The Pewter Plank » David Hawthorne http://thepewterplank.com A Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Analysis: Seattle Seahawks sign Barrett Ruud http://thepewterplank.com/2012/04/07/analysis-seattle-seahawks-sign-barrett-ruud/ http://thepewterplank.com/2012/04/07/analysis-seattle-seahawks-sign-barrett-ruud/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:43:20 +0000 Joe Soriano http://thepewterplank.com/?p=7633 The Seattle Seahawks have signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Barrett Ruud, who was a mainstay at middle linebacker before falling apart in recent years. He fell out of favor in Tampa after the 2010 season, because he was consistently neutralized in run defense to the point that he was a completely liability to the [...]

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]]> The Seattle Seahawks have signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Barrett Ruud, who was a mainstay at middle linebacker before falling apart in recent years. He fell out of favor in Tampa after the 2010 season, because he was consistently neutralized in run defense to the point that he was a completely liability to the team. However, he was an important player for the Bucs a few years ago, because his coverage skills at MLB were key as was his leadership.

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]]> http://thepewterplank.com/2012/04/07/analysis-seattle-seahawks-sign-barrett-ruud/feed/ 2 David Hawthorne is a top candidate http://thepewterplank.com/2012/03/26/david-hawthorne-is-a-top-candidate/ http://thepewterplank.com/2012/03/26/david-hawthorne-is-a-top-candidate/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:43:06 +0000 Joe Soriano http://thepewterplank.com/?p=7586 With news that Curtis Lofton has signed with the Saints, it becomes time to look at the best middle linebacker available. The Bucs will most likely stay put with Mason Foster, but don’t rule out David Hawthorne as a possibility now that Lofton is off the table. Hawthorne is a former undrafted free agent, which [...]

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]]> With news that Curtis Lofton has signed with the Saints, it becomes time to look at the best middle linebacker available. The Bucs will most likely stay put with Mason Foster, but don’t rule out David Hawthorne as a possibility now that Lofton is off the table.

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]]> http://thepewterplank.com/2012/03/26/david-hawthorne-is-a-top-candidate/feed/ 3 Curtis Lofton still an option http://thepewterplank.com/2012/03/18/curtis-lofton-still-an-option/ http://thepewterplank.com/2012/03/18/curtis-lofton-still-an-option/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:37:53 +0000 Joe Soriano http://thepewterplank.com/?p=7498 Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t just going to ignore the linebacker situation and “build through the draft” at that position. I mean, it’s pretty much a sure thing that they are going to take Morris Clairborne (or maybe even Trent Richardson) at the number five spot in the first [...]

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]]> Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t just going to ignore the linebacker situation and “build through the draft” at that position. I mean, it’s pretty much a sure thing that they are going to take Morris Clairborne (or maybe even Trent Richardson) at the number five spot in the first round. They could take somebody in the second round of the draft, but it seems better if the Bucs use some of the $20 million in cap space they have on a linebacker like Curtis Lofton.

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