NFC South Conference - Tampa Bay Buccaneers PreviewThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers overcame a poor offense that ranked just 23rd in the NFL last season to win the division with an 11-5 mark in 2005, thanks to statistically the best defense in football. However we think this team played over its head last year as you can only go so far with a pedestrian offense.Now we are usually fans of continuity, and this team does return 21 of its 22 starters from a year ago. However in this case, we are not so sure that is a good thing, especially offensively. The Bucs struggled to score points last season, and of the returnees we feel that only running back Cadillac Williams has a definite upside. We think that the rest of the starters will just match their 2005 performance at best, with some even regressing. Now Williams is capable of stepping up and gaining over 1500 yards if healthy, but that in and of itself may not enough for the offense to improve over last year. We have never been that high on quarterback Chris Simms, and we think that the receiving corps is mediocre at best. Finally the offensive line needed an upgrade, and we are not convinced that Tampa Bay picked the right man for the job as tackle Jeremy Trueblood seemed like a huge reach in the second round of the draft. Check out Bovada and start winning NOW! Bovada Sportsbook, Casino, Poker Room & Racebook is known in the online gambling industry for having phenomenal customer service, safe and secure deposit methods, fast & easy payouts and terrific bonuses! BET on Sports & play Poker at BOVADA and receive a 20% FREE BET on your first deposit! Any success that the Bucs have this year will again be keyed by a defense that allowed the fewest yards in the NFL last season. Now do not get us wrong, this unit will be very good once again. However we do not expect it to improve over last year as many of the returning starters are veterans that may have already reached their peak. Given the deficiencies of the offense, the defense will have to be GREAT for Tampa Bay to make a return trip to the playoffs, and we do not see that happening. We look for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish second in the NFC South this season, this time missing out on post-season play. Prediction for 2006: 2nd Place NFC South After predicting multiple Super Bowl winners, expert NFL handicapper Mike "The Picker" Jones has returned with his 2012 Super Bowl XLVI prediction! His early Superbowl prediction was the New York Jets but after them falling apart towards the end of the regular season and missing out on the NFL playoffs, Mike now is going with the Patriots to win Superbowl XLVI. "I predict the AFC East New England Patriots will take down NFC powerhouse New York Giants by four points in the 2012 Super Bowl!" Good luck with all your 2012 NFL picks and have fun with a few Super Bowl prop bets at SBG Global Sportsbook, the world-wide leaders of online gambling! Super Bowl XLVI Picks from JP - The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will meet once again in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5th at 6:30pm ET in a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl. The rematch will go down at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the Patriots will take the field as 3-point favorites over the New York Giants, but I have it going the other way. I think New York's defensive front will use the turf to its advantage and will get to Tom Brady enough times with their ferocious pass rush, while Eli Manning will slice up the Patriots' secondary, which will lead them to stop the Patriots at the finish line. The Pats may be the better team, but the Giants are the hotter club and that will translate onto the field on Super Sunday. --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on October 02, 2006
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