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Analysis: Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign Gary Gibson

Joe Soriano — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:08:55 +0000

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to shore up some more depth on the interior of their defensive line, as they have signed former Rutgers star Gary Gibson to a two-year deal worth $2 million.

Oct. 31, 2010; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams defensive tackle Gary Gibson is introduced before the game against the Carolina Panthers at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Douglas C. Pizac-US PRESSWIRE

Earlier this offseason, the Bucs signed defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, who is expected to play a large role in the team’s stable of defensive tackles. Gibson adds some depth to the defensive line and has connections to Greg Schiano and the Bucs coaching staff.

After starting for the St. Louis Rams in 2010, Gibson played in a reduced role with the team during last season. He still managed to play in about a third of the team’s snaps last year as the third man in the DT rotation. Gary Gibson finished the year with 13 tackles and led all Rams DTs with three sacks, five tackles for loss, and four quarterback hits.

It was a terrific year for Gibson, who bounced back after a subpar 2010 season. The reason why he played in a reduced role was due to some poor play against the run, as he was constantly a non-factor on the inside. The benching did some good for him, as Gibson eased into his role as a rotational defensive lineman and ended up having a very good year in 2011.

According to the Pro Football Focus, Gary Gibson finished the 2011 season with 14 quarterback disruptions and 12 defensive snaps in 398 snaps. He was in line for some more snaps, but I think a spot in the rotation under Schiano will do Gibson well in Tampa. He’s better in a backup role and is one of the better and more underrated rotation DTs in the game.

I like this depth-building signing for the Bucs, and the team has a great stable of defensive tackles with Brian Price, Gerald McCoy, Amobi Okoye, and Gary Gibson in the fold.

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Bucs should target Marques Colston

Joe Soriano — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:05:39 +0000

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Bucs Lose Key Contract Negotiator

Dustin Staggers — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:40:26 +0000

The Rams have hired a key member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers front office, Kevin Demoff, to be their new Executive Vice President of Football Operations. Demoff was a key cog in the Bucs having 40+ million in cap space this summer. New GM Mark Dominik had targeted Demoff as a key member of the staff whom he wanted to retain.

“We have a member of our staff, Kevin Demoff, who is very educated in the contracts and negotiating,” said Dominik. “Again, it is the people around you that can make you better and that is going to be our philosophy.”

There is no word whether Demoff’s position will be filled by someone internally, externally or filled at all.

The Bucs still have vacancies at the secondary coach, TE coach and possibly QB coach positions, unless current QB coach Greg Olsen is retained after being a candidate for the offensive coordinator position.