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 [...]
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, ‘97, [...]
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 this [...]
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 Tampa Bay [...]
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 [...]
The Buccaneers have a couple more Pro Bowl players today, as cornerback Ronde Barber and guard Davin Joseph were added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster as injury replacements. Barber replaces Green Bay cornerback Charles Woodson, while Joseph will take the place of Dallas guard Leonard Davis.
It is the fifth Pro Bowl appearance for [...]
Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber has been named a finalist for the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week. Barber picked off a pair of passes in Sunday’s 38-20 win at Detroit, and returned one 65 yards for a touchdown. The TD was the 11th interception or fumble return for a score in his [...]
From the looks of it, first-round draft choice Aquib Talib could very well be a starting corner come opening day for the Bucs. The St. Petersburg Times reported that Talib has been taking first-teams reps with the Bucs during practices. “He’s going to be the face of this franchise,” coach Jon Gruden said Friday. Talib [...]
