The Pewter Plank » Pete Carroll http://thepewterplank.com A Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:02 +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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