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		<title>2009 TBSB Player Card: Derrick Brooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full Name: Derrick Dewan Brooks Birthplace: Pensacola, FL Born: 04/18/1973 Position: OLB How Acquired: 1st round draft pick (28th overall) in 1995 What we know: Derrick went to Florida State University and was a four year letterman standout in college. While at FSU he was part of the 1993 National Championship team (bs by the way, no offense Derrick) and graduated with a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in business communications, which he followed up with a masters degree later on. Derrick was one of the core members of the Dungy/Kiffin defense that would wreak havoc through the NFL for over a decade, capped off with a Super Bowl in 2003. Under the defensive prowess of Dungy and Kiffin, and alongside John Lynch and Warren sapp, Brooks was a core piece in the innovative and much copied &#8220;Tampa Two&#8221; defense that has become a staple of nearly every teams defensive schemes from High School to the NFL. Derrick is as celebrated for his charity work in the community off the field as he is for his defensive dominance on the field. He is one of the most decorated athletes in the NFL receiving multiple awards throughout his career, topped off with his Defensive Player of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s to blame for the Bucs choke job and what do we do next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it was as ugly as it could possibly be. Not only did they drop the final four games of the season and miss the playoffs, but they did it in old school orange Buccaneer fashion. I think we all took the Carolina loss fairly well, it was on the road against a tough team and the Bucs were banged up. The Atlanta game was tough to swallow, but it was another tough road game and we could all understand it a little. The San Diego game was an absolute disaster and no one wanted to believe that it actually happened. It all could have been salvaged though with a win against an awful Oakland team and a Cowboy loss. The Cowboys did their part by taking an absolutely laughable beating at the hands of the Eagles, but it was too little too late. The Bucs had already lost to the second most dysfunctional team in the NFL, and it wasn&#8217;t as close as the 31-24 score would lead one to believe. This monumental collapse has left me wondering, who do we blame for this? Let&#8217;s try to figure it out. The offense? Jon Gruden&#8217;s offense has never really taken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucs get stomped by Panthers.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is why I tell everyone not to get too far ahead of themselves when they talk about the Bucs and the playoffs. Carolina came out mean and aggressive at home as they set out to try to win out and the Bucs were the first opponent to feel the wrath of what this team can do. In a somewhat surprising twist in this game it was the defense that let us down. The offense played decent against a good defense with no turnovers and moved the ball well enough to win in most any other game. The defense looked very small last night in getting man handled up front as they gave up nearly 300 yards rushing. This is something our defense has always been susceptible to given that we have smallish interior defensive linemen. Monte Kiffin can usually game plan well enough to overcome these things, but not last night. The game was tied at 17 going into the fourth quarter and it looked like it was going to be one of those games where it would be decided in the final two minutes, but no such luck. Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams went off and started running through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucs talk. Sapp, Kiffin and Tennessee.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bucs have just rolled right along this year with the usual mess of distractions to a 9-3 record. As we head into the biggest game of the year on Monday Night Football, a couple other things have popped up. First let&#8217;s get to the Monte Kiffin to Tennessee rumor. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a rumor, I think it&#8217;s a done deal. I have some questions for all those reporters and fans out there that keep harping on it though. What did you expect? What response did you think you were going to get from him now? Why is this being perceived as a bad thing? These are the things that annoy me with sports. Monte Kiffin has been here as defensive coordinator since 1996. He has shown no real desire to be a head coach. He&#8217;s produced great defenses over his tenure here. He&#8217;s plugged in players and coaches to fill voids left by others and things haven&#8217;t seemed to miss a beat. He&#8217;s done all this under two different Head Coaches and General Managers with completely different philosophies on how to run their ship. He&#8217;s done it all with a smile on his face in his father figure [...]]]></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>The Bucs looked good against Minnesota.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   I had to work Sunday so I didn&#8217;t get to look at the whole game until last night. Man did the Bucs look good this week though. The Bucs couldn&#8217;t get a good running game going after Earnest Graham went down with an ankle injury after one carry, and apparently this injury may end his season. Jeff Garcia stepped up in a big way going 23 of 30 with 255 yards, 84 of which went to the hated Jerramy Stevens. It was a nice showing for Garcia, but the Bucs defense again proved itself one of the best. The Bucs defense, as good as they&#8217;ve been over the years, have always had problems with bigger running backs and Adrian Peterson is as imposing as it gets. The Bucs held Peterson to 85 yards on the ground with no touchdowns. The Bucs have now faced seven of the top ten running backs without giving up a touchdown. Derrick Brooks really looks reborn this year, especially in his play on Sunday. That play in the fourth quarter in pass coverage with Peterson got everyone fired up! The Bucs are still struggling to score in the red zone and that needs to change [...]]]></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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		<title>Day 2 of the draft.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Well day two is done and the Bucs made some trades on both days to acquire more picks. Nothing very significantcame of the trades and the draft went along fairly quick and smooth. Today&#8217;s picks were&#8230;    3rd round: OG Jeramy Zuttah, Rutgers    4th round: DT Dre Moore, Maryland    5th round: QB Josh Johnson, San Diego    6th round: LB Geno Hayes, Florida State    7th round: RB Cory Boyd, South Carolina    It should be no surprise to anyone that a QB was taken by Gruden so I&#8217;m not going to fret over that. I definitely thought the 7throunder was a puzzler with the Bucs going for a running back. They have what seems to be a plethora of RB&#8217;s on the roster already (QB&#8217;s too but anyway) so I thought for sure they would take a flyer on another WR or OL. This was a draft that didn&#8217;t have many big names for the Bucs but I trust Monte Kiffin for sure to pick quality guys for the defense. Gruden is Gruden so we&#8217;ll hear how great every one of these guys are and probably won&#8217;t see much of them this year unless one of them [...]]]></description>
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