Derrick Brooks, Cato June, Galloway, Hilliard and Warrick Dunn Cut by the Bucs today

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

what the fuck?
I cant believe they cut those guys, and they are talking about it on the radio right now, and the guys doing the press conference are kind of stone cold about it.

Dude.............

Marvin Harrison got cut. Anything can happen.

Then again that Brooks is pretty much the identity of the Bucs. He'll go to the Pats.

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

I was pretty shocked. Sure, Brooks might have lost a step, but he could read offenses with the best of them...he made up for speed with experience. I think he still has another 2 years or so in him. This is not a surprise, but it is a shame. Same with the other 3 guys. Ike was consistent for us...joey, eh I can see why he was let go. Warrick? I think thats a bad move as well.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

Dude.............
Marvin Harrison got cut. Anything can happen.

Then again that Brooks is pretty much the identity of the Bucs. He'll go to the Pats.

he was asking for his release because he didnt want to take a paycut.

this is different.

this is not about money according to the coach/gm

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Not surprised by any of the moves besides Brooks. He was more than just talent. He was the heart and soul of that team and such a huge role model to the city of Tampa. Many people will miss him.

That is a shock. I thought he would retire there.

Rest, who cares. Dunn has time left in him and I wish they would have keep him to mold the other backs they have, but no surprise, has been released before from them. Hillard is decent, but can be replaced easily and Galloway is too injury proned and has been up and down his whole career. June is overrated IMO.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Brooks will be 36 in a month or so.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

So.........

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

Not surprised by any of the moves besides Brooks. He was more than just talent. He was the heart and soul of that team and such a huge role model to the city of Tampa. Many people will miss him.
That is a shock. I thought he would retire there.

Rest, who cares. Dunn has time left in him and I wish they would have keep him to mold the other backs they have, but no surprise, has been released before from them. Hillard is decent, but can be replaced easily and Galloway is too injury proned and has been up and down his whole career. June is overrated IMO.

I agree with this entire post. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

I'm still in shock honestly. Warren Sapp...kinda tough to take, but honestly...the guy is an asshole. John Lynch? That was hard. Derrick Brooks? Brutal. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Brooks probably had another year or two left to go, but with a new DC I can't say I am overly surprised by this. Brooks is a big part of the tampa 2 scheme, and it looks as if we won't utilize that as much any more.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Sapp is an *******, but was good when he was with Tampa. Was never the same when he left.

I loved Lynch, he was a special player as well and for him to go to Denver.........I at first wanted him to die a slow painfull death!

Brooks I still can't believe. Such a shame.

 

[Memphis4L 10+ year member]

good job tampa good job

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=6962

Difficult Day, Different Direction
Feb 25, 2009 - Is Derrick Brooks the greatest player in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history?

If you made that choice, you would probably say "with apologies to" only one man, the legendary Lee Roy Selmon. That's a measure of how singular Brooks' body of work has been over his 14 seasons as a Buccaneer.

Selmon, of course, has the advantage of already being in the Hall of Fame, while Brooks, until Wednesday, was still in position to add to his Buccaneer exploits. The clock won't start ticking on Brooks' Hall of Fame candidacy until he chooses to retire, but the 11-time Pro Bowler has completed his run in Tampa Bay.

On Wednesday, General Manager Mark Dominik and Head Coach Raheem Morris gathered a press conference to announce that the team has released Brooks, along with running back Warrick Dunn, wide receivers Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard and linebacker Cato June. Dominik made it clear that the moves were not salary cap-related and that those five accomplished players would not be returning, as the franchise forges on in a new direction.

Selmon was forced into retirement following the 1984 season thanks to a back injury. Brooks saw his time end in Tampa when he sat down in Morris' office on Wednesday morning.

Neither ending was easy for anyone involved, but just as Selmon walked off with his head held high and his trademark smile in place, Dominik stressed that Brooks brought the same unwavering professionalism into Wednesday's meeting as he has applied to every aspect of his career. Brooks even accepted an invitation to speak with team Co-Chairman Bryan Glazer so that Glazer could share his family's appreciation for all that the linebacker has done over the last 14 years, on and off the field.

" Derrick is obviously one of the greatest Buccaneers of all time, and again these decisions are tough for us to make, but it's a decision and it's a direction we feel like we want to head as a franchise and as an organization."

"Derrick is obviously one of the greatest Buccaneers of all time, and again these decisions are tough for us to make, but it's a decision and it's a direction we feel like we want to head as a franchise and as an organization," said Dominik. "I would say that, for us, today's a very difficult day."

Dunn, Galloway, Hilliard and June also produced some of the better seasons in franchise history, and all were integral parts of playoff seasons. It was important to team management to pay respect to all five players as the Bucs made the moves they felt were necessary to point the team in the right direction.

"Today is to let you know that we let some great individuals go," continued Dominik. "Warrick Dunn, for what he's done on and off the football field...a lot of people give him credit for his off-the-field [activities] but what he's done on the field is simply, truly amazing for his career. Ike Hilliard has spent a long time in the National Football League catching a lot of passes, a lot of first downs for us in Tampa. These guys won us a lot of football games, so it's a difficult day. Cato June came over and made a direct impact, an instant impact with the franchise, so this was not an easy day. And Joey [Galloway] sparked us with three 1,000-yard seasons."

Still, the decision that drew the most attention at Wednesday's press briefing was the release of Brooks. Dominik said the Buccaneers were motivated by a need to test the talents of some of the other untapped players on the roster.

"It wasn't so much what Derrick Brooks or Cato June couldn't do, it's the direction we want to do with the guys that are currently on the roster and the men that are going to join us as we create the roster over the next few months to get to training camp," said Dominik.

"The idea is to improve the talent of the football team in everything we do. Time will tell but I think that's our decision and that's the direction we're heading. As Coach Morris said, there's not going to be another Derrick Brooks but we're going to have a young man step up and fill those shoes.

"We believe there are players on this roster, at linebacker as well, that have the opportunity to step up and play and compete for a starting job at Will 'backer, Sam 'backer, at wide receiver, running back. We believe there are some young men already on the roster as we sit here today, yes, absolutely."

That some of the players who will get an opportunity to prove themselves in larger roles are younger players – such as Barrett Ruud as a leader or Quincy Black as a potential starter – does not mean the Bucs were specifically starting a youth movement with Wednesday's roster maneuvers.

"We're not looking younger," said Morris. "We want to look like our plan, what we've got laid in front of us. Ronde Barber's not younger, Chris Hovan's not younger – these guys are all part of the plans still. The guys that were released today are not, but we respect them."

In fact, the Buccaneers would like to see their potential new contributors emulate the men who were released on Wednesday. The younger Bucs may not be put in the exact same roles as their predecessors, but they would do well to approach their jobs in a similar fashion.

"They've got to possess some of the qualities of the men we just let go today," said Morris. "No knock on these men; we're looking for men like them that are going to carry us into the new decade."

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

What the fawk, it even says right in the article that they didn't do this to get younger or salary cap reasons, so why in the fawk did they let go Brooks or Dunn? Stupid mother fawkers. Is hard to be a buc's fan right now.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Because he doesn't fit Bate's scheme.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Well fawk Bates and his ghey *** new direction! Brooks and dunn both have plenty of gas in the tank.

I mean why not get rid of Hovan and Barber as well. Obvious age is a main concern, even if they won't admit it.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif The horrible defense Denver had in 07 & 08 is because of Bates. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

bucks=gay

It's Bucs.

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I smell a bad season or two for Tampa coming soon.

Horrible call on the leadership side of things.