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Bucs defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier doesn’t mind not calling plays

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After a big victory, there is no questioning the lines of communication. Tampa Bay Bucs‘ defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier says that it is a good thing that head coach Lovie Smith is calling the team’s plays. He expects it to continue this week against the Cleveland Browns and beyond. “There were times a year ago where there would definitely be communication on the headsets,” said Frazier of his 25th-ranked unit. “It won’t be any different this year. He’s going to…

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Bucs’ Gerald McCoy highest ranking digital player for the team, too

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Forget the Pro Bowl. Forget the awards circuit. Madden is out. The annual ratings of players across the National Football League by the John Madden video game has been announced again, and the players as well as game players want to discuss it. The game has become a phenomenon because of the way it ranks each player, and each team, at their positions. For instance, the Bucs’ Gerald McCoy is the second-rated defensive tackle in the league with a 95,…

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Bucs add defensive tackle Tony McDaniel from Seattle

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If the Seattle Seahawks are throwing talent away, the Tampa Bay Bucs are just fine with adding it. For instance, there is defensive tackle Tony McDaniel, a run-stuffer who started 29 games in the Seahawks’ Super Bowl seasons of the last two years. He is expected to compete with ex-teammate Clinton McDonald and Harry Melton for playing time next to Gerald McCoy. McDaniel was a cap casualty for the Seahawks, and head coach Pete Carroll, in particular, hated to release…

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Now that Bucs’ Lavonte David is rich, he needs to win

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TAMPA In the moments after he became a rich man Sunday, the Bucs asked Lavonte David to take a few minutes to take a few photographs. David declined. “I need to get back to my meeting,” he said. And that story, told by Bucs’ general manger Jason Licht, illustrates as much as anything of why David will remain hungry despite achieving wealth. “Football matters more to me than anything,” David said. So David went back to work, and the Bucs…

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Bucs make Lavonte David a rich man with new contract

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The Tampa Bay Bucs are richer than they are accomplished. The Bucs added one more big contract to their payroll Sunday afternoon when outside linebacker Lavonte David signed a five-year extension with the team. The NFL network says the deal is worth $50.25 million with $25.56 guaranteed. David has been a standout since the team drafted him second in the 2012 draft, and he and tackle Gerald McCoy give the team a foundation in the years to come.  Lovie Smith,…

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Bucs’ rookie guard Ali Marpet is promoted to first team

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Rookie guard Ali Marpet is a first-teamer. Marpet was promoted before Thursday’s practice to right guard by the Tampa Bay Bucs, leading to hope that perhaps the team can rebuild its offensive line, after all. Marpet was a second-round draft pick, and being moved to the first time less than a week into camp is a good sign. “Just like we talk about Jameis or any of the young players, that’s a part of it,” said coach Lovie Smith. “For…

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At the end of minicamp, do the Bucs look as if they’ll be better?

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They have a new quarterback. The offensive line has had a facelift. The defense has reinforcements. But are these the same old Bucs? There is a new offensive coordinator. The energy is different. The pass rush should be better? But has anything really changed for the Tampa Bay Bucs? As the Bucs got to the end of their minicamp Friday, that was still the burning question. Can the worst team in the NFL find its way to mediocrity this year,…

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