Comments on: Ageless Ronde Barber

By: AqibSwagTalib

AqibSwagTalib — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:46:24 +0000

From watching our secondary the past few years I have came up with a conclusion. We need to cut EJ Biggers immediately. Too many times does he get flat out beat. Watching the way Leonard Johnson came in and at least was competitive on each and every route. Johnson was running stride for stride with his receiver the whole play. Biggers will get beat so badly off the line that he relies on his speed to catch back up with the receivers, but with the speed of receivers now a days he is just getting point blank beat. There will be occasional plays during each game where he defends a route or two well. But far too many times does his man clearly create a few yards of separation. Add to the fact that he can’t cover, he can’t tackle what so ever. So what good is he to this team? I would rather try out Lewis and Gaitor to see what we have. We know what we have in Biggers, a guy who flat out can’t cover.

What 3 players were happiest about the Aqib Talib trade? Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, and Cam Newton, because now they can just throw it to which ever receiver has #31 trying to guard them. Watch Drew Brees play the Bucs, watch any good QB play the Bucs, they all pick on Biggers.

By: JonBuc

JonBuc — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:42:47 +0000

He has overtaken both Selmon and Brooks as the greatest Buc ever given his entire body of work IMHO.

By: CanadianBucsFan

CanadianBucsFan — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:20:37 +0000

@piratic

Couldn’t of said it better

By: Big Picture Guy

Big Picture Guy — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:14:59 +0000

This article is further proof why Ronde moving back to CB in a pinch would be a poor decission.

By: Piratic

Piratic — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:02:14 +0000

Compared to the other likely Hall of Famers from the Buccaneers defensive dynasty, #20 is the one that I’m the most proud of. While #55 and #97 had tons of athletic ability and instinct, and #99 had a chip on his shoulder that propelled him to greatness, and #47 had the desire to get a running start and crush people, Ronde has merely pedestrian measurables, yet his work ethic has allowed him to remain in the NFL longer than all of those categorically great players, and by a wide margin. He started his career in an inauspicious way, (remember how bad he played early on?) and still, here he is, 16 seasons later, working hard and staying humble while still playing at a high level, even after a position change. His maturity and continuous desire to get better every single day should be an inspiration to us all.

By: thegregwitul

thegregwitul — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:37:40 +0000

Ronde is a class act. One of my all-time favorite players who I hope makes it into the Hall of Fame, because his resume is impeccable. Let’s not forget that he was named to the NFL’s All-Decade 2nd team for the 2000′s. He’s also our last link to the amazing Super Bowl team. I watch the Super Bowl DVD once or twice a year and it’s so cool to see Ronde pick off the McNabb pass in Philly (that never gets old) and remember that he’s still an active and productive player who so far has played every season of his HOF-worthy career with the Bucs.

It’ll be a sad day when he retires, so I’m pulling for Ronde to experience one more postseason trip with the Bucs, and if the team play continues to improve each week, I think we’ll get to see that happen.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:34:21 +0000

“Barber was thrown at four times [against Oakland], broke up two passes and allowed just 19 yards on three catches.”

Math fail…

Thrown at 4 times, broke up 2, allowed 3 catches…

4-2=3?

By: Ian P.

Ian P. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:05:03 +0000

It’s not everyday that a guy can switch positions and still play at an elite level. Someday HOF voters are going to look at this season and say “Remember when a new regime came in, installed a new system, moved Ronde to a new position and he still played like the best safety in the NFL?”
If he wasn’t guaranteed the HOF before, he is pretty much undeniable now.

By: bucsfaninchina

bucsfaninchina — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:38:08 +0000

Were already talking super bowl rings huh??? What an inspiration this guy is. He has been getting lots of attention lately and I think this year locked him in for Canton.

By: CanadianBucsFan

CanadianBucsFan — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:33:32 +0000

I find it amazing that Barber’s been able to make so many splash plays this year at his age, HOF

By: OB

OB — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:30:45 +0000

Joe

I sure hope Rhonde is good for one more year with this team, he deserves his second ring, plus he can tell Warren, Darryl, and Johnny that he has one more than them at the induction.

I sure hope that the Glazers put all four of them in the Ring of Honor at the same time, they were a team.

By: Mavsmoney

Mavsmoney — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:12:03 +0000

I am not looking forward to the Sunday that Ronde Barber does not march out of the tunnel.