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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pre-Season Opener is HERE!!!

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Miami Dolphins


TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-0) GAME #1 MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-1)
VS.
Date: August 9, 2008 Location: Miami, Florida
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
TV: WTVT (FOX 13) Favorite: Dolphins by 2.0
Radio: 620 WDAE The Sports Animal Over/Under: 32.0
Weather:
84 Degrees
Rain (40% chance)
Injury Report:
See Below
SBN Coverage: Phinsider My Prediction:
BUCS WIN!
Final Score: Buccaneers 17 - Dolphins 6

Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia has missed seven straight days of training camp (Calf Injury), Gruden will hold Garcia out of the teams preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins…. - PewterReport.com

Along with QB Jeff Garcia, FB B.J. Askew (ankle) and WR Joey Galloway (groin) will not travel to Miami with the team. - PewterReport.com

TE Ben Troupe (undisclosed), RB Kenneth Darby (undisclosed) and CB Sammy Davis (hip) were held out of Thursday's practice. Darby and Troupe are expected to play Saturday. - PewterReport.com

Gruden is expected to play QB Luke McCown the entire 1st half Saturday, while Brian Griese is expected to follow him up, with Simms maybe and maybe not getting reps. Rookie QB Josh Johnson is not expected to log any reps against the Dolphins. - PewterReport.com

Don’t feel sorry for Josh he’s expected to log minutes against the Patriots, per Head Coach Jon Gruden: "Yeah, we feel like we'll let him go up against the 18-0 Patriots. I give Josh a hard time. My alma mater, the Dayton Flyers, beat Josh Johnson last year, so since Dayton beat him we're going to give him a shot at the Patriots. That's a good opening for Josh." - PewterReport.com

No word on DT Jovan Haye and whether he will log any game time minutes

I think the most intriguing aspect of Saturday's Pre-Season Opener against the Dolphins (outside of Luke and Josh McCown facing off, eh) is the Receiving/Returning Corps and what they can produce. We've got DJax, Paris Warren, Clifton Smith, Michael Spurlock, Mike Clayton, Maurice Stovall, and Antonio Bryant... Thats a ton of competition. Hopefully the Return team is able to return a few unlike last Pre-Season.

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man its weird

to see Warrick Dunn back in a Bucs jersey

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:33 PM EDT   0 recs

is that

Antonio Bryant or David Boston… Glad to finally see the guy

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:34 PM EDT   0 recs

so much for the

McCown vs McCown showdown

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

damn first play and

McCown gets sacked… ugh

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:42 PM EDT   0 recs

JERMAINE

is ridiculous!!!!!

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

as i sit here

in my Simms jersey… i wish he could find a way to remain with the Bucs

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:48 PM EDT   0 recs

that Beck kid is looking

good

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:48 PM EDT   0 recs

no Jovan Haye

due to his groin

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:50 PM EDT   0 recs

where's

our 2nd Round Pick?!? I’m getting antsy

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:57 PM EDT   0 recs

damn that

Ricky Williams

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 7:59 PM EDT   0 recs

Son of a

Right in his BRICK BASKET, WOW… Go Clayton

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Darby on the field

oh my!

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:07 PM EDT   0 recs

i still can't

believe Clayton dropped that ball

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Clifton Smith

contributes!!!!

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:13 PM EDT   0 recs

What if...

we just converted Clayton to a Tight End

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:18 PM EDT   0 recs

yeah

it does feel good

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:21 PM EDT   0 recs

that ball

just sailed on McCown

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:22 PM EDT   0 recs

no way

Mr. Consistent misses

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:22 PM EDT   0 recs

i wonder the same thing

at times

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:26 PM EDT   0 recs

Sabby!!!!!

This guy will be like an extra 2nd round pick this year since he was hurt and didn’t do much last year. I predict a John Lynch type player…on the field and a fan favorite too

by TheUltimateBucFan on Aug 9, 2008 8:27 PM EDT   0 recs

absolutely

if he can remain healthy

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sweet heavens

Ricky is running

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Sabby

just laid the hammer

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:29 PM EDT   0 recs

he

looks good on the field, but hasnt impressed much in TC

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i really like the

D-Line though, it looks much improved

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Aqib Talib is going to be an absolute STAR...He will unseat Buchanon for sure

Buchanon will be left as spot starter and play in nickel situations

by TheUltimateBucFan on Aug 9, 2008 8:31 PM EDT   0 recs

lol

one can only hope… I’m still waiting for DJax to make an appearance

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

McCown already out

Simms has to log heavy minutes tonight

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:35 PM EDT   0 recs

i have no clue

i know its insane but i’m hoping he finds a way to hang with the bucs

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Griese looks like

he never left

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:39 PM EDT   0 recs

apparently

he was pissed at Gruden, for initially letting him go and then making the effort to bring him back

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bryant looks

good thus far

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:43 PM EDT   0 recs

the ASPCA needs to update

their Commercial… Jason Taylor is in D.C.

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:45 PM EDT   0 recs

this is the longest

most mundane drive i have ever seen i.e. Griese

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:49 PM EDT   0 recs

nice play

by Stovall

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:50 PM EDT   0 recs

lol

Brian… Clark… ha! Mr. Irrelevant

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Gruden's right

its been a clean game

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:52 PM EDT   0 recs

were supposed to see new guys in the second half

DJAX!!!!!

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 8:53 PM EDT   0 recs

DJax

with the Kick Return

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:07 PM EDT   0 recs

yeah

not too bad…. Simms looked decent on that drive

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:23 PM EDT   0 recs

hopefully

Bryant gets that out of his system now

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:25 PM EDT   0 recs

Jimmy Wilkerson

looks dang good!!

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:29 PM EDT   0 recs

the defense has definitely

bended tonight, but has yet to break… they look good until you remember who they are playing

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:33 PM EDT   0 recs

this game is moving

pretty fast

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:36 PM EDT   0 recs

as much as i hate to say it

Spurlock looks good

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:37 PM EDT   0 recs

TOUCHDOWN

Tampa Bay

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:46 PM EDT   0 recs

its great

to have football back, thats for sure

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:53 PM EDT   0 recs

i want to see more of

Dexter Jackson…

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:54 PM EDT   0 recs

yeah he does

i cant wait to see how he handles NY

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

welcome to the NFL

Clifton Smith!!

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:56 PM EDT   0 recs

no problem man

it was fun!!

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

JJ

is in the game, no way… cool

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 9:59 PM EDT   0 recs

Matt Bryant

redeems himself

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by JScott on Aug 9, 2008 10:05 PM EDT   0 recs

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