Comments on: “We Just Have To Sit Down With His Agent”

By: tha truth is...

tha truth is... — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:54:59 +0000

people act like Ruud is tha only player with intelligence who can call our defense. It is what it is Ruud is slow and not physical. His tackle #’s don’t mean $H1t.

@ Joe
Can u by any means find out of all his tackles this season, how many were at tha line of scrimmage vs downfield? I think that’ll help solve tha problem far as Bucs fans being divided in opinion as 2 keeping or releasing him.

By: gotbbucs

gotbbucs — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:39:39 +0000

ruud has had two consecutive contract years and he’s underperformed in each. anybody who says he played well either hasnt payed close enough attention or doesnt have a clue.

By: Bucworld

Bucworld — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:04:11 +0000

I love it when they say “Ruud is the brain of our defense and he knows our system”. As if no one else could come in this off season and learn the defense. But I guess Ruud is the only smart person in the NFL that could pick it up. Give me a break.

By: Architek79

Architek79 — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:45:24 +0000

Capt.Tim you said,” He will excel in most defenses, and will probably look for a defense that features the MLB, unlike our defense.” Man are you smoking something? Ruud feature? That comment alone is a disgrace to the great MLB that has played in this league. Even the past Bucs MLB’s that were better and more physical than this clown.

By: Capt.Tim

Capt.Tim — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:29:17 +0000

Ruud is considered one of the top 10 free agents. He is projected to get major money thrown at him, more than he is probably worth to us. He will excel in most defenses, and will probably look for a defense that features the MLB, unlike our defense.

By: k1ngAdroc

k1ngAdroc — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:11:20 +0000

Until we have a better option we have to attempt to sign him for reasonable amount. He isn’t the best MLB but he certainly isn’t the worst, either. We watched him get juuked out and run over… he also made a FF on the goal line to keep us in the playoff hunt.

By the way, Nickerson was a thumper and everyone knew we meant business when the Bucs got him in FA to build a D around… It doesn’t necessarily have to come from Rudd, but we need more physical play from our front 7.

By: grasshopp427er

grasshopp427er — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:59:12 +0000

jvato nailed it. we’ll take him back if no one else will pay him anything. so if he ends up back here next year it tells you what the league thinks of him.

By: adam from ny

adam from ny — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:50:25 +0000

most likely you should resign ruud and upgrade the 2 guys on his left and right…if you have a couple potential pro bowlers next to ruud you have a perfect linebacking crew….and if your back ups are hayes and black (black could be gone) or hayward, that works…and monitor the development of mckenzie….that should be the plan,,,,adam fro ny

ps and of course draft a backer or even 2 in the draft

By: Pete 422

Pete 422 — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:37:45 +0000

I like this. “Flow to the runner & MLB makes the tackle.” At the same time, “Runner runs through MLB’s gap & get run over.” But that’s OK.

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:14:57 +0000

Okay, you guys have convinced me that an undersized MLB with spaghetti arms and marginal speed is not a necessity in Raheem’s defense. As long as he gets the where and when part of the equation, that is good enough. He just needs to get his hands on the RB and slow him down enough until 3 or 4 other players can get there and help make the tackle. 4 passes defended and one interception on a season is great. He did cause that fumble against the Saints near the goal line. That may have been his best play of the season and to think he saved it all the way until game 16t. I get it now, bend but don’t break. Bungee up and call it good.

Who wants a defense like the Steelers anyway? And that Dick LeBeau guy just doesn’t get it. He should take note and make a play for Barrett Ruud to shore up his defense. After all he will be a Free Agent.

Come one, come all, come sign the best MLB of all. Ruuuuuuuuddddd…. oh yeahhhhh.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:43:25 +0000

What Thomas appears not to mention (or be aware of) is that Ruud has a bitch of a time shedding blockers and maintaining his gap. I don’t know if you saw the Detroit game where they were running up the middle at will but that’s what happens when your MLB gets stood up and washed out of a play and naturally it’s happened with Barret lots of times (Wash, StL etc).

Being good against the run is not about making a bone crushing hit, hell if he never did that once but was able to stop the RB by giving up only 2/3 yards because he wasn’t glued to an O-lineman then THAT is success. Not this 5-7 yard “positive play” BS. He is not a safety, nor is he supposed to play like one in Tampa’s D.

By: Hawaiian Buc

Hawaiian Buc — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:37:31 +0000

@Captain Tim,

It is a fun discussion, and I have a funny feeling we will be having it many many more times.