schiano and Butch Davis’ history which lends itself to believe a “4-3 under” scheme will be run. If you have …Read More
The next Tampa Bay Buccaneers mini camp isn’t until June 12th but things are slowly starting to take shape. Based on what head coach Greg Schiano and GM Mark Dominik are saying, the young crop of draftees will be given a fair shot to nab starting roles. Though training camp doesn’t start until late July, …Read More
Coach Greg Schiano and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand on Tuesday. LeGrand is a special person and amazing story. After suffering paralysis from a spinal cord injury in 2010, LeGrand’s story of determination and will became a national headline. Against all odds, the Sports Illustrated recipient of “Moment of …Read More
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been a consensus top ten rated team in terms of their 2012 NFL Draft selections. Walking away with two first round selections and players graded much higher than their draft spots will catch people’s attention. Where the Bucs excelled was in the later rounds, selecting high ceiling players which fit …Read More
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were as aggressive as ever in the 2012 NFL Draft, making a statement this team has begun a new era. As if the additions of Vincent Jackson, Eric Wright and Carl Nicks were not enough, the Bucs made sure they made the moves needed to draft their guys. If one …Read More
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added to their running back corps by selecting Utah State’s Michael Smith. His 4.38-40 yard dash at Utah State’s pro day obviously caused the Bucs to take notice. At 5’8″/ 205 lbs, Smith is undersized in height but is well built to take the abuse muscularly. His 2010 campaign cut short …Read More
In both the 5th and 6th rounds, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected West Virginia Mountaineer players. First it was Najee Goode and linebacker and then Keith Tandy joined him. Based on scouting reports, Tandy seems to have great ability playing within zone coverage but lacks in man cover skills. The 5’10” -197 lb. Senior was …Read More
After moving up in the 2nd round to select fan favorite Lavonte David, the Bucs selected West Virginia linebacker Najee Goode in the 5th round. The 6’1″, 240 lb. linebacker moves well for his thick build, playing both middle and outside linebacker positions for the Mountaineers. Goode ended 2011 with 87 tackles, 14 of those …Read More
Today’s NFL Draft poses plenty of questions for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As the week has progressed, the Vikings, Browns and Jets have all done their share of posturing. As late as yesterday, reports were surfacing that the Vikings were in talks with several teams about trading out of the 3 spot. While many …Read More
