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Bucs hope the offensive line has some nastiness to it this year

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Last year, the operative word was “ugly.” This year, the goal is “nasty.” The Tampa Bay Bucs spent their first day of training in pads Monday, giving coach Lovie Smith a chance to look anew at his offensive line. That line includes two rookies from last year (Kevin Pamphile and Kadeem Harrison) and two from this year (Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet). For the Bucs, the offensive line is as important of a project as any. It is the line…

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Bucs draft linemen to protect Jameis Winston

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TAMPA As of now, they are his two best friends. They are supposed to protect his back. They are supposed to keep him safe. They are supposed to block out the sun. They are Jameis Winston’s new offensive linemen. This time, you can only hope that the Bucs  and coach Lovie Smith got it right. The Bucs, hours after signing Winston to a contract, spent second-round choices on offensive tackle Donovan Smith from Penn State and guard Ali Marpet of…

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