pass rush

How much is fair to expect from Spence as a rookie?

May 3, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Forget about the drugs, if you can. Forget about his getting kicked out of the Big Ten. Forget about the parties, and the immaturity, and the journey back from nowhere. For the time being, just concentrate on the pass rush. For the time being, think about whether Noah Spence can finally provide […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Defensive End, pass rush, Spence

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Isn’t it time the pass rush returned to Bucs?

August 5, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Ten plays. That’s all. Ten plays. Ten snaps where you get off the ball fast. Ten plays where you spin or stunt or swim.Ten plays, and you can even fall into one or two of them. Ten plays, and Tampa Bay will do a sack dance in your honor. It isn’t a […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Johnson, McCoy, pass rush, Smith

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Johnson sees Bucs’ defensive line making impact

May 28, 2015 general

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. He could be a pit bull. They’re fierce. They’re ferocious. Or he could be a bulldog. They’re stubborn. They’re determined. But when George Johnson, defensive end, thinks of himself as a dog, there is only one right answer. “I’m a bloodhound,” he said. “When it’s going after whatever it’s going going after, […]

Tagged as: Adams, Bowers, Bucs, Johnson, McCants, pass rush, Rice, Selmon

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To win, the Bucs need to be in a rush

November 17, 2014 general

TAMPA The distance between success and failure isn’t that far, really. You can measure it in the length of your driveway. In the width of a small bedroom. Less than the distance of swimming pool. From here to there. It’s that tantalizingly close. Most weeks, you can almost reach out and touch it. It’s the […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lovie Smith, pass rush

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