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Barrett Ruud
MLB | Tampa Bay Bucs
| TACK | SOLO | INT | SACK | DEF | TD | RANK |
| 143 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | N/A |
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Buccaneers | Believe rush defense will be better
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers believe their rushing defense will be better this season than it was in 2009 because they went back to the Tampa 2 defense and they understand it well enough to add new things to the defense, reports Charlie Campbell, of PewterReport.com. "The good thing is we understand concepts now. When you understand concepts you can throw things in and you can game plan things and pick it up in a weeks time, as opposed to putting in a whole new defense. You can put new wrinkles in and if you understand the concepts you can put them in pretty fast," LB Barrett Ruud said.
Ruud fueled by criticism
The Sports Xchange reports if linebacker Barrett Ruud has a big year, so will the Bucs' defense. That's what made his 80-yard interception return in Saturday's 19-13 preseason loss to the Jaguars so significant. With the score tied at a field goal each in the second quarter and the Jaguars facing third and goal at the Tampa Bay 1, Ruud stepped in front of a pass from David Garrard intended for Greg Jones. The play changed the complexion of the game and was precisely what Ruud needed. [...]
Observations on the Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla. – Time for some observations on the Bucs from their preseason game with the Jacksonville Jaguars.The Bucs showed some signs of maybe having a bit of a bend-but-don’t-break defense. That’s super. But let’s keep it in perspective. Jacksonville’s offense, minus Maurice Jones-Drew, isn’t going to break any defense.Rookie defensive tackle Gerald McCoy looked pretty good. He got good pressure on David Garrard on an incompletion in the second quarter. Right after that, McCoy did a nice job running Garrard out of bounds after a snap sailed over the quarterback’s head. That play resulted in a 10-yard loss.Where else might the Bucs get a pass rush from? Believe it or not, Kyle Moore was in Garrard’s face as he threw a second-quarter interception (more on that in just a second). Looks like Moore’s going to have a starting job.On to the previously-mentioned interception. It was made by (drum roll please) …Barrett Ruud. Yep, the middle linebacker made the kind of big play he needs to make to get himself that big contract he wants. Ruud even ran 80 yards after making the grab. Do that in the regular season a few times and Ruud will make his wish come true.Return man Clifton Smith, who missed a chunk of last season after concussion problems, fumbled the first time he touched the ball this preseason. Not really a good sign for Smith because the Bucs have other options in the return game.Josh Johnson had decent numbers (nine of 14 for 122 yards) while starting in place of injured starting quarterback Josh Freeman. But I still don’t think it would be a bad idea for the Bucs to pluck a legitimate backup quarterback off the waiver wire before the season starts.Then again, maybe the Bucs are just like the Vikings. After all, they’ve got a quarterback who spent virtually all of training camp hanging out in Mississippi. That’s Jevan Snead, they guy they cut on the first day of training camp and re-signed when Freeman got hurt.I thought the biggest positive for the Bucs was rookie receiver Mike Williams. He’s been making big plays since he arrived in Tampa Bay. It’s great when he can do that with Freeman, but it’s even more impressive that he’s still making big plays when he’s catching passes from another quarterback.The Bucs just gave an injury update on Sabby Piscitelli, who went down in the fourth quarter. The team said he has a mild concussion.
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