Bucs Leadership Ready For ATL

The Buccaneers leadership is geared for a big finish to the week.

Should the players ratify the current version of the Labor Agreement, Buccaneer officials will fly to Atlanta this evening.  The NFL teams will vote to ratify the agreement tomorrow if things stay on track.

One possible scenario could let the Buccaneers start their training camp one week from Friday (July 29th), which was the planned training camp start date from the beginning.  In this scenario, college free agent signings would have to happen as early as possible, perhaps this weekend but most likely on Monday.  With a rookie salary structure in place, getting this year's draft picks to sign the dotted line should require much less debate.  The question then becomes timing around NFL free agents and a chance for teams to dive into that pool.

In any case, it's going to be a very fast, very busy run up to the new season.  Keep your fingers crossed, the next 36 hours are crucial!

Morris Talked With Players? No Big Deal

In the world of sports blogging, there are those who report news and those who report anything.

JoeBucFan is certainly one of the latter.

The latest misstep by Joe-Falcon-Fan is "breaking" the news the Coach Raheem Morris has been in contact with players during the lockout.  But, with a cursory look around the NFL, this can be filed under "Not News".  Just like when he reported that Aqib Talib would be released by the team as soon as possible, but wasn't during the two days the NFL lockout was lifted (Is Joe truly an alter ego of Rick Stroud or Steve Duemig?  One has to wonder with the excess of attention they get from Joe).

And while other Not-As-Awesome-As-Yardbarker sports sites picked up Joe-Saints-Fan's blathering, I'm happy to report the 'Barkers saw it for what it was.

Let me demonstrate:
- 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has already been scolded by the NFL for talking to QB Alex Smith.
- Back in April, the NFL allowed the Dallas Cowboys to spend an evening together with coaches and staff at a fundraiser
- In May, the Dolphins got together as a team for a fundraiser with full knowledge of the NFL
- Just yesterday, the Kansas City Chiefs spent a day together helping the town of Joplin, Missouri, recover from a devastating tornado earlier this spring.

This has been going on for several months, and has been reported on as a story in and of itself.

If Coach Morris called three of his players, or they called him, it's far less than other teams.  If the NFL comes down on the Buccaneers it would be unfair at this point.  The league is going to have to allow a lot of slack if they want to start enforcing this now.  And they won't.  And everyone knows it.

Except Joe-Panther-Fan.

So Joe should think that Joe is not doing Joe any favors by making up news.

Does he hold a grudge against the team?  It is starting to look that way.

Morris Talked With Players? No Big Deal

In the world of sports blogging, there are those who report news and those who report anything.

JoeBucFan is certainly one of the latter.

The latest misstep by Joe-Falcon-Fan is "breaking" the news the Coach Raheem Morris has been in contact with players during the lockout.  But, with a cursory look around the NFL, this can be filed under "Not News".  Just like when he reported that Aqib Talib would be released by the team as soon as possible, but wasn't during the two days the NFL lockout was lifted (Is Joe truly an alter ego of Rick Stroud or Steve Duemig?  One has to wonder with the excess of attention they get from Joe).

And while other Not-As-Awesome-As-Yardbarker sports sites picked up Joe-Saints-Fan's blathering, I'm happy to report the 'Barkers saw it for what it was.

Let me demonstrate:
- 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has already been scolded by the NFL for talking to QB Alex Smith.
- Back in April, the NFL allowed the Dallas Cowboys to spend an evening together with coaches and staff at a fundraiser
- In May, the Dolphins got together as a team for a fundraiser with full knowledge of the NFL
- Just yesterday, the Kansas City Chiefs spent a day together helping the town of Joplin, Missouri, recover from a devastating tornado earlier this spring.

This has been going on for several months, and has been reported on as a story in and of itself.

If Coach Morris called three of his players, or they called him, it's far less than other teams.  If the NFL comes down on the Buccaneers it would be unfair at this point.  The league is going to have to allow a lot of slack if they want to start enforcing this now.  And they won't.  And everyone knows it.

Except Joe-Panther-Fan.

So Joe should think that Joe is not doing Joe any favors by making up news.

Does he hold a grudge against the team?  It is starting to look that way.

Tampa Bay Playoff Drought Ending?

NFL.com has compiled their offseason rankings, and all three of their Expert writers have Tampa Bay firmly in the top half of the NFL.  Clearly, the word is out after last season's impressive rise and another strong draft class and Tampa Bay is getting some of it's credibility returned after a couple years of rebuilding.

Gil Brandt has the Buccaneers rated at #13, behind the Saints (#6) and the Falcons (#3) but ahead of the Panthers (#30).

Pat Kirwan has Tampa Bay at #11, also behind the Saints (#8) and Falcons (#5).  Kirwan tags the Carolina Panthers as the worst team in the NFL next season (#32).

Steve Wyche has the Buccaneers as a Top 10 team in the NFL (#9), only behind the Saints (#1) in the NFC South, with Atlanta (#12) and Carolina (#32) ranked lower.

What is truly impressive is NFC Rank for each:  Brandt has the Buccaneers as the 8th best NFC Team, Kirwan has Tampa Bay being the 6th best team in the NFC, and Wyche has the Bucs as the 4th best team in the NFC.  With eight teams from the NFC reaching the playoffs, all three are suggesting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will return to the playoffs next season.

Obviously the NFC South will still be a stout division next season.  Should the Buccaneers finish 3rd, they may find themselves walking the fine line of the final wildcard births again this coming season.  A second place finish in the NFC South has resulted in a playoff birth in three of the past four seasons.

The current three year playoff drought is the longest for the Buccaneers since the 1983-1996 void ended by Tony Dungy leading the Buccaneers to their first playoff win in 16 years in 1997.

Tampa Bay has not won a playoff game since the 2002 Championship Season.

The wait for the return to the NFL Playoffs may end this season!

No Hard Knocks For Tampa Bay

With no end to the lockout in site and plenty more litigation to go through, I have been able to confirm through several sources that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not be part of the HBO Series Hard Knocks during the next training camp.

Until about 10 days ago, all signs were this was a done deal between HBO and Tampa Bay.  This change of tone may imply the Buccaneers see the current work stoppage lasting a while.  Add in the fact they are a young team and probably could wait with the distraction of daily cameras until they become a more veteran squad, and the move is very smart.

It is not clear if this will be announced or will just fade away, but this is not over.  My information is the Buccaneers remain open to the possibility of participating in the Hard Knocks franchise in the near future.

Just not the immediate future.

Talib Not Going Anywhere (Unless)

Aqib Talib will not be leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, unless he really did fire a weapon in Texas.

Contrary to other reports, there is not a movement inside the Buccaneers organization to let Talib go.  And while the blogosphere is quick to judge, jury, and execution, just because you don't look at the facts does not mean they do not exist.  Really, bloggers "calling" for the release of Talib?  Get Real.

Don't get me wrong -- if Talib fired the gun, the NFL will be quick and decisive in it's actions.  And dismissal from the team is a real possibility.

But, so far, Talib is still only a "person of interest".  He has not been formally charged.  In fact, a grand jury will decide whether to indict Talib.  The facts of the case are sketchy, with many coming from the notorious "unnamed sources close to the investigation".  And several don't pass the "common sense" test, such as the man allegedly shot at was at the scene when police arrived -- this is a guy who claims two people shot at him; was he looking for a third time?  The suspect led the police to the gun which was allegedly discharged at him; it was in a neighbor's trash can -- again, shot at, ran away, but knew where the gun was?

A grand jury will decide if charges need to be brought against Talib.  Until then, he's done everything the team has asked of him, including anger management courses and limited time with the media.  The team will not make a decision before this process is fully resolved.

So let's just let it play out, OK?

Another Big At Running Back?

By now, Buccaneer fans understand General Manager Mark Dominik is very serious about filling every roster spot with a quality football player.  His eye for free agents has been uncanny, resulting in finds like Donald Penn and LeGarrette Blount.

So it's worth the time to take a peek at what happened January 4th, 2011, or, more precisely, what arrived.  January 4th was the day the end-of-season practice squad roster had it's members signed to the offseason roster -- have new surprises arrived?

One big thing that arrived was Rendrick Taylor.  Taylor was signed on May 3rd, 2010, and spent the offseason with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers only to be cut on the final roster countdown after training camp last year.  Obviously, he left a big impression.

Taylor is a 2010 free agent, undrafted out of Clemson.  The 6'2", 265lbs running back was a 5th year senior with a history of injuries in college including a broken wrist in 2005 and a broken arm in 2006.  He missed his entire 4th college season (2008) due to injury.

Nonetheless, the Buccaneers brought Taylor back to the practice squad on December 8th, 2010 and signed him to the current roster on January 4th, 2011.  He fills a void left when Chris Pressley, the only fullback on the Tampa Bay roster at the time, was cut in October 2010 to make room for offensive line promotions as the injuries started to pile up last season.

Can Taylor be a surprise in 2011?  Journeyman Erik Lorig played well at fullback during the second half of last year, but it's still not clear if the Buccaneers would rather use Lorig at tight end or defensive end.  Taylor is the tallest and heaviest runner on the Tampa Bay roster, and the Buccaneers plan to continue to develop their physical running game.

This will be a key offseason for Taylor, making him a story worth watching during the next training camp. If he has worked through his injuries and is healthy again he could be a player which extends the game for others, like Lorig or Earnest Graham, which would make him very valuable to the team.

Market Size Relevant to CBA Negotiations

When the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations broke down in Washington, D.C., the first casualty was "truth".  Then the players got locked out.  Then came court cases.  It went south in a big hurry.

Since then we've only seen posturing as things need time to cool off before anyone can approach the bargaining table again.

Three years ago, the NFL owners decided to opt-out of the recently lapsed CBA.  The CBA is the "rules of the road" for the relationship between an NFL team and an individual player, covering everything from contracts to retirement to salary caps to practice limits.

The old CBA carried some significant challenges for General Managers, including a skyrocketing salary cap and unbalanced rules regarding team income from luxury boxes and stadium advertising.

It appears the owners may still be struggling with the disparity of incomes for the various franchises.  For example, the Cowboys get a nice chunk of change for all those new skyboxes in their new stadium, while smaller market teams (Buffalo, Green Bay, Kansas City, Tampa Bay) get much less for their stadium naming rights and box seats.  These are serious issues among the owners.

So it is no surprise in the final days before talks ended the owners were represented by a large market team (John Mara, New York Giants), a middle market team (Art Rooney II, Pittsburgh Steelers), and a small market team (Clark Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs).  This begs the question as to whether the owners have their own differences settled, or if the various market sizes have certain agenda items they wish to address.

If the owners don't have agreement among themselves, then an agreement with the players may not be coming anytime soon.  The NFL players union demanded to see team-by-team financials just before the talks broke down -- perhaps the players sense some blood in the water regarding the owner's disputes over money and were looking to define it.

How silly will this get?  The player's union has disbanded and now it appears players will be suing owners, using money the owners paid to the players.  A prolonged court battle is the last thing the opening of the 2011 training camps need.

So, NFL fans, I encourage you to enjoy the 2011 draft.  There may not be anything else but reruns for the rest of the summer.

Buccaneers Need Experience, Not More Youth, At DE

Great defenses keep the other team from scoring.  It's not about how many sacks they record (unless you're talking Fantasy Football).  The Buccaneers do not need a defensive end just to accumulate more sacks, they crave the disruption a fast end can create.

But do the Tampa Bay Buccaneers need another young defense end? In 2009, the Buccaneers drafted Kyle Moore, a defensive end from the University of Southern California. That same year they also tapped the waiver wire and swiped Michael Bennett from the Seattle Seahawks and Tim Crowder from the Denver Broncos.

Currently the Buccaneers have 8 defensive ends on the roster, with Crowder and Stylez White being the old men of the group with just five years of experience each.  White, Crowder, Bennett, and Moore along with undrafted rookie Brandon Gilbeaux were all on the Buccaneers roster just after the 2010 draft.  The Buccaneers even tried 2010 draft pick Erik Lorig (a tight end in college) at defensive end for a while.  Lorig is still listed as a Defensive End on the current roster even though he played a substantial number of downs as a fullback last season.

Also during the 2010 season, Tampa Bay traded for Alex Magee, a 2nd year player originally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs.  Magee came to Tampa as a Defensive End but is now listed as a Defensive Tackle.

Clearly Tampa Bay GM Mark Dominik has been working on this position since he landed in the Big Chair at One Buccaneer Place.  But is there an answer for the Defensive End position in the upcoming draft?

Dominik may be better served to dip his toe in the free agent pool instead.

Taking a look a defensive stats from 2010, there were twelve defensive ends with 45 or more tackles; they are the most productive ends in the league last year.

		Tackles	Sacks	Exp
Justin Smith	SF	57	8.5	11
Glenn Dorsey	KC	51	2.0	4
Charles Johnson	CAR	51	11.5	5
Trent Cole	PHI	50	10.0	7
Kenyon Coleman	CLE	50	2.5	9
James Hall	STL	48	10.5	12
Justin Tuck	NYG	48	11.5	7
Calais Campbell	ARI	46	6.0	4
Haloti Ngata	BAL	46	5.5	6
Vince Wilfork	NE	46	2.0	7
Jared Allen	MIN	45	11.0	8
Darnell Dockett	ARI	45	5.0	8

The average years of experience (last column) of these men is just over 7 years.  Note that there are certainly youthful achievers on this list.  An interesting fact stood out while assembling this table:  all the players in this list with 7 or fewer years in the NFL have spent their entire career with the same team.  None of the players in this list with more than 8 years of experience have spent their entire career with the same team.

My basic point, however, is none of the players in the list above have less than 4 years of NFL experience.


Current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Defensive Ends

	Exp	Tackles	Sacks
Crowder, Tim	5	31	3
White, Stylez G.	5	36	4.5
Bennett, Michael	3	15	1
Moore, Kyle	3	18	0
Gilbeaux, Brandon	2	0	0
Lorig, Erik	2	4	0
Wilson, E.J.	2	0	0
Johnson, George	1	0	0

All in all, it appears the Buccaneers have a steady stream of young talent coming through the ranks at defensive end.  Both Bennett and Moore were drafted players and Crowder and White are productive.  In the Tampa 2 defense it is all about gap protection and avoiding the big play against you.  These men have proven to be a capable part of a strong defensive unit.

Are the current Buccaneer ends on the verge of a breakout?  The group has been more or less in place for a full season now, and they have reached the experience level where big numbers could be just around the corner.  Do they need a young defensive end?  Only if they are willing to give the player time to develop.  And they can because there are productive players ahead of them.

Should the Buccaneers be shopping for some immediate defensive end experience?  That is a big question -- one to examine in the near future.

2011 Offseason Roster Swells To 75 Players

The Buccaneers wasted no time signing the eight men on their end-of-season practice squad and have rapidly closed in on the 80-man offseason roster limit.

The end-of-season roster contained 67 players.  The Buccaneers have since added the 8 men who finished the season on the practice squad:

S Vince Anderson
G Marc Dile
LB JD Folsom
WR Ed Gant
LB Simoni Lawrence
C/G John Malecki
FB Rendrick Taylor
DE EJ Wilson

Vince Anderson started the season on the practice squad as part of the "second draft" put together by GM Mark Dominik after post-training camp roster cuts.  Anderson was activated from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on November 30th when S Cody Grimm was placed on IR.  On December 21st, the Buccaneers cut Anderson from the roster and signed him back to the practice squad two days later on December 23rd.

Marc Dile is a familiar face on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad.  He spent the entire 2009 season on the Buccaneers practice squad as well as the entire offseason on the 80-man roster leading up to the 2010 season, but was cut during the post training camp roster reductions.  Dile then returned to the practice squad on December 16th.  Dile played college football at South Florida.

The other faces are not as familiar:

• Folsom was on the squad from late September until mid October, then returned mid-December.  He is a 6'3", 228 lb linebacker from Weber State.  He was a 7th round selection by the Miami Dolphins in 2009.
• Gant joined the practice squad in late November.  He spent 2009 on the Cardinals practice squad but was suspended for the first four games of 2010 for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.  He is a 6'3", 200 lb wide receiver out of North Alabama and played high school ball at Cape Coral High School.  A scouting report from his North Alabama pro day states "This is the kind of player who shows so much athleticism he can be switched to defensive back if it doesn’t work out at wide receiver".  He was undrafted in 2009.
• Lawrence is a 6'1", 232 lb linebacker from the University of Minnesota.  TBO.com projected him as a 4th round selection, but he went undrafted in 2010.  He was picked up by the Eagles and cut, landed with the Bears and reached their 53-man roster before being cut and picked up by the Buccaneers.  His combine workout is available to watch on NFL.com.    He has some experience as Safety from college.
• Malecki is a 6'2", 300 lb offensive linemen from the University of Pittsburgh.  An undrafted in 2010, he was picked up but later cut by the Tennessee Titans.  Tampa Bay signed him to their practice squad on October 26th, but later cut him on November 17th.  The Cleveland Browns picked him up for a couple weeks, then released him, and Tampa Bay brought him back to the practice squad on December 1st.
• Taylor was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent just after the 2010 NFL Draft.  He did not make the post-camp roster cuts but did rejoin Tampa Bay on December 8th, 2010.  He is a 6'2", 265 lb fullback out of Clemson University.
• Wilson is a 6'4", 286 lb defensive end from the University of North Carolina.  Wilson was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 4th round.  This smells exactly like the type of player GM Mark Dominik finds from time to time -- a solid draft talent which did not fit in where he went originally, but had captured the Buccaneers attention and so merits a solid look on the practice squad.  This is the second time in two years the Buccaneers have snatched a drafted defensive end from the Seattle Seahawks (Micheal Bennett, 6th rounder, 2009).

This brings the offseason head count to 75 players.  Tampa Bay has a full set of draft picks in the upcoming 2011 NFL Draft, which would add seven more players, bringing the total headcount to 82 players.  Currently suspended Tanard Jackson does not count against the head count, so there seems to be a one man surplus at this time.

Considering the impact of practice squad players in 2010, these players may be noisemakers heading into  training camp next season.  The common theme seems to be athletes who could play safety.  Is Tampa Bay looking for a particular physical size for safeties going forward?

With the performance of free agents the past two year, the roster is getting tougher to crack.  These men face a rough challenge, but it is a challenge others have overcome in Tampa Bay.

Buccaneers Final Roster: 2010

Here is how the roster finished the 2010 NFL Season, with the season ending 53-man roster first, then the Injured Reserve:

The Final 53-Man Roster

22	Asante, Larry	DB	ACT	6'0"	210	03/07/88	0	Nebraska
20	Barber, Ronde	CB	ACT	5'10"	184	04/07/75	14	Virginia
61	Barker, Will	T	ACT	6'7"	320	07/03/87	0	Virginia
10	Barth, Connor	K	ACT	5'11"	193	04/11/86	3	North Carolina
71	Bennett, Michael	DE	ACT	6'4"	274	11/13/85	2	Texas A&M
31	Biggers, E.J.	CB	ACT	6'0"	180	06/13/87	2	Western Michigan
27	Blount, LeGarrette	RB	ACT	6'0"	247	12/05/86	0	Oregon
89	Briscoe, Dezmon	WR	ACT	6'2"	207	08/31/89	0	Kansas
12	Carpenter, Rudy	QB	ACT	6'2"	212	04/15/86	2	Arizona State
60	Carter, Brandon	OG	ACT	6'6"	319	09/10/86	0	Texas Tech
96	Crowder, Tim	DE	ACT	6'4"	260	06/30/85	4	Texas
48	Economos, Andrew	LS	ACT	6'1"	250	06/24/82	5	Georgia Tech
5	Freeman, Josh	QB	ACT	6'6"	248	01/13/88	2	Kansas State
88	Gilmore, John	TE	ACT	6'5"	257	09/21/79	9	Penn State
34	Graham, Earnest	FB	ACT	5'9"	225	01/15/80	7	Florida
73	Hardman, Derek	G	ACT	6'6"	300	09/13/86	0	Eastern Kentucky
21	Harris, Dominique	DB	ACT	6'2"	213	04/14/87	0	Temple
54	Hayes, Geno	OLB	ACT	6'1"	226	08/10/87	3	Florida State
57	Hayward, Adam	OLB	ACT	6'1"	240	06/23/84	4	Portland State
29	Johnson, DJ	CB	ACT	6'1"	191	11/07/85	2	Jackson State
67	Johnson, George	DE	ACT	6'4"	265	12/11/87	0	Rutgers
11	Johnson, Josh	QB	ACT	6'3"	205	05/15/86	3	San Diego
26	Jones, Sean	SS	ACT	6'1"	220	03/02/82	7	Georgia
53	Koutouvides, Niko	LB	ACT	6'2"	238	03/25/81	7	Purdue
62	Larsen, Ted	G	ACT	6'2"	305	06/13/87	0	North Carolina State
77	Lee, James	T	ACT	6'4"	305	08/17/85	3	South Carolina State
23	Lewis, Myron	DB	ACT	6'2"	203	11/24/87	0	Vanderbilt
44	Lorig, Erik	FB	ACT	6'4"	275	11/17/86	0	Stanford
28	Lumpkin, Kregg	RB	ACT	5'11"	228	05/15/84	2	Georgia
41	Lynch, Corey	FS	ACT	6'0"	206	05/07/85	3	Appalachian State
33	Mack, Elbert	DB	ACT	5'10"	175	07/14/86	3	Troy
97	Magee, Alex	DE	ACT	6'3"	298	04/28/87	2	Purdue
1	Malone, Robert	P	ACT	6'1"	215	02/04/88	0	Fresno State
50	McKenzie, Tyrone	LB	ACT	6'2"	245	12/11/85	2	South Florida
90	Miller, Roy	DT	ACT	6'2"	310	07/09/87	2	Texas
78	Okam, Frank	DT	ACT	6'5"	350	10/16/85	3	Texas
84	Overbay, Nathan	TE	ACT	6'5"	270	01/04/87	0	Eastern Washington
87	Parker, Preston	WR	ACT	6'0"	200	02/13/87	0	North Alabama
70	Penn, Donald	T	ACT	6'5"	305	04/27/83	5	Utah State
80	Purvis, Ryan	TE	ACT	6'4"	260	05/08/86	1	Boston College
51	Ruud, Barrett	MLB	ACT	6'2"	241	05/20/83	6	Nebraska
81	Spurlock, Micheal	WR	ACT	5'11"	200	01/31/83	3	Mississippi
85	Stovall, Maurice	WR	ACT	6'5"	220	02/21/85	5	Notre Dame
18	Stroughter, Sammie	WR	ACT	5'10"	189	01/03/86	2	Oregon State
65	Trueblood, Jeremy	T	ACT	6'8"	320	05/10/83	5	Boston College
56	Watson, Dekoda	OLB	ACT	6'1"	240	03/03/88	0	Florida State
91	White, Stylez G.	DE	ACT	6'3"	270	07/25/79	4	Minnesota
24	Williams, Cadillac	RB	ACT	5'11"	217	04/21/82	6	Auburn
19	Williams, Mike	WR	ACT	6'1"	212	05/18/87	0	Syracuse
82	Winslow, Kellen	TE	ACT	6'4"	240	07/21/83	7	Miami (Fla.)
95	Woods, Al	DT	ACT	6'4"	309	03/25/87	0	LSU
79	Worthington, Doug	DE	ACT	6'5"	292	08/10/87	0	Ohio State
76	Zuttah, Jeremy	C	ACT	6'4"	308	06/01/86	3	Rutgers

The Final Injured Reserve List

50	Alston, Jon	LB	RES	6'0"	235	06/04/83	5	Stanford
17	Benn, Arrelious	WR	RES	6'1"	220	09/08/88	0	Illinois
58	Black, Quincy	OLB	RES	6'2"	240	02/28/84	4	New Mexico
69	Dotson, Demar	T	RES	6'9"	315	10/11/85	2	Southern Mississippi
52	Faine, Jeff	C	RES	6'3"	291	04/06/81	8	Notre Dame
72	Gilbeaux, Brandon	DE	RES	6'3"	270	06/09/87	0	Delaware
35	Grimm, Cody	FS	RES	6'1"	203	02/26/87	0	Virginia Tech
32	Huggins, Kareem	RB	RES	5'9"	198	05/24/86	1	Hofstra
75	Joseph, Davin	G	RES	6'3"	313	11/22/83	5	Oklahoma
93	McCoy, Gerald	DT	RES	6'4"	295	02/25/88	0	Oklahoma
94	Moore, Kyle	DE	RES	6'5"	272	10/25/86	2	USC
92	Price, Brian	DT	RES	6'1"	303	04/10/89	0	UCLA
25	Talib, Aqib	CB	RES	6'1"	205	02/13/86	3	Kansas
36	Jackson, Tanard	FS	SUS	6'0"	200	07/21/85	4	Syracuse

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the 2010 NFL Season with a 10-6 record but did not qualify for the playoffs.