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		<title>I could love the Bucs offseason but&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Derrick Brooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derrick Ward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earnest Graham]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bucs have had an interesting off season so far and we all can argue about most of what they&#8217;ve done, but the Brooks thing is still killing me. I know it&#8217;s the fan in me feeling it, but I still can&#8217;t find a legitimate reason for what they did there. I could understand salary cap issues or something like that, but they are far from having cap issues. I love the addition of Derrick Ward and Kellen Winslow. I like that they moved on from Jeff Garcia. I&#8217;ll break it down to what I think is positive and negative. Positive moves: Signing Derrick Ward. Ward is an animal and should combine with Earnest Graham to make a devastating backfield similar to what he was a part of with the Giants. Trading for Kellen Winslow. Say what you want about this guy, he can flat out play. He may have caused some problems and may be injury prone, but I feel this is one of those guys that a change of scenery and atmosphere may help more than anyone realizes. Firing Gruden and Allen. I&#8217;ve already spoke my piece about this so I won&#8217;t delve into it again. Good riddence. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it already time to rip the Bucs new front office?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Derrick Brooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kellen Winslow]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Clayton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you all know by now, no one was happier than I was and still am that the Gruden era is over. That being said, I have to start wondering what the hell the Bucs new front office is doing right now. I think most of us have problems with a lot of moves that are made and, being fans first, we tend to get a little too emotionally attached to players like Derrick Brooks, John Lynch, etc. But when new ownership takes over and the first major moves made are cutting a Hall of Fame linebacker and trading for a hothead like Kellen Winslow, it makes you stand up and take notice, and not in a good way. The Pewter Plank jumped out on this today and did a great job of putting it all out there and that led me to pile on as well. In releasing Dunn, Brooks, Hilliard and company last week the Bucs got my attention and sent me into a confused whirlwind wondering what the hell they were doing. I can understand and get on board with the release of everyone there but Brooks. The only explanation I can come up with as to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jon Gruden era is over.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Allen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Gruden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dominik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notre Dame]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit I was a little surprised to learn that the Gruden/Allen era came to an end on Friday, but was happy I was at work when I heard it. My immediate reaction was laughing and jumping for joy, but as I let it settle in I tried to put things into perspective. When Gruden first arrived in Tampa I was as excited as anyone else with the thought that he would be bringing his high powered offense to the Bucs. Matching that offense with the defense we had in place, I thought we were looking at least one Super Bowl victory, but had thoughts of a couple in my head. After winning the Super Bowl in his first season with the team I couldn&#8217;t have been happier. Since then the team has been up and down and things have slowly gone downhill. All of the excuses we&#8217;ve heard made for Gruden are partially true. The injuries, salary cap, draft picks and what not, but it all comes down to the fact that the team has no direction. The spats with players, the lack of major free agents being brought in and the botched draft picks sealed Gruden&#8217;s fate.  I think this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lightning aren&#8217;t making it easy.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been attempting to watch as many Lightning games as possible this season as I work 60 hours a week and I find myself wondering, why? If there were Rays, Bucs, Magic and Lightning games on all at the same time, they basically go in that order as I choose to watch them. My first love is baseball and so on, but I love my hometown teams and have stuck with them through thick and thin. I&#8217;m really having a hard time with the Lightning though. It&#8217;s not just because they&#8217;re bad, it&#8217;s because there is no direction. I gave the Rays too much attention under Naimoli because they were going nowhere and I knew it, but stuck with them. I give the Bucs too much attention now because Gruden gave me a Super Bowl and I try to pretend he&#8217;s not as big a piece of crap as he his because of it, but I stick with them. The Magic give me every reason to believe now, but those Grant Hill years were tough. The Lightning aren&#8217;t giving me anything right now and I keep looking for the silver lining. The problem is that I&#8217;m having trouble holding on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bucs deserve what they get.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=479</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bucs need help going into the final weekend if they are going to make the playoffs and it should come as no surprise to anyone. Since the arrival of Jon Gruden in Tampa, the Bucs have a 13-18 record in December (which includes a 3-10 record in the last three years) and haven&#8217;t looked like they&#8217;re going to make any statements yet this month. Within this scenario as well, I don&#8217;t think this upcoming game against the Raiders is going to be as easy as most think it will be. The Bucs have opened up as a 13 point favorite against a bad Oakland team, but I&#8217;m not buying it. The one thing the Raiders have that the Bucs must fear is a running game. Oakland can throw 3 above average running backs at the Bucs in Justin Fargas, Darren McFadden and Michael Bush and that&#8217;s more than enough to make me cringe. If the Bucs lose this game, nothing else matters, if they win they still need Philly to beat Dallas in order to get in. It&#8217;s probably more possible that the Bucs get in rather than not, but it doesn&#8217;t excite me either. I don&#8217;t mind a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucs injuries piling up, but let&#8217;s not make excuses.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The list continues to grow for Buccaneers players in the rehab center. Jon Gruden came out and talked about it today.  They now have at least 10 players I could count on the weekly injury list.. Michael Clayton Brian Griese Jeff Garcia Jovan Haye Chris Hovan Greg White (oops, I mean Stylez G. White) Sean Mahan Jeremy Zuttah Joey Galloway (not officially listed but Gruden says he&#8217;s injured). Then we have the injured reserve guys&#8230; Earnest Graham Torrie Cox Byron Storer Cortez Hankton Maurice Stovall Geno Hayes Jermaine Phillips (assumed) Not sure if I missed anyone, but that is a lot of injuries. Here&#8217;s why we shouldn&#8217;t feel bad for the Bucs though. They have built themselves to be deep, not star heavy. That&#8217;s a great way to build to try to remain competitive when injuries pile up (sound familiar) but doesn&#8217;t lend to having a dominant team. That&#8217;s why, when healthy this team doesn&#8217;t light up the scoreboard or rout too many teams, but that&#8217;s also why we&#8217;re in a position to make the playoffs with so many injuries. It&#8217;s tough to deal with and handle. I want a deep team, but I long for some hardcore play makers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucs still look solid but&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The Bucs took their unbeaten home streak to six with a 23-20 victory against the Saints on Sunday but there&#8217;s still some uncertainty revolving around the team. It was a great showing of the defense, again, against the league&#8217;s best offense that featured some great play from the secondary. Ronde Barber apparently took the early season criticism personally that his game was falling off and has been on a mission to prove himself since. Barber didn&#8217;t get a pick this week but he tipped one into Cato June&#8217;s hands and still shows the ball skills that have made him one of the NFL&#8217;s best since he arrived. Teams continue to throw in his direction because the secondary is so good, not because he&#8217;s bad. With Buchanon, Phillips, Talib, Barber, Jackson and Piscitelli back there to combine for, in my opinion, the NFL&#8217;s best secondary, there&#8217;s not a whole lot of options for opposing offenses. They picked off Drew Brees 3 times Sunday and held the Saints to 20 points despite allowing 332 net yards. I was most impressed with the run play though, holding Thomas, McAllister and Bush to 37 yards total. The questions that still linger revolve around the offense (see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Gruden ISN’T great!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Let’s not get too excited about the victory the Bucs got yesterday in Detroit. They obviously fell behind quick and that was enough to bash them. But I’m not gonna harp on that. It’s time for people to stop defending Jon Gruden for his shortcomings. The Bucs got out of Detroit with a 38-20 victory and are ready to take Carolina to the wire for the NFC South title. But here’s the problem with what I watch on Sunday’s with this team. Every week Gruden challenges the defense to score points. How bout challenging the offense Jon? If it weren’t for Clifton Smith and Monte Kiffin this season, the Bucs would be .500 at best. This holds true for other seasons as well and I’m tired of listening to people proclaim Mr. Gruden as one of the best coaches in the NFL. He’s not! It’s a mystery to me what these people see in this guy to call him great. He feuds with players, changes QB’s like underwear and lies to anyone who’ll listen. It’s like saying that a drug addicted, jobless wife is great if she doesn’t cheat on you. There’s more to this than wins and losses. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucs Graham and Hayes hit IR.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   In not so surprising news today the Bucs placed RB Earnest Graham and LB Geno Hayes on injured reserve and they will be gone for the rest of the season. Graham hurt his ankle in the first quarter of the Viking game and coach Jon Gruden immediately speculated that he was gone for the year. Coach was right for once and Graham&#8217;s done. Hayes also left the game Sunday with a knee injury and has been lost for the season. Hayes&#8217; injury isn&#8217;t a big blow but Graham&#8217;s absence will be huge. This puts a lot more pressure on the aging Warrick Dunn and rookie Clifton Smith. The Bucs added free agent RB Noah Herron and brought back LB Matt McCoy to fill Graham and Hayes&#8217; spots on the roster. McCoy played in a few games earlier in the year when Barrett Ruud went down and did an adequate job. Herron hasn&#8217;t played since 2006 and will likely fill the emergency back role once occupied by Micheal Bennett (think the Bucs miss him now?). There is also speculation now that Edgerrin James has asked for his release and, in a round about way, is interested in the Bucs. Buc &#8216;Em shot this article up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrapping up the Bucs first half.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The Bucs have finished the first half of their season 5-3 with a 4-0 home record and there are still a ton of questions hovering over them. The first half was riddled with typical Gruden drama, questionable play calling and player personnel decisions along with the typical &#8220;D&#8221; we&#8217;ve gotten so used to seeing. Some of the good things we&#8217;ve seen so far include&#8230; Earnest Graham is the workhorse RB we saw last season and looks like he&#8217;s improving on every aspect of his game. He was always a good blocker so that&#8217;s just the norm there, but his improvement on catching the ball out of the backfield and his field vision have made him my leading candidate for offensive MVP on this team. Antonio Bryant has stepped up and done more than anyone could&#8217;ve expected in Joey Galloway&#8217;s absence. We&#8217;ve had reclamation projects at this position before who we&#8217;ve been told would make big impacts (remember David Boston?) but this one looks to be the real deal. The defense in still headed by Monte Kiffin, why expect less? The entire defense has showed they&#8217;re still one of the top units out there. D-Brooks looks 25 again, Barrett Ruud is playing [...]]]></description>
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