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NFC South Standings
| W | L | T | PF | PA | |
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New Orleans
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13 | 3 | 0 | 510 | 341 |
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Atlanta
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9 | 7 | 0 | 363 | 325 |
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Carolina
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8 | 8 | 0 | 315 | 308 |
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Tampa Bay
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3 | 13 | 0 | 244 | 400 |
(updated 1.4.2010 at 4:48 AM EST)
Buccaneers Schedule
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Dallas
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Sun 09/13 | L 21 - 34 |
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Buffalo
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Sun 09/20 | L 20 - 33 |
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New York Giants
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Sun 09/27 | L 0 - 24 |
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Washington
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Sun 10/04 | L 13 - 16 |
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Philadelphia
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Sun 10/11 | L 14 - 33 |
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Carolina
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Sun 10/18 | L 21 - 28 |
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New England
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Sun 10/25 | L 7 - 35 |
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Green Bay
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Sun 11/08 | W 38 - 28 |
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Miami
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Sun 11/15 | L 23 - 25 |
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New Orleans
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Sun 11/22 | L 7 - 38 |
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Atlanta
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Sun 11/29 | L 17 - 20 |
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Carolina
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Sun 12/06 | L 6 - 16 |
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New York Jets
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Sun 12/13 | L 3 - 26 |
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Seattle
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Sun 12/20 | W 24 - 7 |
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New Orleans
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Sun 12/27 | W 20 - 17 |
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Atlanta
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Sun 01/03 | L 10 - 20 |
Random Offseason Caption Contest: Round Deux
by LeeCaz on Feb 8, 2010 3:23 PM EST
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Alright gentlemen. This one is pretty self explanatory. These were the top five captions from the contest we had last week. Please vote for which one you find the most humorous. The winner will receiver the Bucs' game of his choice on DVD. Vote away.
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Your Superbowl Champs
by Some other guy who does not care on Feb 7, 2010 9:51 PM EST
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Congrats to them, They deserve it. The TB curse has failed and now we shall moan. Go over to Canal Street chronicles and congratulate them- I started a fanpost here. Don't worry, I won't bash them for being a team of destiny anymore. See ya'll tomorrow morning, and have a nice night.
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Le Superbowl Gamethread
by Some other guy who does not care on Feb 7, 2010 4:00 PM EST
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Drew Brees is cool and inspirational. 5 Things i want to see tonight:
1) A good game
2) A good halftime show
3) TIM TEBOW or the Ads
4) Cool Chants
5a) Brees getting picked off- Not gonna happen but i can wish for things.
5b) a 146 comment gamethread at least.
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Birth of an American Holiday
by Niko Houllis on Feb 7, 2010 1:03 PM EST
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When it comes to Holiday Origins, Christmas and New Years Eve really need little explanation. For the most part however only a handful know the origins of say, Halloween. Yet all of these holidays have been part of our history for generations if not centuries.
And then you have today, where there is the Super Bowl; at some point 93% of US Homes will have the TV tuned into this event today. And for the other poor souls like myself who work in the hospitality industry, they will concur that today is the second most gluttonous day in the country right behind Thanksgiving Day. Only instead of Turkey, Chicken Wings are the 'time honored' cuisine of the day.
In fact, more people will go out for the SuperBowl than for New Years Eve, which is something else when you consider that this is an event that did not even exist when the Beatles played their last concert at the Hollywood Bowl!
The Super Bowl was nothing more than a consolation prize, a Championship game for the 'other' team, the AFL team to play the more established NFL champion for the 3 or so years until the two leagues would be merged. The name is a creation of AFL legend Lamar Hunt whose children were playing with a Super 'Ball'. If not for their toy, we may still be saying " Hey where are we going for the "AFC-NFC World Championship Game" tonight???
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According to Buc 'Em
by Buc Wild on Feb 7, 2010 10:30 AM EST
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The last poll that pertains to the 2009 NFL season has been closed. We asked you who would win the Super Bowl this year between the Saints and Colts. See the results below.
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And according to Buc 'Em, the winner will be the Indianapolis Colts. The margin actually narrowed over the last few days, as it was approximately 75% in favor of the Colts by Wednesday of last week.
Good luck to both teams, and please remember to provide us with a memorable game.
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Who's out there: Addressing the defensive line via free agency
by Paul Mueller on Feb 5, 2010 11:27 AM EST
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The worst time of year is upon us. After Super Sunday has come and gone, don’t expect any excitement for the rest of the month in the sporting world. The NBA’s seemingly pointless regular season will seem longer than ever. Hockey will continue to be hockey, March Madness won’t quite be ready and most of us will be left wondering why NASCAR stories are printed with the sports instead of in the automotive section.
Thank goodness for free agency, where NFL owners get to play real life fantasy football leading up to April’s draft.
The Buccaneers have glaring weaknesses on their depth chart, and while most of Tampa Bay debates whether or not the looming uncapped season will encourage or discourage ownership from spending money, only the Glazers truly know.
However, should they open their checkbooks and dive into the free agent pool, worthy candidates are available to address one of the Bucs’ greatest weaknesses, the defensive line.
It’s important, with a young head coach and youth scattered all over the offensive side of the ball, to not only strengthen the defense, but to get it younger as well. And there are four free agents currently available that the Bucs should be seriously looking at, all under the age of 30.
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How will Freeman fare in the future? Part I
by Buc Wild on Feb 4, 2010 9:45 AM EST
in News
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With all the hoopla surrounding Josh Freeman and the back and forth of his season, as well as the attempts to place him historically against other quarterbacks, I figured a look at other quarterbacks in similar situations may help us get a better idea of where Freeman is as a player and where he may be headed. (To view all graphs, you can set your viewing to "Wide" as opposed to "Narrow" or you can click on links at bottom)
In the 2009 NFL draft, the Bucs hand selected the quarterback that they hoped would take them back to the NFL promised land. Josh Freeman was taken with the 17th pick of the draft and instantly become seen as the franchise QB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But the 2009 season was not flawless for Josh Freeman and featured mistakes, mishaps, and road bumps along the way. We have his rookie year numbers and have dissected those to the point of exhaustion here on Buc 'Em. This begs the question, "What's next for Freeman?"
Rather than just throw out some arbitrary projections and numbers that attempt to evaluate and predict how he will do in the next few years, we'll take a look at some other quarterbacks that have items in common with the young Bucs QB. The goal here isn't to nail down Josh's future, or pigeonhole him as a one trick pony, but to perhaps give us an idea of what we can expect.
The toughest part is a willful admission; predicting future performance is not an exact science. There are far too many variables, unknowns, and parts to the equation that can either exist or differ from our assumed path for anyone to have a reasonable chance to predict the future of an NFL player. There have been "sure things" like Ryan Leaf and Todd Marinovich that have fizzled out. There have been unknowns like Kurt Warner and Tony Romo that have ascended the charts of NFL quarterbacks. And then there are the "late bloomers" like Matt Cassel, Jeff Garcia and Tom Brady who have become solid if not spectacular.
The toughest part to quantify is how surrounding talent and a system affects each quarterback. A good or bad system can improve or de-value a quarterback. If you took the relatively immobile Peyton Manningandput him behindthe 2002 Houston Texans offensive line or 2009 Green Bay Packers line, how would he have done? Conversely, how would David Carr have done with a running game like Ben Roethlisberger enjoyed his rookie year?
The determinations are left to opinion only with no ability to project or determine how each piece of the puzzle impacts the quarterback. There is no magic switch or set of figures that allows soemone to predict future performance, but that doesn't mean we won't try. We're going to look at quite a few quarterbacks, and over several articles, we'll look at how those quarterbacks fared their first year of starting, what improvement or movement we saw in the next few years, the total career arc of these quarterbacks (to date) and ultimately try to project a path for Freeman. Hit the jump to take a look into the future of Freeman and a comparison to the early years of several quarterbacks.
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Eric Yarber looks to be named Bucs WR coach.
Per Pewter Report, it looks like the Bucs want to bring in Eric Yarber as their WR coach. He has been a WR coach at both the NFL and college level and is a former WR for the Washington Redskins.
As PR states, nothing is official, but this appears to be the move that will be made.
2/4/10 - It's official. Eric Yarber has been tapped as the new Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach.
Welcome to the team Eric!
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