The Writers

Roy Cummings

Ira Kaufman

 @TBO_Buccaneers
 TBO Buccaneers
 Roy Cummings
 Anwar Richardson
 Ira Kaufman
 Ask a question

More Links:

• Roster
• Schedule
• Statistics
• Email Updates

Most Recent Entries

• Whitney: Tampa will always love you
• Mackerel starting to show near beaches
• Linsanity leads to Lin-credibly inflated prices
• Bucs blocked again in search for staff assistant
• Super Bowl: The Greatest Show in the World
• Hillsborough’s Sherit lands offers from Oklahoma, Ole Miss
• Mays is first Topps Prime 9 redemption card for 2012
• Rays accepting applications for the Community Fund Grant Program
• Gaither’s Stanger ranked tops in his class by Golfweek Magazine
• Former Shorecrest football coach Hayford among 34 applying for Brandon job
• Jesuit QB Tommy Eveld accepts USF walk-on offer, joins brother
• USF at Boise State in 2012?
• Panini Playoff football is no longer a secret
• 2 baseball players make commitments
• State cross country meet leaving Little Everglades

More

• Bucs Report -Tribune staff
• Rays Report - Roger Mooney
• Bolts Report - Erik Erlendsson
• Bulls Report
• Gators Report - Tribune staff
• Go Fishing: On The Waterfront
• Breakfast Bonus - Tom McEwen
• The Sports Bookie - Bob D'Angelo
• Storm Report - Nick Williams
• Prep Report - Football
• Prep Report - Hillsborough
• Prep Report - Pasco
• NFL Draft Report
• Prep Report - Recruiting Updates
• Prep Report - Region
• Grapefruit Report - Spring Training
• Boxing Report - Eddie Daniels
• FC Tampa Bay soccer - Tribune Staff
• Youth Sports Report
• Scenes From College Football
• Go Ask: Frank's Tacklebox
• Bucified Bert Blog
• BUK Power - Bucs Fan Blog
• Pigskin Preacher - NFL Fan Blog
• Highlands Sports

Monthly Archives

• February 2012
• January 2012
• December 2011
• November 2011
• October 2011
• September 2011

Some Bucs Getting Used To Winning Again

Posted Dec 2, 2008 by Anwar S. Richardson

Updated Dec 2, 2008 at 11:29 AM

Bucs RB Warrick Dunn enjoyed only two victorious seasons after he signed with Atlanta in 2002.

The Falcons were 9-6 in 2002, although Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl without him that year. Atlanta also finished 11-5 in 2004 and advanced to the NFC Championship Game.

Other than that, Dunn experienced three losing seasons and finished .500 once during his six years with the Falcons. Dunn never had a losing season when in Tampa Bay from 1997-2001, but endured Michael Vick’s controversy in 2007, which resulted in Atlanta’s 4-12 record.

This year, Tampa Bay is 9-3 heading into Monday night’s game against Carolina, and Dunn is enjoying his first winning season in four years.

“At this time of year when you have the opportunity, you’re playing for something,” Dunn said. “To have the opportunity, it keeps your drive and keeps you going. I’m happy. I’m looking forward to it.”

Bucs C Jeff Faine is also getting used to winning.

Faine was drafted by New Orleans in 2003 and experienced only one winning season in five years. The Saints were 10-6 in 2006, finished .500 twice and were an abysmal 3-13 in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.

“In a perfect world, you want to say no [it’s not hard to be motivated to play when you’re losing], but it’s easy to go to practice right now,” Faine said. “You always want to go practice. You want to do everything you can to put yourself in the best position to go out there and win and it’s huge.”