“A Little Bit More Of A Committee Approach”
September 7th, 2011
Rockstar Bucs general manager Mark Dominik enlightened NFL fans across the country today via a long chat on ProFootballTalk Live with Mike Florio.
There were interesting nuggets but nothing too revealing from Dominik. You can hear the entire interview here.
Answering a question about available salary cap space, Dominik said “in time” the Bucs will sit down “with a couple of our players and talk about a contract extension.”
Also, Dominik said “you’ll see a little bit more of a committee approach” at running back in 2011, explaining that LeGarrette Blount was impressive in a third down role during preseason but Earnest Graham and Kregg Lumpkin will their share of action.
Joe’s not seeing Lumpkin getting many carries, but perhaps that’s just wishful thinking.
September 7th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
And a dozen Buc fans who drafted Blount in their fantasy leagues just had a heart attack. That’s not nice to do one day before the season, Joe 🙂
September 7th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
I haven’t seen anything from Lumpkin, ever. He doesn’t look elusive or quick or powerful. An upgradeable player.
September 7th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Chris:
Joe doesn’t get Dominik’s love affair with Lumpkin either.
September 7th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
i thought madu looked better than lump
September 7th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
love this site joe,by far the best bucs site on the.Have a problem Joe.I’m a quad in a wheel chair and would like to go south onthe tour to Selmons.Was told by Paridise that theycouldnot take me.Ihavent been to a game since 2004 (I’m broke ssi)and thetour is a real good price.Any suggestions?
September 7th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
It’s all speculation and misdirection at this point. Don’t believe everything you hear. Teams will get a heavy dose of Blount on a regular basis. If Lumpkin shows up early in the season he’ll get more work. If not, he’ll get less. Simple as that. No need to panic here people.
September 7th, 2011 at 3:59 pm
IF the O Line Play does not improve,Mark Dominick will have a hard time explaining why he replaced the O Line Coach of a 10 win team with a 1000 yard rusher on it.
September 7th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Apple, I have to agree, I didn’t mind the coaching change since it’s Olsen’s guy and he was succussful in the past…but if their play looks like it did in the preseason someone will have some splainin’ to do.
September 7th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Madu looked better than Allen Bradford for that matter , also…
September 7th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
A little less conversation, a little more action…..
September 7th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
And when this doesn’t work out in week one watch for us to give Tiki a look since after week one contracts are not guaranteed. Tiki could be huge for us IMO.
September 7th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
The commitee aproach will go out the window when neither Graham or Lumpkin are producing.
September 7th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
I think Bradford will turn out better than people suspect…and Madu is a nightmare waiting to happen.
September 7th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
“you’ll see a little bit more of a committee approach” at running back in 2011,”….
because we have a one trick pony at # 1 RB…(IMO LeGarrette Blount) after Blount the Bucs have zippo zero naddahhh….and every opponent KNOWs this !
will not be ANY RB surprises this year…only hand wringing and 2012 draft pick talk…
hope I am wrong…but this is what I see…
September 7th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
I saw nothing that suggested Madu was a nightmare. I saw a gamer.
September 7th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Hang in there Myerstim!
September 7th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
dew, how huge of an upgrade could a 36 year old rb coming out of retirement for no other reason than he’s broke possibly be for this team?
September 7th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
“I would rather be positive and be wrong, than be negative and be miserable.”
– Me
September 7th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
I don’t think he did it for the money at all. I think he tried because it was his last chance to MAYBE play with his brother.
It just didn’t pan out the way he’d hoped.
September 7th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
And yes, I do think Tiki would do better than Graham.
September 7th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
This may or may not be true, but Tiki Barber just put that he is employed by the Detroit Lions on Facebook.
September 7th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
As much as I sang Tampa’s praises for drafting Bradford,I must admit Madu has flashed more often. In fact, Bradford has not flashed at all. But Bradford is reputed to be a special teams player of excellence. In fact, he was once a linebacker at USC.
Our O Line has not looked real good this preseason, as far as opening holes for any running back goes.
September 7th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Seriously, enough of Lumpkin! He’s a nobody off the scrap heap and he’s playing like one. Get Tiki Barber if he’s still available!
September 7th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Pete Dutcher Says:
September 7th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
And yes, I do think Tiki would do better than Graham.
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And that’s why your posts are completely irrelevant…
September 7th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
@HIRE GREG OLSON!
I would much rather have Graham get the ball, if they were actually smart enough to give it to him!
Tiki is a MUCH better option than Kregg Lumpkin though!
September 7th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Give Lumpkin a break damn it. He is your Buccaneer RB/player et al.
Enjoy your 53 every week. Quit whining about your team.
September 7th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Pete Dutcher Says:
September 7th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
And yes, I do think Tiki would do better than Graham.
32 NFL General Managers disagree. The guy got I workout with a team…ONE. He’s washed up and everybody knew it.
September 8th, 2011 at 12:02 am
@Tampa—>Baaaaaaayyyy
“Give Lumpkin a break damn it. He is your Buccaneer RB/player et al.
Enjoy your 53 every week. Quit whining about your team”
Alright then. When Blount goes down with an injury, we’ll see how you feel about it when we have no running game