2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Head Coach	Jon Gruden
Home Field	Raymond James Stadium

Results
Record	0-1
Place	4th
Playoff Finish	TBD
Timeline

Previous Season	Next Season
2006	2008

The 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season will be the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League. They will try to improve upon their 4-12 record from 2006 in the NFC South, and look to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

Contents 1 Coaching staff 1.1 Full staff 2 Offseason 3 2007 Roster 4 The 2007 NFL Draft 5 Preseason 6 Regular Season schedule & standings 6.1 Division Standings 6.2 Week 1: at Seattle Seahawks 6.3 Week 2: vs New Orleans Saints 6.4 Week 3: vs St. Louis Rams 6.5 Week 4: at Carolina Panters 6.6 Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts 6.7 Week 6: vs Tennessee Titans 6.8 Week 7: at Detroit Lions 6.9 Week 8: vs Jacksonville Jaguars 6.10 Week 9: vs Arizona Cardinals

[edit] Coaching staff

Head coach Jon Gruden will be entering his sixth year with the Bucs. He will be with Offensive Coordinator Bill Muir and Defensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin.

[edit] Full staff

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[edit] Offseason

The 2007 offseason proved to be productive for the Buccaneers. GM Bruce Allen and head coach Jon Gruden had approximately 24 million dollars in cap space with which to maneuver during free agency. They made a splash on the first day of free agency by signing two quarterbacks: Jeff Garcia and UFA from the Eagles and Jake Plummer in a trade for a conditional pick in the 2008 draft (believed to be a 4th round selection if Plummer played). Controversy soon followed as Plummer announced his retirement on the same day, citing his health and his lack of a desire to compete for a job and learn a new system. Many believed that Plummer was simply trying to retire so that he could later unretire and play for the Houston Texans led by his former coach Gary Kubiak, under whom Plummer played his best 3 years of football. The league reviewed the trade to make sure that Plummer had not retired before the trade (a retired player cannot be traded), but he had not and his rights officially belong to the Buccaneers. Other free agent losses and signings are as follows:

Signings

• New York Giants OT Luke Petitgout, signed after being waved by his former team due to medical reasons.
• Miami Dolphins UFA DE Kevin Carter
• Indianapolis Colts UFA LB Cato June who was selected to the Pro Bowl two years ago
• New York Jets UFA FB B.J. Askew
• Denver Broncos UFA DE/LB Patrick Chukwurah who had 4.5 sacks last season off of the bench. He is reunited with his former defensive coordinator, the current Buccaneers defensive line coach, Larry Coyer.
• San Francisco 49ers UFA CB Sammy Davis, a former first round pick by the San Diego Chargers.
• San Francisco 49ers UFA DT Lance Legree, who has recorded 138 tackles and seven sacks in 76 games, including 25 starts. He was released on April 10.
• DT Kenny Smith, who was out of football last season, but spent four seasons with the New Orleans Saints and one year with the Oakland Raiders, totaling 69 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks.
• New Orleans Saints UFA WR Levon Thomas who spent most of his time on the practice squad after being signed as an UFA by the Indianapolis Colts following the 2005 NFL Draft.

Losses

• The key loss for the Buccaneers was standout DE and former second round pick, Dewayne White who left to sign with his former DL coach, the current head coach of the Detroit Lions, Rod Marinelli.
• Versatile Lineman Sean Mahan left to join the Pittsburgh Steelers to reunite with another former Tampa Bay coach, Mike Tomlin.
• The team released veteran linebacker Shelton Quarles after it was reported he failed a physical. Quarles had long been a productive player for Tampa, having spent his entire ten year NFL career with the team.
• Following the draft, the Buccaneers released cornerback Juran Bolden, safety Tra Boger, long snapper Adam Johnson and defensive tackle Kenny Smith.

Re-signings

After brief stays on the open market, the Buccaneers re-signed CBs Phillip Buchanon and Torrie Cox, the latter known as a special teams standout. They also re-signed fan favorite Mike Alstott to a one-year contract.

[edit] 2007 Roster

Quarterbacks  7 Jeff Garcia  5 Bruce Gradkowski 12 Luke McCown  2 Chris Simms Running Backs 35 B. J. Askew FB 34 Earnest Graham 32 Michael Pittman 24 Carnell Williams Wide Receivers 80 Michael Clayton 84 Joey Galloway 19 Ike Hilliard 11 Mark Jones 85 Maurice Stovall Tight Ends 88 Anthony Becht 81 Alex Smith 86 Jerramy Stevens		Offensive Linemen 72 Dan Buenning C/G 69 Anthony Davis T/G 75 Davin Joseph G 73 Matt Lehr C/G 70 Donald Penn T 79 Luke Petitgout T 67 Arron Sears G/T 65 Jeremy Trueblood T 76 John Wade C Defensive Linemen 90 Gaines Adams DE 93 Kevin Carter DE 54 Patrick Chukwurah DE 71 Jovan Haye DT 95 Chris Hovan DT 64 Greg Peterson DT 98 Ryan Sims DT 94 Greg Spires DE 74 Greg White DE		Linebackers 58 Quincy Black OLB 55 Derrick Brooks OLB 57 Adam Hayward OLB 59 Cato June OLB 56 Ryan Nece ILB 51 Barrett Ruud ILB 50 Jeremiah Trotter ILB Defensive Backs 26 Will Allen FS 20 Ronde Barber CB 31 Phillip Buchanon CB 22 Sammy Davis CB 28 Tanard Jackson FS 25 Brian Kelly CB 39 Kalvin Pearson FS 23 Jermaine Phillips SS 21 Sabby Piscitelli SS Special Teams  9 Josh Bidwell P  3 Matt Bryant K 48 Andrew Economos LS		Reserve lists 40 Mike Alstott FB (IR) Image:Injuryicon.jpg 92 Charles Bennett DE (IR) Image:Injuryicon.jpg 52 Antoine Cash ILB (IR) Image:Injuryicon.jpg 27 Torrie Cox CB (Susp.) 78 Chris Denman OT (IR) Image:Injuryicon.jpg 10 Bruce Eugene QB (NFLE NF-Inj.) Image:Injuryicon.jpg 43 Sam Olajubutu OLB (IR) Image:Injuryicon.jpg 16 Jake Plummer QB (Did Not Report) 82 Paris Warren WR (IR) Image:Injuryicon.jpg Practice Squad 10 Taye Biddle WR 33 Kenneth Darby RB 29 Marcus Hamilton CB 87 Keith Heinrich TE 15 Chad Lucas WR 73 Dennis Rowland OT 17 Michael Spurlock WR 44 Byron Storer FB Rookies in italics Roster updated 2007-09-12 Depth Chart • Transactions → More rosters

[edit] The 2007 NFL Draft

The 2007 NFL Draft took place in Radio City Music Hall on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The Buccaneers were either to pick third or fourth in the draft, to be determined by a coin flip with the Cleveland Browns because the two teams had identical records and strength of schedule. Bucs GM Bruce Allen called heads and the coin landed tails. For the first round, the Buccaneers picked fourth. The two teams alternated picking third and fourth in each round. In addition to their given picks, Tampa Bay also holds the Colts' second round pick, the 64th pick overall (because of a midseason trade for Anthony McFarland), but also lost a sixth round pick in a trade for tight end Doug Jolley formerly of the New York Jets. They also received two compensatory picks, awarded for losses during free agency. During the draft, the Buccaneers swapped fourth-rounders with the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for their pick in the sixth round.

2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	Height	Weight	College
Round	Choice
1	4	Gaines Adams	DE	6 ft 5 in	258 lbs	Clemson
2	35	Arron Sears	OG	6 ft 4 in	315 lbs	Tennessee
2	64	Sabby Piscitelli	S	6 ft 3 in	224 lbs	Oregon State
3	69	Quincy Black	LB	6 ft 2 in	240 lbs	New Mexico
4	106	Tanard Jackson	S/CB	6 ft 0 in	192 lbs	Syracuse
5	141	Greg Peterson	DT	6 ft 5 in	286 lbs	North Carolina Central
6	182	Adam Hayward	LB	6 ft 0 in	235 lbs	Portland State
7	214	Chris Denman	OT	6 ft 6 in	315 lbs	Fresno State
7	245	Marcus Hamilton	CB	5 ft 11 in	192 lbs	Virginia
7	246	Kenneth Darby	RB	5 ft 10 in	215 lbs	Alabama

[edit] Preseason

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers played four preseason games.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stadium
				Final score	Team record
1	August 10, 2007	7:30 p.m. EDT	New England Patriots	W 13-10	1-0	Raymond James Stadium
2	August 18, 2007	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 31-19	1-1	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
3	August 18, 2007	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Miami Dolphins	W 31-28	2-1	Dolphin Stadium
4	August 30, 2007	8:00 p.m. EDT	Houston Texans	W 31-24	3-1	Raymond James Stadium

[edit] Regular Season schedule & standings

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stadium	NFL Recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 9, 2007	4:15 p.m. EDT	at Seattle Seahawks	L 20-6	0–1	Qwest Field	TBD
2	September 16, 2007	1:00 p.m. EDT	New Orleans Saints	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD
3	September 23, 2007	1:00 p.m. EDT	St. Louis Rams	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD
4	September 30, 2007	4:05 p.m. EDT	at Carolina Panthers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Bank of America Stadium	TBD
5	October 7, 2007	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Indianapolis Colts	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	RCA Dome	TBD
6	October 14, 2007	1:00 p.m. EDT	Tennessee Titans	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD
7	October 21, 2007	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Detroit Lions	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Ford Field	TBD
8	October 28, 2007	4:05 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Jaguars	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD
9	November 4, 2007	1:00 p.m. EST	Arizona Cardinals	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD
10	Bye
11	November 18, 2007	1:00 p.m. EST	at Atlanta Falcons	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Georgia Dome	TBD
12	November 25, 2007	1:00 p.m. EST	Washington Redskins	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD
13	December 2, 2007	1:00 p.m. EST	at New Orleans Saints	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Louisiana Superdome	TBD
14	December 9, 2007	1:00 p.m. EST	at Houston Texans	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Reliant Stadium	TBD
15	December 16, 2007	1:00 p.m. EST	Atlanta Falcons	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD
16	December 23, 2007	8:15 p.m. EST	at San Francisco 49ers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Monster Park	TBD
17	December 30, 2007	1:00 p.m. EST	Carolina Panthers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Raymond James Stadium	TBD

[edit] Division Standings

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Carolina Panters	1	0	0	1.000	24	13	W-1
Atlanta Falcons	0	1	0	.000	3	24	L-1
New Orleans Saints	0	1	0	.000	10	41	L-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000	6	20	L-1

[edit] Week 1: at Seattle Seahawks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Buccaneers	6	0	0	0	6
Seahawks	0	10	0	10	20

• Game time: Sunday September 9, 2007 - 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Qwest Field
• Television announcers (FOX): Dick Stockton, Brian Baldinger, Cara Capuano (sideline reporter)
• Game attendance: TBA

The Buccaneers will open the regular season on the road against the Seattle Seahawks.

[edit] Week 2: vs New Orleans Saints

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Saints	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday September 16, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
• Television announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance: TBA

[edit] Week 3: vs St. Louis Rams

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday September 23, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
• Television announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance: TBA

[edit] Week 4: at Carolina Panters

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday September 30, 2007 - 4:05 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
• Television announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance: TBA

[edit] Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Colts	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday October 7, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: RCA Dome
• Television announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance: TBA

[edit] Week 6: vs Tennessee Titans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Titans	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday October 14, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
• Television announcers (CBS):
• Game attendance: TBA

[edit] Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday October 21, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Ford Field
• Television announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance: TBA

[edit] Week 8: vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday October 28, 2007 - 4:05 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
• Television announcers (CBS):
• Game attendance: TBA

[edit] Week 9: vs Arizona Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

• Game time: Sunday November 4, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: TBA
• Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
• Television announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance: TBA

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	Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City		NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
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