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2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 361 points (22.6/g), 19th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 323 points (20.2/g), 10th.
Differential of 38 points (2.4/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 9.0-7.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.3, Offense: -0.6, Defense: 2.9, SoS: -0.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jon Gruden (9-7-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Bill Muir
Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin
Other Notable Asst.: Raheem Morris (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (Lake Buena Vista, Florida)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jeff Garcia | 38 | 9 | 11 | 244 for 376, 2,712 yards, 12 td, 6 int, & 35 rushes for 148 yards and 1 td | |
| QB | Brian Griese | 33 | 10 | 5 | 110 for 184, 1,073 yards, 5 td, 7 int, & 5 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| RB | Earnest Graham | 28 | 4 | 10 | 132 rushes for 563 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 174 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Warrick Dunn | 33 | 11 | 6 | 186 rushes for 786 yards, 2 td, & 47 catches for 330 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Antonio Bryant | 27 | 6 | 15 | 83 catches for 1,248 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002 |
| WR | Michael Clayton | 26 | 4 | 9 | 38 catches for 484 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 2004 |
| TE | John Gilmore | 29 | 6 | 10 | 15 catches for 147 yards, 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 196th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Alex Smith | 26 | 3 | 12 | 21 catches for 250 yards, 3 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2005 |
| LT | Donald Penn | 25 | 1 | 16 | ||
| LG | Arron Sears | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2007 |
| C | Jeff Faine | 27 | 5 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 | |
| RG | Davin Joseph* | 25 | 2 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006 | |
| RG | Jeremy Zuttah | 22 | Rook | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2008 | |
| RT | Jeremy Trueblood | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kevin Carter | 35 | 13 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Chris Hovan | 30 | 8 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Jovan Haye | 26 | 3 | 14 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005 | |
| RDE | Gaines Adams | 25 | 1 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 2007 |
| LLB | Cato June | 29 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003 |
| MLB | Barrett Ruud | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
| RLB | Derrick Brooks* | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Phillip Buchanon | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| RCB | Ronde Barber* | 33 | 11 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Jermaine Phillips | 29 | 6 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002 |
| SS | Sabby Piscitelli | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2007 |
| FS | Tanard Jackson | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bryant | 33 | 6 | 0 | 32 of 38 field goals & 35 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Josh Bidwell | 32 | 8 | 0 | 77 punts for a 44.5 average, 0 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 133rd pick / 1999 |
| PR | Clifton Smith* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 14.1 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Clifton Smith* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 27.6 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Gaines Adams | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-5 | Clemson | 6/8/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 2007 |
| 26 | Will Allen | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 6/17/1982 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 111th pick / 2004 |
| 35 | B.J. Askew | 28 | FB | 10 | 4 | 233 | 6-3 | Michigan | 8/19/1980 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber* | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| 29 | Michael Bennett | 30 | RB | 5 | 0 | 211 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/13/1978 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| 9 | Josh Bidwell | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Oregon | 3/13/1976 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 133rd pick / 1999 |
| 58 | Quincy Black | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 2/28/1984 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 68th pick / 2007 |
| 55 | Derrick Brooks* | 35 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 4/18/1973 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| 89 | Antonio Bryant | 27 | WR | 16 | 15 | 192 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/9/1981 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002 |
| 3 | Matt Bryant | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Baylor | 5/29/1975 | 6 | |
| 31 | Phillip Buchanon | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 9/19/1980 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| 93 | Kevin Carter | 35 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 13 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| 87 | Brian Clark | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | North Carolina St. | 12/26/1983 | 2 | |
| 80 | Michael Clayton | 26 | WR | 15 | 9 | 197 | 6-4 | LSU | 10/13/1982 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 2004 |
| 33 | Jameel Cook | 29 | FB | 10 | 1 | 237 | 5-10 | Illinois | 2/8/1979 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 174th pick / 2001 |
| 69 | Anthony S. Davis | 28 | T | 4 | 0 | 322 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 3/27/1980 | 4 | |
| 28 | Warrick Dunn | 33 | RB | 15 | 6 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida St. | 1/5/1975 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| 48 | Andrew Economos | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 6/24/1982 | 2 | |
| 52 | Jeff Faine | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 303 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1981 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
| 84 | Joey Galloway | 37 | WR | 9 | 4 | 197 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 11/20/1971 | 13 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995 |
| 7 | Jeff Garcia | 38 | QB | 12 | 11 | 195 | 6-1 | San Jose St. | 2/24/1970 | 9 | |
| 88 | John Gilmore | 29 | TE | 16 | 10 | 260 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 9/21/1979 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 196th pick / 2002 |
| 34 | Earnest Graham | 28 | RB | 10 | 10 | 215 | 5-9 | Florida | 1/15/1980 | 4 | |
| 8 | Brian Griese | 33 | QB | 5 | 5 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| 32 | Marcus Hamilton | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Virginia | 2/17/1984 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 245th pick / 2007 |
| 71 | Jovan Haye | 26 | DE | 15 | 14 | 284 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 6/21/1982 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005 |
| 54 | Geno Hayes | 21 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 8/10/1987 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 175th pick / 2008 |
| 57 | Adam Hayward | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Portland St. | 6/23/1984 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2007 |
| 19 | Ike Hilliard | 32 | WR | 16 | 2 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/5/1976 | 11 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| 95 | Chris Hovan | 30 | DT | 15 | 15 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 5/12/1978 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| 10 | Dexter Jackson | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Appalachian St. | 8/5/1986 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 58th pick / 2008 |
| 36 | Tanard Jackson | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/21/1985 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007 |
| 75 | Davin Joseph* | 25 | G | 12 | 12 | 305 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/22/1983 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006 |
| 59 | Cato June | 29 | LB | 16 | 14 | 227 | 6-0 | Michigan | 11/18/1979 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003 |
| 77 | James Lee | 23 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | South Carolina St. | 8/17/1985 | Rook | |
| 43 | Elbert Mack | 22 | WR | 15 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Troy | 7/14/1986 | Rook | |
| 79 | Sean Mahan | 28 | G-C | 15 | 0 | 301 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/28/1980 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 168th pick / 2003 |
| 12 | Luke McCown | 27 | QB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 7/12/1981 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 106th pick / 2004 |
| 50 | Matt McCoy | 26 | LB | 5 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 10/14/1982 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2005 |
| 30 | Donte Nicholson | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 12/18/1981 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 141st pick / 2005 |
| 70 | Donald Penn | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Utah St. | 4/27/1983 | 1 | |
| 96 | Greg Peterson | 24 | DE | 2 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 1/21/1984 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 141st pick / 2007 |
| 23 | Jermaine Phillips | 29 | DB | 11 | 11 | 214 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/27/1979 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Sabby Piscitelli | 25 | LB-DB | 15 | 5 | 222 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 8/24/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2007 |
| 51 | Barrett Ruud | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 5/20/1983 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
| 78 | Arron Sears | 24 | G | 15 | 15 | 319 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/25/1984 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2007 |
| 98 | Ryan Sims | 28 | DT | 15 | 2 | 315 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/4/1980 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002 |
| 81 | Alex Smith | 26 | TE | 14 | 12 | 258 | 6-4 | Stanford | 5/22/1982 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2005 |
| 22 | Clifton Smith* | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-8 | Fresno St. | 7/4/1985 | Rook | |
| 86 | Jerramy Stevens | 29 | TE | 14 | 3 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/13/1979 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 28th pick / 2002 |
| 44 | Byron Storer | 24 | RB | 6 | 3 | 219 | 6-1 | California | 5/1/1984 | 1 | |
| 85 | Maurice Stovall | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1985 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2006 |
| 25 | Aqib Talib | 22 | DB | 15 | 2 | 202 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/13/1986 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 20th pick / 2008 |
| 83 | Ben Troupe | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Florida | 9/1/1982 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 40th pick / 2004 |
| 65 | Jeremy Trueblood | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Boston Col. | 5/10/1983 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006 |
| 91 | Stylez G. White | 29 | DE | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 7/25/1979 | 1 | Houston Texans / 7th / 229th pick / 2002 |
| 97 | Jimmy Wilkerson | 27 | DE | 16 | 1 | 280 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/4/1981 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 189th pick / 2003 |
| 24 | Cadillac Williams | 26 | RB | 6 | 1 | 217 | 5-11 | Auburn | 4/21/1982 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 5th pick / 2005 |
| 76 | Jeremy Zuttah | 22 | G | 12 | 5 | 303 | 6-4 | Rutgers | 6/1/1986 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2008 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 239.1 | 6-1.6 | 4.2 |