Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Bucs No. 3: DT Gerald McCoy

April 22, 2010

The Bucs take DT Gerald McCoy out of Oklahoma as the third pick in the draft. Tears in his eyes. Genuine gratitude and happiness. Love to see that. They work hard, but they are very blessed. Holding up his jersey in honor of his mother who passed away when he was 19. She never got [...]

Steelers acquire QB Byron Leftwich from Bucs

April 20, 2010

Crazy day around the league…trades, signings, and prominent players being shopped around. In the day’s second trade, Pittsburgh has traded a seventh-round draft pick to Tampa Bay for quarterback Byron Leftwich. The Steelers get themselves more depth at the position, and they couldn’t have enough; with Big Ben’s looming suspension and all. As Schefter notes, [...]

Bucs Working with Outside Draft Consultant

April 14, 2010

It’s not been a typical NFL move. Organizations have historically kept analytics in house. However, sometimes the best move in ANY company is to bring in an informed and objective outsider to review the status quo and report. That’s exactly what the Bucs have done by hiring NFL journeyman Bill Rees as a Draft Consultant. [...]

Bucs add safety Sean Jones

March 17, 2010

Sean Jones will be on his third team in three years. After leaving Cleveland and signing for one year with the Philadelphia Eagles last season, the hard-hitting safety now will play in Tampa as Jones and the Bucs have agreed to a two-year contract. Jones, like I mentioned above, is a hard-hitter; the classic thumper [...]

Bus Cook: Favre to Tampa should happen soon

August 6, 2008

Brett Favre’s agent, Bus Cook, has said that a deal with the Bucs is close to materializing and could be done soon. This was reported on NFL Network. Now we all know that this story has flip-flopped about 100 times already, but if it’s coming from his agent, it’s gotta be atleast semi reliable. It [...]

Favre trade could be imminent

August 5, 2008

It could finally be over. ESPN’s Wendi Nix, reporting on NFL Live, reports that a trade involving Brett Favre could happen anytime now. The Packers remain reluctant to trade him within the division, so it could be the Bucs, Jets, or an unknown surprise team. A couple of things to note here: Bucs GM Bruce [...]

Three teams possibly interested in Favre

July 14, 2008

During a commercial break of the Home Run Derby on ESPN, there was a cut-in to an interview with John Clayton, from the 6PM Sportscenter, who shed some light on the potential suitors for Brett Favre, if he becomes available. According to Clayton, the only teams that he thinks could make a play for the Packers QB would be the [...]

Trent Dilfer retires

July 9, 2008

Two days after one QB retired, another has stepped away from the gridiron. Former Superbowl champion QB Trent Dilfer has decided to retire today. He made this announcement today at a celebrity golf tournament in California and will make a formal announcement in the coming days. Dilfer has been a journeyman QB his entire career, beginning with [...]