The St Pete Times reports the Bucs will work out punters after the team put Dirk Johnson on IR:
The Bucs will work out three punters in an effort to find a replacement for Dirk Johnson, who was placed on Injured Reserve Monday with a torn left hamstring. Sam Paulescu, Ricky Schmitt and Durant Brooks will [...]
Learning to finish. It’s a tough thing to do in the NFL, and the Bucs learned that the hardest of ways Sunday in Atlanta, falling to the banged up Falcons 20-17. Led by backup QB Chris Redmen, the Falcons outlasted the game at home scoring the go-ahead TD with 23 seconds left and [...]
The St.Pete Times says that Jim Bates may be with the team when they take the field tomorrow:
Things seem to be finally shaking out between the Buccaneers and demoted defensive coordinator Jim Bates as he is now leaning toward accompanying the team to Atlanta this weekend and coach Raheem Morris says he will encourage it. [...]
PewterReport.com reports that the Bucs have put QB Byron Leftwich on IR:
The Bucs were quite busy at One Buccaneer Place Tuesday, but Thanksgiving Day plans weren’t the top priority. Veteran quarterback Byron Leftwich, who has been listed on the team’s injury report for several weeks with a elbow ailment, was put on injured reserve [...]
Bucs’ tight end Kellen Winslow did not practice on Wednesday due to a sore knee, according to the Twitter page of the Tampa Tribune. Winslow is expected to play this week against the Falcons. Winslow has missed some practice time as of late with this injury, but it looks like he should be fine for [...]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without the services of quarterback Byron Leftwich as he was placed on injured reserve Tuesday because of a right arm injury; in addition, the team released cornerback Mike Mickens while signing rookie QB Rudy Carpenter from the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad and wide receiver Terrence Nunn from the New England [...]
While Tampa Bay’s defensive coordinator position remains unsettled heading into 2010, PewterReport.com is reporting that Greg Olson will return as offensive coordinator. The Bucs have extended Olson’s contract, which was set to expire at season’s end. The Bucs want QB Josh Freeman to have continuity in the same system.
Rick Stroud of the St. Petersburg Times reports via Twitter that Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris has relieved Jim Bates as defensive coordinator and will take over defensive play-calling duties. Morris will return Bucs to Tampa Two scheme. Bates remains with the team in a consulting role and help Morris from the box on game [...]
The first possession for the Bucs was good Sunday, going 95 yards for a quick 7-0 lead over the Saints. But just like that, the best team in the NFC South turned on their magic, putting the Bucs away with some quick scores to move to 10-0 with a 38-7 rout of the Bucs.
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