Posts Tagged ‘ronde barber’

Sources: Buccaneers RB LeGarrette Blount likely out 1-2 games

Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount is expected to be sidelined one-to-two contests with his left knee injury, accoding to Rick Stroud of the St. Petersburg Times. Stroud’s sources note that he is doubtful for Sunday’s home game against the Saints and questionable for next week’s clash with the Bears in London. Is it time for Ronde to [...]

Buccaneers CB Barber named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

For the ninth time in his Buccaneers career, including the postseason, cornerback Ronde Barber was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording four tackles, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery, one interception and three passes defensed, in a 16-13 win over the NFC South rival Atlanta Falcons. The interception marked the [...]

Barber’s thoughts on coming back in 2011?

Sporting News says it sounds like CB Ronde Barber seems to be leaning towards a return in 2011: CB Ronde Barber is in the final year of his contract, and he hasn’t talked about his plans beyond this season but you have to think he’s leaning toward coming back. Barber has two interceptions in two [...]

Is Ronde Barber a Hall of Fame Player?

With the lull of news these days, there’s plenty of ‘what ifs’ to talk about, and in this latest edition over at Buc Em’ there’s some chatter about if Ronde Barber belongs in the Hall of Fame. What do you think? As I check around the blogosphere for any positive NFL news a question kept [...]

Barber Looking to be a Leader with Younger Bucs

Buccaneers CB Ronde Barber, discussing the need for younger players to step up and become leaders, as quoted in the Sarasota Herald Tribune: “I talked to ‘Rah’ (first-year head coach Raheem Morris) a lot this offseason, and one of the things we got out of it is that new leaders need to emerge. In ’96, [...]

Bucs Defense Going to Have a Problem Playing Together

Pro Football Weekly says that playing together might be though for a Bucs defense that will have a lot of young players: CB Ronde Barber was one of the few longtime Bucs who survived the housecleaning done by GM Mark Dominik this offseason, and the team is expecting him to play at a high level [...]

Two Bucs Make the List of NFC South Players on the Hot Seat

Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com in his NFC South blog has five players on the hot seat in the division this year, and two Bucs have made the list: Ronde Barber, cornerback, Tampa Bay. A lot of critics said he was on the hot seat and on his way out last year. But Barber survived the [...]

Barber’s Role to be Less w/ Bucs in 2009

Pro Football Weekly says that starting corner Ronde Barber is going to have a lesser role with the team in 2009. Here is the report: We hear the Bucs are very interested in re-signing soon-to-be free-agent CB Phillip Buchanon. He was arguably the team’s best corner last season, and with 2008 first-round pick CB Aqib [...]