Kaspers Korner

Will Allen S unrestricted resigned with team one year $2.35
Antonio Bryant WR unrestricted franchised by team signed one year $9.8 million tender
Phillip Buchanon CB unrestricted signed with Lions two years $8.5 million
Kevin Carter DE unrestricted

Michael Clayton WR unrestricted resigned with team five years $24 million $10.5 guaranteed.
Jeff Garcia QB unrestricted

Cortez Hankton WR unrestricted

resigned with team

Jovan Haye DT unrestricted signed with Titans four year $16.2 million
Luke McCown QB unrestricted resigned with team two years $7.5 million
Donald Penn OT restricted

Jermaine Phillips S unrestricted

resigned with team

Ryan Sims DT unrestricted resigned with team four years eight million $3.25 guaranteed
Jerramy Stevens TE unrestricted resigned with team

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen Friday, which of course shocked a lot of people.  To simply say the move was just horrible by owner Malcom Glazer.

The move itslef was not that bad of a move, and is actually understandable.  What makes it an awful move is that it was done two weeks after the completion of the regular season.

Most National Football League teams fire head coaches as soon as they possibly can.  The reason being that they can talk to other teams coordinators after their team has completed the regular season, and are not in the playoffs.  Teams that are in the playoffs can give their coordinators permission to talk to other teams.

The trouble does not stop there.  There are also reports circulating that cure that current defensive coordinator Raheem Morris will take over as head coach.

The Bucs have thier choice of the top fired head coaches in the league in Mike Shanahan and Mike Holmgren.

The problem with the move is that the collapse of the Bucs at the end of the season was not his fault.  The fault was on the announcement that long time defensive coordiantore Mont Kiffin was leaving to join his son at the University of Tennessee.

That then sent the defense into a tailspin that they could not get out of.

If Morris does not get the Bucs back to the playoffs next year there will be a lot of aggravated fans.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had to win only one more game going into the last month of the regular season, but for some reason could not get it.  Now, it looks like the end for Gruden is coming with all of his assistants on defense jumping ship.

It all started when the Oakland Raiders decided to fire head coach Lane Kiffin.  Kiffin then went on to get the head coaching job at the Unversity of Tennessee.  His dad Monte Kiffin, the Buccaneers defensive coordinator this past season, decided to go with him. 

The move by Monte obviously means that he has full control over decisions in regards to the defense.  Who wouldn’t allow that when it comes to the success, and the amount of experience, Monte has had.

With the conclusion of the season defensive assistant coach Larry Coyer contract ran out, and decided to head into another direction.

Now, new defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, who was their defensive backs coach before being promoted, could leave if he gets the job as head coach of the Denver Broncos.

Assistant coaches are leaving, and when that happens it means that a head coach is on the hot seat, and that means change is coming.  Assistants do not stick around if they feel a head coach is on the hot seat.

Rumours have been running rampant in the past couple of weeks linking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach to the Tennessee Volunteer’s head coaching job.  Many Buccaneer fans can breathe a sigh of relief today as the Volunteers found their man, but his name is not Jon Gruden.

According to ESPN.com the Volunteers is going to name former Oakland Raider head coach Lane Kiffin to the head coaching job.   That means Gruden is going to stay in Tampa Bay, which is also one less distraction for the Bucs.

The Bucs are in the midst of a battle for the AFC South division, or Wild Card spot to make the playoffs.  With a record of 8-3 going into this Sunday’s game the Bucs are in control of their own destiny.

The Bucs in the next three weeks, in order, face the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons.  If they are able to run this gauntlet the Bucs are for sure to be in.

After the first game of the season head coach Jon Gruden benched quarterback Jeff Garcia.  That decision could be costly as the Buccaneers are a hlaf game back behing the Carolina Panthers.

The game that it specifically affected was the Buccaneers week five matchup against the Denver Broncos.  Garcia had to come in releif for an injured Brian Griese, and obviously would not be well prepared for the game.

The Bucs lost that game by a feild goal, which could be costly.  One can even argue that the distraction in training camp of Griese’s presence could have costed them their season opener to the New Orleans Saints.

Garcia simply has nine lives.  At age 38 Garcia obviously does not have many football years left, but for the immediate future the Bucs would be crazy not to go with Garcia.

For a while now it has been known that quarterback Chris Simms would be cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which happened today when the Bucs made their cuts to get down to the 53 man roster limit.  What the move shows is that the organization has no class.

Simms was a warrior as during the 2006 season he played a game with a ruptured spleen.  The shame in all of this is that Simms asked to be traded, or released months ago, but was not.

Surely, someone would have jumped all over Simms, but it most likely would not have been someone in their division.  For two of three of the Bucs divisional quarterbacks have established veterans, and the Falcons drafted Matt Ryan with the third pick overall in the draft, and is slated to start right away for them.

So, what was the motivation in keeping Simms around, until the final cutdown?

Most likely the answer is injuries, but that is pointless as there were two other veteran quarterbacks that were out there in free agency available, and one still is in Duante Culpepper.

Simms will latch on to another team, but will most likely be just a backup.  That is a shame, because Simms looked like he has finally fully healed, due to him throwing in camp with his old throwing technique.

In the end it shows what little, if any, class that head coach John Gruden posses.

Every team this preseason will have to make the difficult decision of wether, or not, to expose an injured player to waivers, so they can be placed on injured reserve eventually.  The same goes for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they released offensive tackle Luke Petitgout.

Tampa acquried Petitgout through free agency as he signed a three year $15.5 million contract with the team.

Petitgout only played four games last year before suffering a season ending knee injury.  Which, still to this day has not fully recovered from yet, and not expected to by the start of the regular season.  That prompted the Buccaneers to release him, so they can bring in someone who can practice. 

Petitgout is only the latest in a long list of free agent failures.  So, it looks likes that shifts focus to center Jeff Faine, as he was also acquired through free agency.

It looks like the Bucs are at the threshold of injured players that they can keep on their roster.

However, that is the fault of Buccaneers management as they are holing on to five quarterbacks on their roster.  Most teams just carry four.

The team for some reason has not unloaded quarterback Chris Simms, who finally looks fully recovered from the removal of his spleen.

However, many Bucanneer fans will have to put up with this type of thinking as general manager Bruce Allen, and head coach John Gruden, both got contract extensions.

 With the team being loaded with over 30 players it could turn out to be a long year for Buccanee fans.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms sounded off on the organization this week in comments to the media.  However, those fell on deaf ears as in a Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce luncheon, which head coach John Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen attended.

It is obvious that Gruden does not believe in Simms.  Other wise he would not have quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Brian Greise on their roster.  So, why is he on the team, which is what everyone at this point is wondering.

The two took the high road when it came to talking to the media in regards to Simms.  Both stated that they are not worried at all by Simms comments to the media.  Who they are concerned with is the rest of the roster that is under contract.

Why they are doing this is anyone’s guess.  It is horrible seeing someone give up their spleen, only to get treated like crap from their employer.

In the end the Bucs will get what they have coming to them.

The National Football League is a haven for awful characters as long as they have talent, and perform.  That is the exact reason why tight end Jeremy Stevens still has a job.

Stevens resigned with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, eventhough he has a long history of being a loser.   

In high school reached a plea deal and plead guilty to misdemeanor assualt, kicked a football teammate in the nuts, threatened referees after being ejected from basketball games for playing to aggressively, vandalized the school with a friend by punching holes in the walls, and violated school rules on alcohol and marijuana.

In college he raped a girl, and got away with it thanks to University Washington. He was also involved in two hit and run accidents.  One when he hit a house, and the other was when Stevens side swiped another car when the car slowed up for an accident. 

That is pretty sad considering that in Seattle after he turned pro he was arrested twice fr DUI.   He was also kicked out of his condominiums due to constant complaints of loud noise deep into the night, fireworks, and  vomit raining over the railing.

The fact is that the NFL needs to get rid of these turds.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free agent safety Eugene Wilson this offseason.  Now, the Buccaneers are planning to move him to cornerback.

Wilson has not played cornerback since he was in college.  Also, add in the addition of cornerback Aqib Talib through the draft, and you have one dumb move.

Why did he agree to make the move? That is simple, and it is the money that cornerbacks received.

Wilson is going into his sixth season in the NFL, and has time to make the transition.  Rhonde Barber and Phillip Buccanon are the starters, and they are not getting any younger. 

Tampa Tribune’ Roy Cummings said this, “There’s little doubt that Wilson will help the Bucs. His ability to defend receivers in man-to-man schemes and to cover zones remains exceptional. He’s also learned the art of patience.”

Yeah he learned paitence from being on the sidelines over the last two years, due to injury.  Which is another reason that the move is stupid.

The type of offenses call for multiple quality cornerbacks, and if Wilson is prone to it. 

In the end the signing of Wilson will bite the Buccaneers in the end.