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After last year, Bucs hope their offensive line can become a unit in a hurry

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The patchwork offensive line for the Tampa Bay Bucs still hopes to be improved on last year. If so, it will take players from different positions to make it so. Two are rookies. Two are second-year players who earned their reputations elsewhere. One is just off of an airplane. None of them have been here as long as head coach Lovie Smith, who enters his second season. Together, they are responsible for keeping rookie quarterback Jameis Winston upright. The Tampa…

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Newest Buc Gosder Cherilus could have been in Tampa Bay earlier

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Perhaps Gosder Cherilus was meant to be a Tampa Bay Buc. It was 2008, and Bucs’ coach Jon Gruden told him there was a chance. And Cherilus, who knew Davin Joseph and Jeremy Trueblood, kind of liked the idea. But the Detroit Lions picked Cherilus with the 17th pick, three picks before the Bucs drafted Aqib Talib. Now, Cherilus is finally here. The Bucs signed him over the weekend to replace DeMar Dotson, who sprained his left MCL in Saturday…

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Bucs look to former Colt Gosder Cherilus to be their new right tackle

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The Bucs needed a new right tackle. Gosder Cherilus needed a place to start over. The sides found each other Monday afternoon when Cherilus agreed to a two-year contract to replace the injured DeMar Dotson on the Bucs’ roster. Just two seasons ago, Cherilus was the highest-paid right tackle in the league, signing a five-year, $34 million contract with Indianapolis. But injuries slowed Cherilus, and last season, he was ranked 70th of 84 eligible tackles by Pro Football Focus. The…

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Bucs’ offensive tackle DeMar Dotson suffers a sprained knee vs. Minnesota

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The much-discussed offensive line of the Tampa Bay Bucs, ravaged by opponents a year ago, is limping already. The line lost offensive tackle DeMar Dotson, who sprained a knee in the team’s preseason opening loss to the Minnesota Vikings Saturday night. Dotson wasn’t a star, but he was among the most steady offensive line performers for the Bucs last season. General manager Jason Licht says he was the team’s best offensive lineman. “Demar Dotson did go down with a knee…

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Bucs look for rookie Jameis Winston to get off to a good start in preseason

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Keep this in mind. Once, another quarterback took the field for the first time, and once, his team thought he was going to be lights-out. Once, he looked smart and poised, and everyone would have thought he was a coming star. He was Ryan Leaf, and his career went downhill from there. Perhaps that is why it is not wise to rely too heavily on whatever good or whatever bad you might see from rookie Jameis Winston of the Tampa…

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Bucs get a look at Jameis Winston vs. the other guys in preseason game

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It isn’t the regular season, but for the Tampa Bay Bucs, the first preseason game will be a lot closer to a game than a practice. The Bucs play Saturday night against the Minnesota Vikings at 8 p.m. “We haven’t been able to really finish a lot of plays,” coach Lovie Smith said. “So we see our guys tackle, really, for the first time; for our quarterbacks to throw the ball knowing they can get hit on the other side;…

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Bucs need for Jameis Winston to make plays, not worry about mistakes

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Perhaps there are Bucs’ fans who have been getting nervous over reports that Jameis Winston has thrown interceptions during practice. Tampa Bay coach Lovie Smith, however, says that Winston just has to make his plays. “We want him to just execute the plays,” Smith said. “Sometimes there is more risk involved to it. You’re not going to play quarterback if you are not willing to let it go. Sometimes you have to let it go into tight pockets, tight windows,…

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