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The Buccaneers have claimed 26-year old OG Shawn Murphy off waivers from the Dolphins. The 26-year old Murphy has yet to play a game in his two years in the NFL as he has had problems staying healthy. Maybe a new start will get him motivated to get healthy enough to get his NFL career really started.
The Buccaneers have lost 29-year old starting fullback B.J. Askew for the rest of the season after he was placed on the Non-Football Injury List after injuring himself in a car accident last week. Askew played in 5 games for the Bucs this season and he carried the ball 1 time for 0 yards. He also caught 2 passes for 3 yards (1.5 avg). Askew will be missed for his blocking in the running game and his special teams play. But, Earnest Graham will replace him at fullback actually giving the Bucs another weapon out of the backfield. He has played in 4 games for the Bucs this season and he has carried the ball 8 times for 25 yards (3.1 ypc) and he has also caught 4 passes for 14 yards (3.5 avg). Finally, head coach Raheem Morris has to finally play his best running back all of the time.
The Bucs have signed 26-year old cornerback Marcus McCauley. McCauley played in 10 games last season for the Vikings but he only made six tackles. He has now played in two seasons in his NFL career and he has made 70 tackles and has defensed 8 passes. The Buccaneers need all the help they can get so it was worth taking a chance on McCauley.
The Buccaneers played hard yesterday but it just wasn’t enough to win the game. Josh Johnson completed 11 of 17 passes for 147 yards with 1 INT. He also carried the ball 8 times for 45 yards (5.6 ypc) yesterday. But Johnson fumbled the ball 5 times in this game losing 1 and that needs to stop if he’s going to continue to play. Cadillac Williams had a solid game with 77 yards rushing on 16 carries (4.8 ypc) with a TD run. Rookie WR Sammie Stroughter led the way in the passing game for the Bucs with 3 catches for 65 yards (21.7 avg). The 7th round pick out of Oregon State also returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD yesterday. The Bucs finished up with 245 total yards on offense (124 rushing, 121 passing) in this game.
The Buccaneers played great against the pass but awful against the run and it cost them in the end. Safety Sabby Piscitelli led the way for the Bucs on defense with 10 tackles. Linebacker Barrett Ruud was also effective with 9 tackles and 3 passes defensed. Safety Tanard Jackson made a huge impact in this game for the Bucs as he had 5 tackles, 1 pass defensed and he also intercepted a pass returning it 26 yards for a TD to tie the score at 21 in the 4th quarter. The Panthers finished up with 322 total yards on offense (267 rushing, 55 passing) in this game. The Buccaneers are now 0-6 on the season.
The Buccaneers have traded 26-year old DE Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears for a 2nd round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Adams played in 5 games for the Bucs this season and he made 10 tackles, defensed 2 passes and he had 1 sack. The former first round pick played in 37 games in his three years with the Bucs. In those games, Adams made 86 tackles, he defensed 10 passes, had 13.5 sacks, forced 2 fumbles and he had 2 interceptions (he returned one for a TD). This is the Bucs pretty much giving up on Adams but at least they got a decent return for him.