Bucs Have Nice Combo of Vets and Youngsters

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off an 11-5 season in which they went 5-1 in a very tough NFC South, and they look to be in the hunt again this year. But there are some questions that will have to be addressed if this team is to make a run deep ito the playoffs this season.

Perhaps the biggest question on the team is how the offensive line will hold up. Calling them average is probably an overstatement, and they will have to play better if the Bucs hope to continue their regular-season success from last year. There are also concerns that second-year running back Carnell Williams won't be able to hold up to the load head coach Jon Gruden is likely to put on him. And then there's the annual concerns of age creeping up on key members of what has been a strong defense for a long while. But in my view, this team has a nice combination of experience and youth heading into the 2006 season, and their veterans, for the most part, have enough left in the tank to keep this team in the hunt all year. Read more...