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You can almost imagine something akin to the scene from the first Rocky movie, when the aged Mick is praising Rocky, telling him how great he is, how much he reminds him of another Rocky, Rocky Marciano. Of course, Mick had found out that Rocky was about to fight for the heavyweight championship with Apollo Creed. He groveled and praised Rocky, to which Rocky simply responded: "Yeah, but I ain't got no locker." Perhaps ...

Call it "Rookie-Mania" if you'd like and perhaps the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may catch a seasonal case of it this summer. The primary symptom is taking first-year players and throwing them into the starting lineup. That could be the case with the Bucs, and the primary suspects are the duo of newly-drafted wide receivers Arrelious Benn from Illinois and Mike Williiams, the one-time problem child from Syracuse. "Both have size and that's what ...

Saw most of his games the past two years. As an East Carolina guy, was hoping the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be savvy enough to pick this guy early in the second round. They didn't. The Giants did and Giant fans will be glad they did. Let me introduce the Beast from ECU–Linval Joseph. He'll be a terrific NFL lineman. He's big and strong. At 6'5", 330 lbs., he can manhandle anyone in ...

Could you hear the collective groans when the Buccaneers claimed another defensive lineman, UCLA's Bryan Price, with the third pick in the second round of the NFL draft? Had to confuse everyone when the Buccaneers picked the 6'1", 303-pound tackle who played the same position as top pick Gerald McCoy. Two players for the three-technique? "You gotta help your QB out!" exclaimed ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. "Their wide receivers are woeful," ...

By now you've perused the 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers schedule. No doubt many of you are already putting "Ws" and "Ls" next to each opponent. Sure it's way too early to do that, but you can't resist, can you? Can't wait for the "they're going 8-8," "they're going 9-7," or "they're going 7-9," along with all the three, four, five, and six-win predictions. But forget the other 13 games, you will have the chance ...

NFL draft countdown...three days to go . Could the Tampa Bay Buccaneers be eyeballing the No. 1 pick in Thursday's NFL draft? They might if they want to pick Nebraska tackling beast Ndamukong Suh. Latest from the rumor pile is that the Detroit Lions have let it leak that they will be ones to claim his Kongness with their pick, the second selection in Thursday night's festivities. If the St. Louis Rams indeed plan ...

Someone please tell Raheem Morris to stop it. Stop it right now, cease and desist. Stop comparing his Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Buccaneers of Tony Dungy back in 1996 and 1997 on into the year 2000. These are not Tony Dungy's Buccaneers and Raheem only dreams that he had talent Dungy had. Morris flat out needs a reality check. You see, Dungy performed a miraculous turnaround after his first season, that 6-10 year. ...

You're all free to go. The would be music to the ears of those held behind bars. Now it's perhaps the message those wily Glazers will send to Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans this fall. You're all free to go do something else besides watch the Bucs on television. You'd figure this has been coming for a while now. If you tuned in and watched the games during last year's stellar 3-13 season, you saw a ...

No less than a half dozen NFL coaches have told me over the years that what matters most in the league is that you have to draft "football players." Arnold Palmer used to tell us that there are golfers and people who play golf. There are football players and guys who happen to play football. Tim Tebow, first and foremost is a "football player." He's the type of guy those coaches I used to ...

Surely you knew the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would avoid any major splash in the 2010 free agency pool. The Bucs took a dainty step into the kiddie pool Tuesday when they latched on to Eagle-in-the-doghouse Reggie Brown. Sure, Brown was a second-round draft choice back in 2005 out of Georgia. And isn't that exciting?—another SEC receiver to join forces with the greatness that is former LSU star Michael Clayton. The Bucs squirmed and ...