Thursday, March 13, 2008

TAMPA BAY BUCS SIGN MARQUES DOUGLAS

Douglas says he'll be the starting left end on first and second down, but shift inside to tackle on passing downs. That might be a generous assessment of his playing time, but Douglas did lead all linemen in tackles behind the line of scrimmage last year. He'll be a solid addition to Tampa Bay's rotation.

Who we think they'll draft KENTWAN BALMER DT | North Carolina |
Last year the Buccaneers finally gave Monte Kiffin some help on defense in the form of Gaines Adams and they would probably be smart to go that route one more time. For many years Tampa had arguably the best set of defensive tackles in the league with Warren Sapp & Booger McFarland but those days are now long gone. Kentwan Balmer is a talented former underachiever who enjoyed a breakout senior campaign and saw his stock rise dramatically. Balmer is the consensus #3 defensive tackle and he could even come off the board earlier than this. Don't rule out Gruden targeting a playmaking wideout like DeSean Jackson, Malcolm Kelly or Mario Manningham either.

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