November 25th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in 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 [...]
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4 Weeks Into Season, Buccaneers’ Offense Taking On Water
Most people who follow the NFL and specifically the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might think that with the team’s signings of quarterback Byron Leftwich, running back Derrick Ward and tight end Kellen Winslow, the team upgraded offensively. They also re-signed wide receivers Michael Clayton and Antonio Bryant along with tight end Jerramy Stevens and got back [...]
Owens, Whitner Keys To Bills’ 33-20 Shellacking Of Buccaneers
There used to be a time that you could rely on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense to be this all-consuming, blitzing machine. And yet after two games under current head coach Raheem Morris, you’re seeing quite the opposite, as evidenced by allowing 332 or more yards for the last seven games; this year alone, this [...]
Leftwich Excited to Play Old Team in Jags Saturday
Buccaneers QB Byron Leftwich, excited to face his former team Saturday night as he vies for a starting job in Tampa, as quoted on Jacksonville.com: “You always have something to prove. You should always play this game with a chip on your shoulder. Maybe I have a boulder instead of a chip. And it’s not [...]
Leftwich the Front Runner So Far in the QB Derby
Sporting News reports that so far, Byron Leftwich seems to be the front runner for the QB spot for the Bucs: It’s still too early to predict a winner in the battle for the starting quarterback job, but there’s a sense around camp that Byron Leftwich has pulled ahead of Luke McCown and rookie Josh [...]
QB Competition Remains Up in the Air as Camp Closes In
It remains very much up in the air at this point who is going to be under center opening day for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and new head coach Raheem Morris. The team is likely to go with one of three throwers – Byron Leftwich, who last season was the backup for the champion Steelers, [...]
Freeman Looks Like the Real Deal in First Mini-Camp
It may be very early in the process for new Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman, but his new coach seemed to like what he saw from the first-round draft pick this past weekend at the teams first mini-camp. “He took control of the huddle,” coach Raheem Morris said. “I don’t believe he had one bad snap [...]
Ranking This Years Class of Free Agent Quarterbacks
It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field – quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for some [...]
