Returning Linebackers: Niko Koutouvides – undisclosed; made $627,000 in ’09 Lee Robinson – minimum Adam Hayward – 1 year $550,000 Geno Hayes – 2 years ($470,000 and $555,000) Barrett Ruud – RFA Matt McCoy – RFA Quincy Black – 1 year $550,000 Rod Wilson – RFA . * Angelo Crowell – free agent (“earned” nearly …Read More
Returning Quarterbacks: Josh Freeman – entering second of five year contract Josh Johnson – 2 years ($512,000, $600,000) Byron Leftwich (for now) – 1 year ($2 million) Rudy Carpenter – minimum
With three long weeks to go until we get to the combine, here are my thoughts on how the first two rounds of the draft will play out as well as how the Bucs will utilize their ten selections. (It’s actually a combination of what I would do and what I think they’ll look to …Read More
Returning cornerbacks: Brandon Anderson – minimum Ronde Barber – 1 year, $3 million EJ Biggers – minimum Torrie Cox – 1 year, $1 million Elbert Mack – exclusive rights free agent Derrick Roberson – minimum Aqib Talib – signed for 3 more years Stoney Woodson – minimum The Buccaneer cornerback situation isn’t pretty. We have …Read More
Ok, so we’ve got ten draft picks and a lot of cap space. What do we do this offseason? Well, the crop of free agents figures to be bleak due to the CBA situation, so there’s unlikely to be substantial activity in that area. In the draft, the first of our ten picks is the …Read More
Yes, it’s really early, but you all know how I live for the NFL draft. This season hasn’t been one of the more enjoyable ones, but I think we’ve at least been able to evaluate a lot of the “talent” on the roster. Quickly, here’s a position by position current state assessment with some potential …Read More
Eight weeks into the season, and the Buccaneers are the only team yet to win a game. Now we all thought it was going to be a long year, but even I figured we’d somehow manage three wins. That looks like a monumental reach at this point seeing as how we’ve already lost to the …Read More
