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Bucs pounce on rookie Ryan's mistakes in victory over Falcons
Falcons rookie Matt Ryan was intercepted twice in the first half Sunday and Tampa Bay's Brian Griese turned the miscues into a touchdown and field goal that helped the Buccaneers beat their NFC South rivals 24-9.

Best Gift: Buc's Time

Sep. 17--TAMPA -- Just meeting two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital would have made his 12th birthday special for Collin Goldstein.

Buccaneers report: Inside slant
Brian Griese's role became more permanent Monday when he officially was named the starter for this week's game at Chicago - and beyond.

Buccaneers report: Notes, quotes
--The Bucs lead the NFL in penalties after two games. Many of them have occurred on the offensive line but every unit has committed its share.

Buccaneers report: Strategy and personnel

Gruden: Garcia will stay - on Buccaneers' bench

Sep. 16--Jeff Garcia isn't going anywhere.

Gruden 'concerned' about injuries to Galloway, Talib

Sep. 16--TAMPA -- He certainly doesn't run like he's 33. There are increasing signs, however, Bucs wide receiver Joey Galloway is starting to feel like he's 33.

Bucs CB Mack suspended one game for helmet hit
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie cornerback Elbert Mack was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.

Depth Chart

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Injuries

RB	Cory Boyd		IR
LB	Antoine Cash		IR
DB	Torrie Cox		IR
WR	Joey Galloway	Ankle
QB	Jeff Garcia	Ankle
WR	Cortez Hankton		IR
DB	Elbert Mack	Suspension
LB	Matt McCoy	Groin
WR	Maurice Stovall	Back
RB	Cadillac Williams		PUP
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Transactions

9/17	Greg White	DE	signed
9/17	Jerramy Stevens	TE	suspension lifted
9/17	Ben Troupe	TE	cut
9/16	Elbert Mack	CB	suspended
9/3	Julius Wilson	T	practice squad addition
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dcrum35

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September 17, 2008 10:00 am

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Bucs V Bears

I don't see the defensive struggle everyone predicts. I see a Buccaneer blowout for a couple of reasons.

The Bears are all about defense and special teams giving them field position. Hester looks to be out, there goes the field position. The Bucs will stack it to stop the run and blitz more this week to get ...(more)

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ForceFed240

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September 11, 2008 12:24 pm

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Garcia being shopped.

Go over to Profootballtalk.com. They have a reliable source saying that the bucs are shopping Garcia. It goes on to say that if they don't find any buyers the Bucs will likely cut him and be out his 2 million dollar salary.

I think its obvious Garcia and Gruden are ready to kill eachother. This really sucks. We won't get $hit for him.

What do you guys think?

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September 14, 2008 7:14 pm

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Good win, but......

Is Griese the answer? he missed a lot of wide open recievers and let's face it, we did play Atlanta. What do you think.... Griese, McCown or Garcia to start next week?

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September 7, 2008 6:31 pm

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Jon Gruden is a garbage coach

I'm sorry for all you Jon Gruden lovers, but he lost that game for the Bucs.

Why the heck when you have so much talent at RB, which showed with crazy numbers in the game, would you throw the ball 41 times and rush only 20?

Not playing Garcia in the 4th preseason game showed with that amazing 2-12 3rd down conversion rate. Did he not learn his l ...(more)

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Saints WIN! Bucs Better Beware The Falcons

I hope the Bucs players aren't as caught up in how they lost to the Saints as much as thier fans are. If so the Falcons have shown that they can make a team that underestimate them pay. The Lions learned that the ...(more)

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Scoreboard

	W-L-T
Tampa Bay	1-1-0
Chicago	1-1-0

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2008 Schedule
Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Sep 7	@New Orleans	Lost 20-24
Sep 14	Atlanta	Won 24-9
Sep 21	@Chicago
Sep 28	Green Bay
Oct 5	@Denver
Oct 12	Carolina
Oct 19	Seattle
Oct 26	@Dallas
Nov 2	@Kansas City
Week 10	BYE
Nov 16	Minnesota
Nov 23	@Detroit
Nov 30	New Orleans
Dec 8	@Carolina
Dec 14	@Atlanta
Dec 21	San Diego
Dec 28	Oakland
All times are Eastern
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NFC South
Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	DIV	Streak
Carolina	2	0	0	46	41	0-0	Won 2
Atlanta	1	1	0	43	45	0-1	Lost 1
New Orleans	1	1	0	48	49	1-0	Lost 1
Tampa Bay	1	1	0	44	33	1-1	Won 1
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2008 Team Rank
	Off	Rank	Def	Rank
Pass	204.8	14	144.0	2
Rush	122.0	10	53.8	1
Total	326.8	11	197.8	1
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2008 Player Stats

Passing
Player	PCT	YDS	TD	INT
Jeff Garcia	58.5	221	1	1
Brian Griese	58.1	160	1	0
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Earnest Graham	25	207	8.3	1
Warrick Dunn	21	103	4.9	1
Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Ike Hilliard	10	86	8.6	1
Joey Galloway	8	74	9.3	0
Touchdowns
Player	TD	RUSH	REC	PTS
Phillip Buchanon	1	0	0	6
Warrick Dunn	1	1	0	6
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Power Ranking

Current	Team	Previous
19	Buccaneers · Trends	22
The defense had a solid game against the Falcons, but the move to Brian Griese didn't do much for the offense. Earnest Graham continues to be a pleasant surprise.
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