Terrifying Tampa - A Tampa Bay Bucs Career (NFL Head Coach 09)

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Draft Preview:

2009 Maceo Sweetney Draft
Heading into the preseason watch there were 5 heisman candidates. 1. indicates the favorite while 5. indicates the least likely candidate to win. Here are the preseason nominees.
1. Kendrick House RB Cincinnati
2. Luke Rambis QB Ohio State
3. Maceo Sweetney RB Tennessee
4. Jared May QB Western Michigan
5. Jaamal Kidd WR Ohio State
The top 2 teams in the nation entering the year are the USC Trojans who are ranked #1 in the land. The #2 team is Ohio State. USC has two pass rushing defensive ends in LaMaar Marburry LE USC a junior defensive end that could be a first rounder if he declares and Adam McRath RE USC a senior right end that's projected to be a late 7th round pick. Senior ROLB Ben Hayes ROLB USC is a projected 6th round draft pick. Secondary superstars Mario Markland CB USC, Ryan Spradlin FS USC, and Eshaunte Millard SS USC all enter their junior year this season. So USC is loaded on secondary. Now for a look at Ohio State and their potent offense. The Rambis to Kidd connection returns, but Rambis has another receiver in Markus Friday. Runningback Antonio Usher is a great receiving runningback. The Buckeyes have a position battle at tight ends and 5 freshman offensive lineman starting. Junior Cornerback Tyrod Darling wants to win a title now with a senior cast of offensive playmakers.

When the season ended there were 3 Heisman finalists Sweetney, Rambis, and Darrick Conroy QB Kansas State. In the end Sweetney won the Heisman. The Vols had a potent offense with Sweetney, Boston, and freshman Jeehu Bacon. The Junior heisman finalists Sweetney and Conroy declared for the Draft.

Here's how the BCS Bowl games ended up the Rose Bowl featured Illinois VS Washington State, the Orange Bowl featured North Carolina VS Louisville, the Sugar Bowl featured Pittsburgh VS Tennessee. The Fiesta Bowl featured Hawaii VS Kansas State as Ohio State faced USC for the National Title. Every bowl game except the National Title where Rambis threw 4 touchdowns and no picks before losing to USC 35-28 was a blowout with Washington State, Louisville, Tennessee, and Kansas State winning their respective bowl games. Drew Tumblee QB Louisville is a floater quarterback that could be drafted in round 1. The knock with Rambis is his age and supporting cast, the knock with Conroy is he is not a field general quarterback and has a very slow rate for learning plays, and the knock with Tumblee is he has a weak arm. The sleeper quarterbacks include Jared May QB Western Michigan, LeMarcus Jackson QB Hawaii who was projected to drafted ahead of Rambis in October, and LJ Holland QB Southern Utah. House suffered a season ending injury so no one knows if House will return to his top 5 form or whether he will be another injury prone runningback with a career cut short. Besides the Buckeyes receivers you got Montario Tart III WR Auburn also known as Montario Tart 3rd. Jamario Boston WR Tennessee and Raymond Conley WR Michigan are the other 2 wide receivers. Michigan has 2 other receivers besides the junior Conley including sophomore Darien Wilson and freshman TJ Nunn. Three more receivers were Florida speedsters in high school in college. DeFazio Combs WR Miami FL, Tyrus Duhon WR Florida, and Malachi Cribbs WR Central Florida are all trying to improve their route running and hands because these 3 receivers have the speed to play at the next level. Cooper Hooper TE Boston College has the speed of a tight end that you look for in the NFL. Patrick Fox LT North Carolina is the clear cut #1 left tackle in College Football at this point. It seems apparent that Sweetney will go #1 overall with Rambis going #2 and Conroy being selected 3rd, but what is not clear is which two elite defensive lineman will round out the top 5. Pac 10 pass rushing studs Andre Dalembert RE Washington State and Laamar Marbury LE USC are both in position to be top 5 picks while Thaddeus Cheeks DT Pittsburgh is a player to keep an eye on. All 3 of these defensive lineman declared for the draft as juniors. Big Blue has groomed another linebacker for the NFL. In 2007 they groomed David Harris, Laamar Woodley, and Prescott Burgess as all 3 Wolverines got drafted. In 2008 they groomed Shawn Crable. This year the Wolverines groomed middle linebacker Martin McPeek MLB Michigan who is the best middle linebacker in this draft. Two corners that could make an impact besides Mario Markland the USC corner that I already mentioned are OJ McClintock CB Texas and Renaldo Moon CB Illinois who returned an interception for a touchdown despite the 42 to 7 loss to Washington State. Moon decided to forgo his senior year and declare for the draft. Antoine Jefferson FS LSU is the only free safety that could challenge Ryan Spradlin the USC free safety for the top free safety spot in this draft. Despite the other 2 Trojan secondary players declaring Eshaunte Millard SS USC returned to USC for his senior year.

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2009 Draft

BUCS Trades:

Bucs acquire 4th overall pick from the 49ers for the 87th pick, 2010 1st round and 3rd round picks

Bucs acquire 63rd pick to Cowboys for 55th and 2010 7th round pick

Bucs acquire 153rd pick from Jets for 187th and 2010 7th round picks

Bucs acquire 154th pick from Broncos for 2010 6th and 7th round picks

Bucs acquire 173rd pick from Broncos for 194th and 2010 7th round picks

2009 NFL Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Bears	Luke Rambis	QB
2	Jets	Andre Dalembert	RE
3	Dolphins	Darrick Conroy	QB
4	BUCS	Maceo Sweetney	HB
5	Panthers	Jamaal Kidd	WR
6	Raiders	Kendrick House	HB
7	Falcons	Tyrus Duhon	WR
8	Ravens	Montario Tartt III	WR
9	Browns	Ryan Spradlin	FS
10	Redskins	Mario Markland	CB
11	Packers	Defazio Combs	WR
12	Bills	Scott Green	CB
13	Steelers	Antoine Jefferson	FS
14	Cards	OJ McClintock	CB
15	Lions	Lamaar Marbury	LE
16	Texans	Courtney Porter	CB
17	Jaguars	Martin McPeek	MLB
18	Titans	Marcus Magloire	TE
19	Panthers	Thaddeus Cheeks	DT
20	Rams	Mase Johnson	SS
21	Vikings	Thomas Dwyer	WR
22	Bengals	Renaldo Moon	CB
23	Ravens	Drew Trumblee	QB
24	Lions	Jayshaun Ralls	LOLB
25	Chargers	Jamario Baston	WR
26	Broncos	Patrick Fox	LT
27	Saints	Edgar Bassett	CB
28	Seahawks	Cooper Hooper	TE
29	Pats	Maurice Ghoggins	ROLB
30	Eagles	Shane Gilmore	MLB
31	Cowboys	Emeka Mourning	RE
32	Colts	LaTrou Jackson	LOLB

2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Picks
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
1-4	Maceo Sweetney	Tennessee	HB	6-0	225
2-31	Cliff Kennedy	Georgia	C	6-6	320
5-25	Jarvin Warren	Dayton	HB	6-4	245
5-26	Dallas Griffith	Minnesota	LT	6-7	325
6-13	Aric Bird	California	OG	6-3	333

Coach Plum's Thoughts on Drafted Players:

Maceo Sweetney: "Maceo is a beast. I sat down with Gil Darnell, Tony Sparano, and Bishop Harris before the draft. We came to the conclusion that Jamaal Charles doesn't look to be a bellcow runningback like we were needing him to be. He is better as a change of pace and receiving back. So we needed a workhorse to pair with Darren. Bishop has been a running backs coach in the NFL since 1993 and he said by far the best 2 talents that he has seen were Darren and Maceo. Tony said he thought if we got Maceo to pair with Darren and fill in some oline depth that our offense would be unstoppable. Gil said that he would do what he could and try to move up to get Maceo. The 49ers wanted to trade out of the 4th spot so Gil was working the phones and got a steal of a deal for the best player in the draft."


Cliff Kennedy: "Cliff is an absolute road grader. He is one of the best run blocking centers that I have ever seen enter the draft. He is a little older at 25 but he can step right in and be a pro bowl or all-pro caliber player at the center of our line."


Jarvin Warren: "Jarvin is a big 245 bowling ball in the backfield. A small school guy that had a huge week in Mobile at the Senior Bowl. He can be a great contributer in our offense for a 5th round pick."


Dallas Griffith: "Dallas is a big offensive lineman. He played left tackle at Minnesota and we think he might be able to play there for us as well. We usually use 6-7 olinemen on the field at a time in our offense so he should be able to contribute."


Aric Bird: "Aric is a big olineman from Cal. He is smart and just like Dallas should come in and contribute. We will probably put him at right tackle next to Davin."

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Bucs Rookie Contract Signings

Years/Total Contract Value/Signing Bonus

Maceo Sweetney: 5/$36.69mil/$8mil

Cliff Kennedy: 4/$3.4mi/$500K, $750K incentive for starting in 16 games

Jarvin Warren: 3/$760K/$0K

Dallas Griffith: 3/$1.18 mil/$500K

Aric Bird: 3/$880K/$500K



Trade Announcement:

The Bucs have acquired CB Bryant McFadden from the Steelers for a 2010 and 2011 5th round picks. Bryant is 26 and has 5 years left on his contract with a $1.3 mil cap hit for the upcoming year. He will compete at the 3rd CB/FS spot in the defense with Reggie Smith and Dejuan Tribble.

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End of Preseason Progress Report

Rookie Grades:
Maceo Sweetney - 97 pot

Cliff Kennedy - 88 pot

Jarvin Warren - 86 pot

Aric Bird - 86 pot

Dallas Griffith - 81 pot

Darnell Prosser (UDFA Center form Savannah State) - 80 pot

Trey Carson (UDFA RE from South Carolina) - 79 pot

Dewayne Horton (UDFA RT from LSU) - 78 pot

Bernard Payne (UDFA LT from Virginia Tech) - 76 pot

Darren Avery (UDFA LE from Valparaiso) - 76 pot

Dorrell Parker (QB - Drafted 4th round - pick 26 by Broncos . Cut and signed) - 88 pot

Preseason Promise:
Finish above .500

Veteran Signings:
Dan Kreider - FB - to 1yr/$1mil
Terrelle Smith - FB - to 1yr/$1mil
Mark Bruener - TE - to 1yr/$820K
Bobby Carpenter - MLB - to 1yr/$510K
Dre' Bly - CB - to 1yr/$900K

Salary Cap Room:
$24.20 million

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Season Goals:

Defeat Saints in Week 1

Defeat Falcons in Week 3

Win 3/4 to start year

Have approval of over 90 at end of year (72 at start of year)

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Depth Chart

Currently have 43 men on roster

(Overall/Potential)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart - 2009
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Jamaal Charles (67/77)
TE	Mark Bruener (83/83)	Terrelle Smith (76/78)
LT	Max Starks (81/81)	Dallas Griffith (79/81)	Bernard Payne (68/76)
LG	Arron Sears (86/86)	Chester Pitts (76/77)
C	Cliff Kennedy (81/88)	Chester Pitts (79/79)	Darnell Prosser (74/80)
RG	Davin Joseph (89/90)	Shane Olivea (76/82)
RT	Aric Bird (83/86)	Shane Olivea (83/84)	Dewayne Horton (73/78)
WR	Carnell Williams (63/66)
QB	Darren McFadden (77/89)	Dorrell Parker (75/88)
FB	Dan Kreider (84/84)	Terrelle Smith (82/83)
HB	Maceo Sweetney (75/97)	Jarvin Warren (66/86)	Jamaal Charles (71/81)	Carnell Williams (65/67)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Sedrick Ellis (85/87)	Athya Rubin (73/77)	Darren Avery (70/76)
LDT	Glenn Dorsey (89/91)	Athya Rubin (87/90)
RDT	Pat Sims (87/89)	Red Bryant (84/87)
RDE	Gaines Adams (89/91)	Athya Rubin (73/77)	Trey Carson (72/79)
WLB	Derrick Brooks (80/80)	Adam Hayward (73/80)	Trey Carson (74/82)
MLB	Barrett Ruud (84/85)	Bobby Carpenter (74/80)	Trey Carson (75/84)
SLB	Cato June (76/77)	Quincy Black (69/75)	Trey Carson (74/82)
CB	Asante Samuel (94/94)	Bryant McFadden (78/79)	Dejuan Tribble (72/80)
SS	Ronde Barber (89/89)	Sabby Piscitelli (68/87)
FS	Reggie Smith (75/77)	Dejuan Tribble (74/77)
CB	Nnamdi Asomugha (93/93)	Dre' Bly (78/80)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Alexis Serna (85/92)
P	Alexis Serna (70/92)
PR	Reggie Smith (81)	Dejuan Tribble (55)
KR	Reggie Smith (81)	Dejuan Tribble (55)
LS	Darnell Prosser (74/80)

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2009 Week 1 vs. Saints

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 7, 2009	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Saints (0-0)	0	7	0	3	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0)	0	7	7	6	20

New Orleans Saints PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Drew Brees 11/18 105 0 3 Joey Harrington 4/12 98 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Turner 1 4 4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Javon Walker 2 60 30 1 Joey Galloway 3 51 17 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Charles Grant 5 - 3tfl 0 0 0 Will Smith 6 - 2tfl 0 0 0 Lane Briggs 12 - 2tfl 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darren McFadden 45 149 3.3 1 Maceo Sweetney 27 119 4.4 1 Jarvin Warren 6 28 4.6 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Max Starks 13 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Barrett Ruud 6 - 6tfl 6 0 0 Gaines Adams 1 - 1tfl 1 0 0 Glenn Dorsey 1 - 1tfl 1 0 0 Ronde Barber 5 0 2 0 Asante Samuel 2 0 1 0 Nnamdi Asomugha 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Alexis Serna 2/3 2/2 8 46

Recap:

Plum: "A great start to the year. Great to get revenge on the Saints for the playoff game last year. Barrett was unstoppable. It was good to see Maceo get off to such a great start to his career. Him and Darren look like an unstoppable tandem. Our offense's version of a Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison connection."

Game MVP:

Barrett Ruud. He was also named NFL Defensive Player of the Week

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2009 Week 2 vs. Panthers

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 13, 2009	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Carolina Panthers (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)	7	10	6	9	32

Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jake Delhomme 4/18 46 0 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Deangelo Williams 3 -1 -0.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Muhsin Muhammad 2 27 13.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Julius Pepper 5 - 1tfl 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darren McFadden 49 207 4.2 3 Maceo Sweetney 25 121 4.8 1 Jarvin Warren 13 59 4.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Max Starks 15 0 Dallas Griffith 11 0 Cliff Kennedy 10 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Barrett Ruud 2 -2tfl 1 0 0 Derrick Brooks 5 - 3tfl 3 0 0 Cato June 1 - 1tfl 1 0 0 Sedrick Ellis 1 - 1 tfl 1 0 0 Pat Sims 1 - 1tfl 0 0 0 Asante Samuel 1 0 2 0 Ronde Barber 1 0 1 0 Bryant McFadden 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Alexis Serna 2/2 2/4 8 46

Recap:

Coach Plum: "One of the most dominating games that I have ever seen. We were absolutely dominate on both offense and defense. I think this has the potential to be a special year for us."

Game MVP:

Darren McFadden. Also named the NFL Defensive Player of the Week