Welcome Aboard!
NOTE! Da’Quan Bowers has signed!
QUINCY BLACK has been signed to a 5 year 29 million dollar contract with 11.5 mil up front.
We here at the Bucstop would like to welcome aboard the newest members of the Buccaneers or welcome back members as they re-sign with the club.
Adrian Clayborn
Position: Defensive End
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Iowa
Acquired: 2011 Draft, 1st Round, Signed to 4 year deal
Size: 6’3, 281 lbs
Pros: Excellent pass rusher, leader, strong, low center of gravity
Cons: Concerns with Erb’s Palsy, lack of explosion at the snap
2011 Outlook: As the Buccaneers first overall pick in 2011, look for Adrian Clayborn to be starting at defensive end in 2011
Future Outlook: Should be the force at defensive end that the Buccaneers have lacked since Simeon Rice left the team
Mason Foster
Position: Middle Linebacker
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Washington
Acquired: 2011 Draft, 3rd Round, Signed to 4 year deal
Size: 6’1, 245 lbs
Pros: Amazing tackler, has a nose for the football, leader, consistent
Cons: Not having minicamps will make it very tough for Foster to learn the playbook enough to call plays
2011 Outlook: With the Buccaneers looking like they are shying away from Barrett Ruud, Foster may be thrown into the fire quickly, potentially starting at MLB
Future Outlook: Foster is the future MLB for the foreseeable future
Daniel Hardy
Position: Tight End
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Idaho
Acquired: 2011 Draft, 7th Round, Signed to 4 year deal
Size: 6’4, 249 lbs
Pros: Hands like Velcro, can catch in traffic, quick feet
Cons: Lack of size hurts blocking ability
2011 Outlook: Hardy will be battling Ryan Purvis for the third TE spot on the roster. If he doesn’t beat out Purvis, look for Hardy to be snuck onto the practice squad for 2011, getting him ready for potentially a late season fill-in or for 2012 and beyond
Future Outlook: Mark Dominik always seems to find diamonds in the rough of the 7th round. Look for Hardy to learn from Winslow and be a potential weapon for a couple of seasons
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Connor Barth
Position: Kicker
Years Pro: 3
College: North Carolina
Acquired: Free Agent, 2009, Re-signed to 1-year deal as RFA
Size: He is a kicker, does it matter?
Pros: Very consistent from short, can make the long ones, 23-28 FG, 36-36 XP in 2010
Cons:
2011 Outlook: After the Buccaneers tendered Barth to a 1-year deal worth almost 2 million, there is no way any other team will sign him, and no way the Buccaneers will just throw that money away. Barth will be the Buccaneers’ kicker in the fall.
Future Outlook: Only signed to one year, Barth needs to prove himself again. The Bucs are going to be reluctant to sign a kicker to a long term deal after the Gramatica and Nugent disasters, so Barth’s long term outlook is questionable.
Derrell Smith
Position: Linebacker
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Syracuse
Acquired: 2011 Undrafted Free Agent
Size: 6’0, 244 lbs
Pros: Finds the ball well, good run defender, intelligent, forces a lot of fumbles
Cons: Smaller than a typical linebacker, average tackling ability, too slow to play OLB
2011 Outlook: As an undrafted free agent, Smith seems to be on the outside looking in. However, if the Buccaneers do not sign a big-named MLB, Smith could be a 3rd string/special teams player. If not, look for Smith on the practice squad.
Future Outlook: Assuming Smith makes the practice squad, look for him to hit the weights hard this year, add some weight and some tackling skills, and for Smith to compete for a backup spot again in 2012.
Raymond Webber
Position: Wide Receiver
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Arkansas – Pine Bluff
Acquired: 2011 Undrafted Free Agent
Size: 6’2, 218 lbs
Pros: Catching machine in college with 101 receptions, 1429 yards
Cons: Unknown commodity having played at a small school and not against top college competition
2011 Outlook: The Buccaneers are deep at wide receiver, so Webber seems to be additional depth.
Future Outlook: If Webber can impress the coaching staff against NFL competition, the Buccaneers will attempt to hold onto him for organizational depth, and could compete for a roster spot in 2012
Detron Lewis
Position: Wide Receiver
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Texas Tech
Acquired: 2011 Undrafted Free Agent
Size: 6’0, 196
Pros: Great hands, can have huge games
Cons: Due to lack of size, can get lost in traffic, slow for his size (runs 4.6 40)
2011 Outlook: I give Webber a better shot at making the team than Lewis
Future Outlook: Again, Webber seems to have a better future outlook than Lewis
Nick Reveiz
Position: Linebacker
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Tennessee
Acquired: 2011 Undrafted Free Agent
Size: 5’9, 230 lbs
Pros: Team captain, played in the Tampa-2 Under Monte Kiffin, hard worker
Cons: Small, needs to bulk up to compete in the NFL
2011 Outlook: Anyone who comes into camp already knowing the defense has one leg up on the competition. Reveiz intrigues me because of this, and could compete for a backup linebacker position depending on players who leave via free agency.
Future Outlook: Potential backup and special teams player down the road, Raveiz has a lot of work to do to ever crack the starting lineup.
Mike Coughlin
Position: Quarterback
Years Pro: Rookie
College: Boise St.
Acquired: 2011 Undrafted Free Agent
Size: 6’5, 212 lbs
Pros: Great size for a QB, good pocket presence and poise
Cons: Was a backup in college, so lacks experience, immobile, timing needs improvement
2011 Outlook: The Buccaneers seem to be set at QB, so I don’t like Coughlin’s chances to make it past the first cuts
Future Outlook: Coughlin is a long-term project at best…a very long-term project
Josh Jasper
Position: Kicker
Years Pro: Rookie
College: LSU
Acquired: 2011 Undrafted Free Agent
Size: I should just delete this line when it’s a kicker, that or try to find out his foot size
Pros: Strong leg, made 3-4 field goals from 50 yards and higher, only missed 1 field goal within 40
Cons: Shaky between 40 and 49 yards
2011 Outlook: Having signed Connor Barth to a lot of money for this year, Jasper seems to be getting the Todd France treatment, an insurance clause in case Barth forgot how to kick.
Future Outlook: Jasper is on the outside looking in, and probably needs Connor Barth’s right leg to fall off in order for Jasper to make the squad
We here at the Bucstop would like to welcome back a Buccaneer who made history. SANTA MARIA!
Michael Spurlock
Position: Wide Receiver/Kick Returner
Years Pro: 4
College: Mississippi
Acquired: Signed in 2007, Re-signed for 2011
Size: 5’11, 200 lbs
Pros: Stud kick returner, emerged in 2011 as more of a receiver and deep threat
Cons: Struggles on shorter routes
2011 Outlook: Spurlock will be the man in kick returns again in 2011, and will also lineup as wide receiver even more, mostly on 3rd down and long. Last year, he caught 16 passes, 12 were for first downs.
Future Outlook: Every year it seems the Buccaneers dangle Spurlock and every year he is back. Some of those projects have failed miserably (see: Jackson, Dexter). Until the Buccaneers find a kick returner who is better than Spurlock, he will be the kick returner for the next few seasons.
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