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Meet New Buccaneer RB Noah Herron

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As Bull Gator mentioned earlier, the Bucs signed Noah Herron today to the 53-man roster after making room by sadly placing Earnest Graham and Geno Hayes on IR, ending their seasons.  Herron is listed at 5'11, 218 lbs.  He's played in limited fashion in 23 games over 2 years with Pittsburgh and Green Bay, tallying 273 yards and 3 TDs on the ground and 29 catches for 211 yds and 2 TDs.  He hasn't played since 2006, so I'm curious to see what kind of playing shape he's in, although I'm sure the brass kicked the tires some before bringing him on board.  Clearly, this was an insurance move, with Dunn and Caddy both laboring with injury themselves to differing degrees.  

What will Herron bring that the Bucs don't already have?  Well, I'm not sure in the rushing game.   Certainly Dunn will start and Caddy will spell him gradually more each game.  Clifton Smith will see some reps to spell them and Jameel Cook is a serviceable short yardage runner with pretty good hands.  In the end, the Bucs had the roster space and needed a healthy back.  Herron's not listed as that much bigger than Caddy, but should be a good compliment and will probably get his number called some in red zone sets and short yardage siutations.  What sticks out to me about Herron's career numbers is his receiving yardage, which could yield dividends.  With the Bucs' anemic red zone performance, it'll be nice to get someone who can chip block and slip out of the backfield on a delayed route for a score. 

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what's crazy is the ink

just dried on releasing Michael Bennett…. I would love to know how often Gruden and Allen don’t see eye to eye when it comes to player personnel. Also imagine if we don’t see Caddy for the rest of the season… yeesh

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by JScott on Nov 19, 2008 7:58 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I don't care what Gruden says, cutting Bennett has come back to bite him in the ass....

You can’t tell me cutting OL James Lee would have been more beneficial? At least Bennett played Special Teams. They are trying to get Herron on Special Teams now to fill his role. Word is Herron took one look at the Bucs playbook and asked Gruden if it was written in Greek.

by TheUltimateBucFan on Nov 21, 2008 9:03 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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