West Coast offenses, Cover 2 fading away (Yahoo! Sports) - With the game becoming more diverse from a schematic standpoint, teams are getting away from philosophies that were once staples.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:32:00 PDTBuccaneers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) -
Bucs coach Raheem Morris set the expectations pretty high for his team in 2010. He says it's a "Race for 10" wins.
If so, they will run it with young, fresh legs.
Coming off a 3-13 season, the Bucs will be even more inexperienced this season. It begins with quarterback Josh Freeman, who went 3-6 as a starter last season. Freeman could have as many as two rookie receivers to throw passes to.
On defense, the Bucs will rely on two rookie defensive tackles: Gerald McCoy, a first-round pick from Oklahoma and Brian Price, a second-rounder from UCLA.
"(Coaches) told me I needed to make the quarterback uncomfortable and that the quarterback needs to feel us," McCoy said.
Morris, who took over the defensive play-calling duties the final six games last season,...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:21:32 PDT
Buccaneers add 2, release 2 from 53-man roster (The Canadian Press) - TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have claimed offensive lineman Ted Larsen and running back Kregg Lumpkin off waivers and also signed three players to the club's practice squad.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:55:29 PDT
Bucs get started on practice squad (The National Football Post) - Perhaps the Tampa Bay Buccaneers plan to do some scavenging elsewhere when it comes to cobbling together their...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:30:15 PDT
Leinart, Houshmandzadeh released as NFL teams trim to 53 (SportingNews.com) - Matt Leinart might get a second chance, but for the Arizona Cardinals he was a first-round bust. The team released Leinart on Saturday, marking another career setback for the 10th pick of the 2006 draft and the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner. Another team may sign Leinart as a backup quarterback -- perhaps the Seattle Seahawks, for whom his former college coach, Pete Carroll, is now the head coach. However, Leinart's inability to beat out Derek Anderson for the Cardinals' starting job raises the question whether Leinart will ever be good enough to start...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:02:00 PDT
Fitz's final preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com) - Originally posted Sept. 1, 2010 @ 1:12 p.m. ET. Updated Sept. 5, 2010 @ 3:02 p.m. ET Pat Fitzmaurice, a winner of the...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:02:31 PDT
NFL cutdown day: AFC South (SportingNews.com) - Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Houston Texans Coach Gary Kubiak called it "the toughest decision I've had to make" when he kept kicker Neil Rackers over Kris Brown, the last original Texan. Brown was 4-of-5 on field-goals attempts in preseason, and his only miss was a 56-yarder.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:11:00 PDT
NFL cutdown day: NFC South (SportingNews.com) - Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Atlanta Falcons The team will enter 2010 without two of the three cornerbacks who were at the top of the depth chart at the end of last season. They had already traded Chris Houston and on Saturday they waived nickel back Chevis Jackson. A third-round choice in 2008, Jackson is the highest pick selected by GM Thomas Dimitroff to be released.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:10:00 PDT
2 Heisman winners cut as teams trim rosters to 53 (The Canadian Press) - On a day Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford found out he'll be the starting quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, Heisman winners Matt Leinart and Troy Smith found themselves looking for new teams.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:22:25 PDT
WR Clayton among players released by Buccaneers (AP) - Receiver Michael Clayton was among the cuts announced Saturday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers set their 53-man roster. Clayton was a first-round draft pick in 2004, when had 80 receptions for 1,193 yards and seven touchdowns -- all records for a first-year player in Tampa Bay. Even though his production declined sharply after that, Clayton signed a five-year contract worth about $26 million before...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:52:10 PDT
