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zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 04:19 PM

GREG SCHIANO PREPARES FOR 2ND YEAR AS HEAD COACH OF THE BUCCANEERS

SCHIANO'S BUCCANEERS WENT 7-9 IN 2012

Tampa, FL -- After a somewhat lackluster 2012 season in what was coach Greg Schiano's rookie campaign, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2013 NFL season on the back of a 7-9 record, looking to improve and their big-spending offseason shows that they mean business.

The Buccaneers ranked dead-last in defending the pass last season and they moved to address that this offseason, bringing two big-name defenders. Tampa Bay traded for arguably the best cornerback in the NFL Darrelle Revis, as well as signing former San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson in free agency. Revis is coming off of a season-ending ACL tear whilst Goldson played in February's Super Bowl with the 49ers.

Five things you need to know about the Buccaneers:

1. It's all on Freeman: The Bucs have a strong offensive line, a good running back (Doug Martin) and solid receivers (Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams). That means there no longer are any valid excuses if quarterback Josh Freeman doesn't get the job done. Freeman is in a contract year that will determine if he is the Bucs' long-term answer. The talent is there, but Freeman needs to play with more consistency.

2. No sophomore slump: Martin rushed for more than 1,400 yards as a rookie, and that came with guard Davin Joseph missing the entire season with an injury and guard Carl Nicks missing half the season. If the offensive line can stay healthy, I see Martin's numbers improving.

3. The pass rush has to come through: By design, the Bucs have gone out on a limb when it comes to their pass rush. They willingly let last year's sack leader, Michael Bennett, walk away as a free agent. That's because the Bucs have such high expectations for Adrian Clayborn and Da'Quan Bowers. But there still are questions about both of those players. Clayborn missed most of last year with an injury after turning in a strong rookie season. Bowers has been nothing more than a part-time player so far. The Bucs need Bowers and Clayborn to come through in a big way.

4. Fixing a problem: Tampa Bay's defense ranked last in the league in passing yards allowed last season. That's why the Bucs completely overhauled their secondary. They made a huge trade to get cornerback Darrelle Revis. They paid big money to safety Dashon Goldson in free agency. They used their second-round draft pick on cornerback Johnthan Banks. That's a significant upgrade in talent, and the Bucs should be much better against the pass this year.

5. Filling the void: Tight end Luke Stocker had 16 catches for the Bucs last year, and Tom Crabtree had eight receptions for the Packers. Those numbers are far from spectacular. But the Bucs let veteran Dallas Clark leave as a free agent because they think their young tight ends can be more productive.

With the emergence of players like Martin, Bowers and David combined with the consistency of Nicks and Jackson, the Bucs appear to be heading in the right direction. You'd say there is some cushion between Schiano and the hot seat, but in Tampa, you never know what might happen.

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zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 04:39 PM

Schedule | Standings
Current Status: 2013 Preseason

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2013 Preseason Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 8	vs Baltimore Ravens	Lost, 20-3
Aug 16	at New England Patriots	Lost, 33-16
Aug 24	at Miami Dolphins	Lost, 37-21
Aug 29	vs Washington Redskins	Lost, 34-17

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2013 Regular Season Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 8	at New York Jets	Won, 34-20
Sep 15	vs New Orleans Saints	Won, 48-39
Sep 22	at New England Patriots
Sep 29	vs Washington Redskins
Oct 13	vs Philadelphia Eagles
Oct 20	at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 24	vs Carolina Panthers
Nov 3	at Seattle Seahawks
Nov 11	vs Miami Dolphins
Nov 17	vs Atlanta Falcons
Nov 24	at Detroit Lions
Dec 1	at Carolina Panthers
Dec 8	vs Buffalo Bills
Dec 15	vs San Francisco 49ers
Dec 22	at St. Louis Rams
Dec 29	at New Orleans Saints

zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 04:41 PM

Buccaneers Season Stats
Current Status: 2013 Regular Season

Reserved.

zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 04:44 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart
Current Status: 2013 - Week 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Vincent Jackson	Ryan Swope (R)	Eric Page
TE	Ryan Otten (R)	Tom Crabtree	Luke Stocker
LT	Donald Penn	Mike Remmers
LG	Carl Nicks	Ramon Harewood
C	Jeremy Zuttah	Ted Larsen
RG	Davin Joseph	Jamon Meredith
RT	Demar Dotson	Gabe Carimi
WR	Mike Williams	Russell Shepard (R)	Chris Owusu
QB	Josh Freeman	Mike Glennon (R)	Dan Orlovsky
FB	Michael Robinson
HB	Doug Martin	Mike James (R)	Leon Washington	Brian Leonard
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Da'Quan Bowers	William Gholston (R)
LDT	Gerald McCoy	Gary Gibson
RDT	Akeem Spence (R)	Derek Landri
RDE	Adrian Clayborn	Steven Means (R)
WLB	Dekoda Watson	Jonathan Casillas
MLB	Mason Foster	Brian Rolle	Austin Spitler
SLB	Lavonte David	Adam Hayward
CB	Darrelle Revis	Leonard Johnson	Michael Adams
SS	Mark Barron	John Boyett (R)
FS	Dashon Goldson	Ahmad Black
CB	Johnthan Banks (R)	Marc Anthony (R)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Connor Barth
P	Michael Koenen
H	Michael Koenen
PR	Leon Washington
KR	Chris Owusu	Leon Washington
LS	Ted Larsen

zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 04:48 PM

Contract Ending In Off-season
Current Status: 2013 NFL season

***BOLD denotes priority signing***
($$/yr) = Signed for

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zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 05:05 PM

Super Bowl Winners

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zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 05:07 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Picks
Current Status: 2014 NFL Draft

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zzuBuzz · 10-03-2013, 05:50 PM

BUCCANEERS PRESEASON ROSTER

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preseason Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
5	Josh Freeman	QB	25	6'6"	248	Kansas State
8	Mike Glennon (R)	QB	23	6'7"	225	N.C. State
6	Dan Orlovsky	QB	30	6'5"	230	Connecticut
22	Doug Martin	HB	24	5'9"	223	Boise State
30	Brian Leonard	HB	29	6'1"	225	Rutgers
25	Mike James (R)	HB	23	5'11"	223	Miami
34	Michael Smith	HB	25	5'9"	205	Utah State
32	Jeff Demps	HB	23	5'8"	184	Florida
26	Michael Robinson	FB	30	6'1"	240	Penn State
46	Spencer Larsen	FB	29	6'2"	243	Arizona
83	Vincent Jackson	WR	30	6'5"	230	N. Colorado
19	Mike Williams	WR	26	6'1"	212	Syracuse
85	Kevin Ogletree	WR	26	6'1"	190	Virginia
86	Ryan Swope (R)	WR	22	6'0"	205	Texas A&M
89	Russell Shepard (R)	WR	22	6'1"	195	LSU
17	Eric Page	WR	21	5'10"	180	Toledo
80	Chris Owusu	WR	23	6'2"	200	Stanford
88	Luke Stocker	TE	25	6'6"	253	Tennessee
84	Tom Crabtree	TE	27	6'4"	245	Miami Univ.
82	Nate Byham	TE	25	6'4"	264	Pittsburgh
81	Tim Wright (R)	TE	23	6'4"	220	Rutgers
87	Ryan Otten (R)	TE	23	6'5"	230	San Jose St.
70	Donald Penn	T	30	6'5"	305	Utah State
60	Mike Remmers	T	24	6'5"	303	Oregon State
69	Demar Dotson	T	27	6'9"	315	Southern Miss
72	Gabe Carimi	T	25	6'7"	316	Wisconsin
77	Carl Nicks	G	28	6'5"	343	Nebraska
66	Ramon Harewood	G	26	6'6"	340	Morehouse
75	Davin Joseph	G	29	6'3"	313	Oklahoma
79	Jamon Meredith	G	27	6'5"	312	South Carolina
76	Jeremy Zuttah	C	27	6'4"	308	Rutgers
62	Ted Larsen	C	26	6'2"	305	N.C. State
48	Andrew Economos	C	31	6'1"	250	Georgia Tech
#	DEFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
91	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	23	6'4"	280	Clemson
50	Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	DE	27	6'3"	263	Washington
92	William Gholston (R)	DE	22	6'6"	281	Michigan State
71	Trevor Scott	DE	29	6'5"	255	Buffalo
96	Steven Means (R)	DE	23	6'3"	251	Buffalo
94	Adrian Clayborn	DE	25	6'3"	281	Iowa
93	Gerald McCoy	DT	25	6'42	295	Oklahoma
97	Akeem Spence (R)	DT	21	6'0"	307	Illinois
90	Derek Landri	DT	29	6'2"	290	Notre Dame
95	Gary Gibson	DT	31	6'3"	312	Rutgers
65	Matthew Masiflio	DT	23	6'3"	280	Stanford
56	Dekoda Watson	OLB	25	6'2"	240	Florida State
52	Jonathan Casillas	OLB	26	6'1"	227	Wisconsin
54	Lavonte David	OLB	23	6'1"	233	Nebraska
57	Adam Hayward	OLB	29	6'1"	240	Portland St.
24	Darrelle Revis	CB	28	5'11"	198	Pittsburgh
29	Leonard Johnson	CB	23	5'10"	202	Iowa State
27	Johnthan Banks (R)	CB	23	6'2"	185	Mississippi St.
39	Marc Anthony (R)	CB	23	5'11"	196	California
21	Michael Adams	CB	28	5'8"	181	UL Lafayette
36	Danny Gorrer	CB	27	6'0"	185	Texas A&M
33	Deveron Carr (R)	CB	23	5'11"	190	Arizona State
28	Rashaan Melvin (R)	CB	23	6'2"	193	Northern Illinois
38	Dashon Goldson	FS	28	6'2"	200	Washington
43	Ahmad Black	FS	23	5'9"	190	Florida
37	Keith Tandy	FS	24	5'10"	199	West Virginia
23	Mark Barron	SS	23	6'1"	213	Alabama
31	John Boyett (R)	SS	23	5'9"	204	Oregon
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
10	Connor Barth	K	27	5'11"	193	North Carolina
4	Rian Lindell	K	36	6'3"	227	Washington State
9	Michael Koenen	P	31	5'11"	198	Western Wash.

10-03-2013, 04:19 PM	#1
zzuBuzz Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: UK	"The Buccaneer Way" - A Tampa Bay Buccaneers dynasty (M25 CFM) GREG SCHIANO PREPARES FOR 2ND YEAR AS HEAD COACH OF THE BUCCANEERS SCHIANO'S BUCCANEERS WENT 7-9 IN 2012 Tampa, FL -- After a somewhat lackluster 2012 season in what was coach Greg Schiano's rookie campaign, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2013 NFL season on the back of a 7-9 record, looking to improve and their big-spending offseason shows that they mean business. The Buccaneers ranked dead-last in defending the pass last season and they moved to address that this offseason, bringing two big-name defenders. Tampa Bay traded for arguably the best cornerback in the NFL Darrelle Revis, as well as signing former San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson in free agency. Revis is coming off of a season-ending ACL tear whilst Goldson played in February's Super Bowl with the 49ers. Five things you need to know about the Buccaneers: 1. It's all on Freeman: The Bucs have a strong offensive line, a good running back (Doug Martin) and solid receivers (Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams). That means there no longer are any valid excuses if quarterback Josh Freeman doesn't get the job done. Freeman is in a contract year that will determine if he is the Bucs' long-term answer. The talent is there, but Freeman needs to play with more consistency. 2. No sophomore slump: Martin rushed for more than 1,400 yards as a rookie, and that came with guard Davin Joseph missing the entire season with an injury and guard Carl Nicks missing half the season. If the offensive line can stay healthy, I see Martin's numbers improving. 3. The pass rush has to come through: By design, the Bucs have gone out on a limb when it comes to their pass rush. They willingly let last year's sack leader, Michael Bennett, walk away as a free agent. That's because the Bucs have such high expectations for Adrian Clayborn and Da'Quan Bowers. But there still are questions about both of those players. Clayborn missed most of last year with an injury after turning in a strong rookie season. Bowers has been nothing more than a part-time player so far. The Bucs need Bowers and Clayborn to come through in a big way. 4. Fixing a problem: Tampa Bay's defense ranked last in the league in passing yards allowed last season. That's why the Bucs completely overhauled their secondary. They made a huge trade to get cornerback Darrelle Revis. They paid big money to safety Dashon Goldson in free agency. They used their second-round draft pick on cornerback Johnthan Banks. That's a significant upgrade in talent, and the Bucs should be much better against the pass this year. 5. Filling the void: Tight end Luke Stocker had 16 catches for the Bucs last year, and Tom Crabtree had eight receptions for the Packers. Those numbers are far from spectacular. But the Bucs let veteran Dallas Clark leave as a free agent because they think their young tight ends can be more productive. With the emergence of players like Martin, Bowers and David combined with the consistency of Nicks and Jackson, the Bucs appear to be heading in the right direction. You'd say there is some cushion between Schiano and the hot seat, but in Tampa, you never know what might happen. Game Settings: Spoiler Game: Madden 25 Platform: PS3 Quarter Length: 15 min Accelerated Clock: 12 sec Difficulty: All-Madden Sliders: Charter04's (Season 1, Week 1 - Present) Last edited by zzuBuzz; 10-03-2013 at 04:27 PM.

10-03-2013, 04:41 PM	#3
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10-03-2013, 04:48 PM	#5
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10-03-2013, 05:07 PM	#7
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