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Five Most Important Buccaneers’ Training Camp Battles

By Alan Schechter

Jan 15, 2016; Tampa Bay, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneer head coach Dirk Koetter is introduced to the media at One Buccaneer Place Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2016; Tampa Bay, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneer head coach Dirk Koetter is introduced to the media at One Buccaneer Place Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 29, 2016; Kahuku, HI, USA; Team Rice cornerback Brent Grimes of the Miami Dolphins (21) poses during 2016 Pro Bowl photo day at Turtle Bay Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2016; Kahuku, HI, USA; Team Rice cornerback Brent Grimes of the Miami Dolphins (21) poses during 2016 Pro Bowl photo day at Turtle Bay Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Cornerback

No matter how this group sets the lineup, it will be a very different group than the one the Bucs put forth in 2015.

70% completion percentage.  Talk about amateur hour!  That is the percentage that the Bucs allowed to opposing quarterbacks in 2015.  We all know that had to change.  That fact was not lost on Jason Licht.

He signed Brent Grimes.  He drafted Vernon Hargreaves.  They have to be better than last year, as no cornerback posted more than one interception.  Both Grimes and Hargreaves are playmakers, but they are short.  Jonthan Banks is the only corner on the roster that stands over six feet tall, but he has steadily lost playing time, starting only seven games last year after starting all but one game in the previous two years.

Alterraun Verner is the most veteran of the group.  Might he see more time?  How does this depth chart play out?  This will be very interesting.

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