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The NFL has a double standard for defensive players - SBNation.com
The league says it's focused on player safety, but that seems mostly reserved for offensive players.

5 Buccaneers to Watch vs. Saints
Five players to keep an eye on when the Buccaneers take on the Saints on Sunday.

Anthony Becht Previews Bucs vs. Saints
TJ Rives and Anthony Becht break down the keys to victory against the Buccaneers' NFC South rival, New Orleans Saints.

Bucs Beat: Week 2, Tampa Bay at New Orleans
A quick look at the week leading up to Buccaneers vs. Saints.

SR’s Pick 6: Bucs at Saints | Pewter Report
What are the six keys PewterReport.com Bucs beat writer Scott Reynolds will be looking for on Tampa Bay’s first road game of the year? Find out in SR’s Pick 6.

Nothing left for Bucs to say, so shut up and play | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune
Against Tennessee, the questions we had reared up in all their toxic glory, and columnist Martin Fennelly has had enough explanations. But who knows? Maybe pride says a better Bucs effort will show up in New Orleans.

Stumbling Bucs’ defense tries for better effort against Brees, Saints | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune
NEW ORLEANS — Every personnel move the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made on the defensive side of the ball the past few months was aimed at one thing: preventing a repeat of the struggles they suffered most of last season.

Is this the year of the tight end in the NFL? | Tampa Bay Times
NFL tight ends combined to score 22 touchdowns in Week 1, the most in any week since at least the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. What's more, the league's tight ends accounted for more touchdowns than all the receivers, who totaled 21.

Bucs' Cover 2 scheme depends on players | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA Right after a Bucs shellacking, such as the one they took in the 42-14 season-opening loss to the Titans, the chorus begins.Cover 2? More like Cover Who?