This is a spot where it seems as if the starters’ jobs have already been secured. Don’t be so sure, though. Derrick Brooks will start at weakside backer and Barrett Ruud will start in the middle, but Ryan Nece figures to give Cato June a pretty good run for the starter’s job at the strong-side spot. The Bucs also have Jamie Winborn, Patrick Chukwurah and rookie Quincy Black, so this is easily one of the deepest spots on the team. The downside is that outside of Ruud, all the players are pretty much the same. They’re all pretty fast and a little undersized, which means they’re all best suited to play the weak side. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, because it allows the Bucs to interchange players and fiddle with their scheme a bit. For example, look for the Bucs to make greater use this year of 3-4 alignments and to blitz more.