Posted by  CVal, Nashville on 05/07  at  11:48 AM

Do we really want to become the Raiders?  When we look at the dramatic change since the new regime took over, we see that character is not a consideration to be a Buc.  Brooks, Barber, Lynch, Kelly, and even Sapp, for all his antics, was a man I’d want my kids to meet.  As the old guys retire, the new Tampa Bay is an ugly mix of good guys and undesireables.  That’s why we’re quick to say enough is enough. Don’t just win...Win with a team we’re proud of.

Posted by  John Lyon, tampa on 05/07  at  11:48 AM

there is no quote from the team because the team is freezing out the local media right now.

Posted by  Jake Guzman, Tampa on 05/07  at  11:26 AM

Roy that passive agressive butt kisser from Pewter Report is really dissing you on this story.  I agree with the story, the bucs have a history of going after damaged goods off the clearance rack because you can get it cheap!!

Posted by  Bobby Larsen, Pasco on 05/07  at  09:03 AM

I assume the same story could be written in the other 31 NFL cities, except for Cincinnati.

This is baseless speculation, which is fine, but it should same somewhere in the article that this is baseless speculation.

What is more disappointing is that there isn’t any attempt at real journalism in this blog, such as a quote from the team or the agent. I would expect better from the Tribune.

Posted by  HFXBUC, Halifax on 05/07  at  06:50 AM

Why is Talib even part of this conversation?

Lets define guys by what they do as adults in the NFL Talib might turn out to be the next Derrick Brooks but the only way that happens is if we give him the chance to turn into the next Chris Henry as well.

Lets be honest the biggest fear with drug testing in sports(MLB, NHL, NBA NFL etc etc..) isn’t the performance enhancing drugs its the ‘recreational’ drugs. These drugs pose the biggest issue and risk to the players and its why they don’t want increase drug testing.  Sure start testing everybody and we will be watching the ABA instead of the NBA...well at least until we test those guys

Posted by  steve, tampa on 05/07  at  02:52 AM

talib smoked pot in college, just like a vast majority of the population did in college.  this was 2 years ago when he was busted. If this is such a horrible crime he should be banned from the nfl along with a huge chunk of the other players who have done the same thing.....get real.  believe it or not some people drink and smoke in college(sinners!) get over yourself, no one is perfect

Posted by  Ron Gibson, Tampa, FL on 05/07  at  12:29 AM

Words these writers live by…

Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody’s pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry

We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When its said and done we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that cra* is king
Give us dirty laundry!

Posted by  Dan Didriksen, Atlanta, GA on 05/06  at  11:29 PM

Well Mitch, you have a point about having a lot of receivers.  However, there is no problem when it comes to “who to cut”.  You cut the guys who are not the top 5 or 6.  Preaseason has a great way of making those decisions easier. 

Plus, Henry and Bryant are high risk, low probability players.  They will have to do something special to make the team, and that includes proving themselves to be reliable.

We still don’t have a proven #2, so that’s the attraction of Henry.

Posted by  GTSkyrider, Ft. Walton Beach on 05/06  at  11:05 PM

First of all, I’m tired of hearing folks bash Roy Cummings...this is a possible “true to life” story, who knows...and it does give good conversation piece (good writing Roy). Secondly, don’t talk trash about Aqib Talib, you don’t even know him (period). Third… if you were a true Buc Fan where is your support for your team. Even if we did pick up Henry, he can be rehabilitated and be a better person. Don’t always look at the bad in a person and think there is no good. The guy can change...I believe if you surround this guy with positive people he can produce and be a positive player on the field and off. If they want to give this guy a second chance- plan to revive his career and help this guy be a leader and positive citizen.

Posted by  Rick Martinez, Seattle, WA on 05/06  at  10:36 PM

Firstly, I would not want Chris Henry in a Buccaneer uniform, but I don’t think he will be anyway.

Secondly, why do so many people say the Raiders are the “lawbreakers” of the NFL? It makes no sense to call the Bucs the NFC Raiders. The Raiders don’t even have a bunch of lawbreakers? Russell? Hall? Fargas? Asomugha? Morrison? Howard? Walker?  Where are the lawbreakers? If any team personifies lawbreakers it is the Bengals!

Posted by  Duane Davis, Sarasota on 05/06  at  09:46 PM

Saying a player has a “drug history” because he smoked pot a few times is like saying someone has an addiction to pornography because they look at Playboy. What seminary did you grow up in, Andy.

Posted by  kenny spindola, Wellington on 05/06  at  08:28 PM

roy you start all this rumor stuff, get people riled up for nothing. the bucs are not going to sign henry, so stop writing misleading news. you make it sound that every low life the bucs are going to sign. stop it already, just write the facts

Posted by  Andy Grosh, Greencastle on 05/06  at  08:02 PM

That’s just the type of player we need when we just drafted a rookie corner with a drug history.  Henry is going to be suspended for the season anyway so what’s the point in wasting time bringing him in?

Posted by  Timmy Hall, seffner fl on 05/06  at  07:41 PM

ARE YOU GUY’S CRAZY!
YES GIVE THE MAN A CHANCE,HE IS A GOOD
RECIVER AND CAN HELP THIS TEAM.
I DON’T GIVE A RAT’S A** IF HE IS A LOSER OFF THE FIELD, REMEMBER KEY!
HE WAS A PEACE OF CRAP BUT WHEN HE WAS
ON THE FIELD HE WAS REAL PRODUCTIVE AND
HELPED US WIN A SUPERBOWL RIGHT?
IF HE CAN HELP US GET BACK TO THE TOP
I WELCOME HIM. TO ME IT’S ALL ABOUT
WINS AND LOSSES. I’M OUT.

Posted by  john, buford on 05/06  at  07:39 PM

you are stupid for wanting to get him he will make us look as bad as the the raders

Posted by  Fernando, Lakeland on 05/06  at  06:58 PM

Roy is running out of stuff to write about!!!!

Posted by  John Klopfer, Ocala, Florida on 05/06  at  05:48 PM

I am all for improving the team. However, the only place Henry should play is in the prison league with Michael Vick. There is a time when the GM and coach of a team has to consider the wellfare of the community. Henry is a violent thug...he has no place on the streets of Tampa. (Although once upon a time I felt the same way about Pittman......and changed my mind.

Posted by  JVand, Nashville on 05/06  at  05:38 PM

I think the Bucs have done well with these second chance players. Pitman and Hovan have been great team guys in Tampa. Pitman had some problems here but since then he has been under the radar. Rick Dudley a few years ago was productive.

David Boston was given a chance. He blew it. We cut him. No harm was done to the team. Jeremy Stevens was given a fair shot, he kept under the radar, but the obviously the Bucs saw something they did not like so they parted ways.

Its not the Raiders of the NFC, I think its well thought out and fair decisions have been made.

Posted by  Travis Lynam, Morristown, TN on 05/06  at  05:24 PM

It sounds as if the Bucs are turning ito the Raiders of the NFC. After all we’re both pirates in a way, and both have had the same GM and coach. All a bunch of scumbags.

Posted by  john, pcb fl on 05/06  at  04:41 PM

HELL YEAH WELL TAKE HIM.HE WILL FIT IN NICE MITH GALLOWAY AND THE OTHER RECIVERS.I THINK IF WE CAN GET HIM HE WIIL BE THE SECOND RECIVER BEHIND GALLOWAY.

Posted by  Mike, Clearwater on 05/06  at  04:32 PM

NO FREAKIN WAY!! This piece of trash doesn’t deserve to play in the NFL!

Posted by  Mitch R, NYC on 05/06  at  04:23 PM

So we sign Antonio Bryant (baggage and all), draft Dexter Jackson, have Clayton, Hilliard, Galloway coming back, plus Stovall and Warren, yet you summize that Chris Henry, and all his baggage could land in Tampa?  Well Roy, please enlighten me as to who we would part ways with?  So Roy, do you think Chris Henry AND Antonio Bryant can co-exist on the same team, let alone on the field?  Granted, Henry is a very good receiver, but is he better than Bryant?  Or is he a result of lining up with Chad Johnson and TJ H.(not going to try to spell that name)?  Does Alvin Harper’s name ring a bell?