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Daily Bucs Links 4/27/12 - Reviewing the first round

Mark Barron: The new 'Buccaneer Man' - NFC South Blog - ESPN
The first pick of a new regime.

Bucs take S Barron with first-round pick | TBO.com
Boom.

Bucs Bag Barron: Alabama Safety to Tampa Bay at No. 7
Love it.

Insider: Bucs Bolster Secondary, Select S Mark Barron | ESPN Florida | Florida's Sports Leader
And they find their kind of player.

Buccaneers pick Mark Barron No. 7 | Buccaneers.com
Yep.

Barron Fits Bucs Defense Perfectly | Pewter Report
Safeties are rising in value as a reaction to the spread offense and receiving tight end.

Tampa Bay Bucs Trade Back to First Round to Get Boise State's Martin | Bucs Scene
And another one.

Bucs get their big back: Doug Martin of Boise State | tampabay.com & Tampa Bay Times
He can be an every-down back.

Reasons Bucs wanted Martin in first round - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Because he's good. The point on five-year contracts is interesting, at least.

Bucs land their all-around RB - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Every-down back.

Tampa Bay Bucs trade to draft running back Doug Martin toward end of first round - Tampa Bay Times
Love him, too.

[Video] NFL Videos: Day 1 draft winners
Bucs.

John Lynch sees some of himself in Tampa Bay Bucs' draft pick Mark Barron - Tampa Bay Times
Hopefully he can be as good as Lynch.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers trade down for Alabama safety Mark Barron, trade up for Boise State running back Doug Martin - Tampa Bay Times
Active first day. Reminds me of the '90s.

Bucs cap off excellent first round with RB Martin - Yahoo! Sports
Eeeeeexcellent.

Bucs take S Barron, RB Martin in first round | TBO.com
First-round recap.

Barron will help bolster run defense | TBO.com
And the pass defense.

After top two picks, it's mad scramble | TBO.com
No one knows anything.

Schiano makes mark with first-round picks | TBO.com
Physical.

Bucs reach for Bama's Barron – or do they? | TBO.com
No, they don't.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Round 1 NFL Draft Analysis | What The Buc?
Good first round.

Insider: Bucs Add Doug Martin Late in Day One | ESPN Florida | Florida's Sports Leader
Yay.

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Thin safety class features more size than usual - Yahoo! Sports
Topical!

The NFL Draft Decoded, Part II | | Rolling Stone
A pop culture view of the draft.

Goodell considering suspending 2013 Pro Bowl | Fox Sports Florida
Hurray. It was useless.

Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, and the future of the NFL quarterback - Grantland
Some good thoughts on schematic evolution, too.

N.F.L. Evolution: Good Isn't Good Enough for Quarterbacks - NYTimes.com
And some more of that.

N.F.L. Evolution: How Defenses Will Respond - NYTimes.com
And even more.

Fantasy Football: 2012 NFL Draft Analysis - Fake Teams
Could the Bucs finally have a fantasy-relevant player again?

[Video] NFL Videos: Buccaneers pick Mark Barron No. 7
Cool.

[Video] NFL Videos: Buccaneers pick Doug Martin No. 31
Cool cool cool.

Best Available - 2012 Draft Tracker - SI.com
Best remaining players.

Best of rest still available after Day 1 of NFL draft - Tampa Bay Times
More best available lists.

The top 10 draft prospects available after round one | ProFootballTalk
None of them will fall to the Bucs.

[Video] NFL Draft – Video Highlights of the National Football League - Fox Sports on MSN
They like what the Bucs did.

2012 NFL Draft 1st round results - Mocking The Draft
No one knew anything.

[Video] GM Mark Dominik PC: Doug Martin | Buccaneers.com
Press conference fun.

[Video] Scott Smith Interviews Nick Saban | Buccaneers.com
Saban likes Barron. I am shocked.

[Video] HC Greg Schiano PC: Doug Martin | Buccaneers.com
More press conference fun.

[Video] HC Greg Schiano PC: Mark Barron | Buccaneers.com
Even more press conference fun.

GM Mark Dominik PC: Mark Barron | Buccaneers.com
Infinite press conference fun.

Safety First: Barron Makes Franchise History | Buccaneers.com
First first-round safety, ever.

2012 NFL draft: Minnesota Vikings push all the right buttons on Day 1 - ESPN