Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After seeing Dashon Goldson, Gerald McCoy and Darrelle Revis revealed among the first 40 names in NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2013 series, Buc fans will find two more familiar names between #51-60 on Thursday night

Stop me if this sounds familiar: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have good starters, but issues with depth at a position. What a surprise, right? At least at offensive tackle, almost every NFL team has depth issues. Good tackles are tough to find. So tough that the Bucs are starting two players who entered the league as undrafted free agents..wait, that doesn't sound logical. It's been a long time since they entered the league, though, and both Donald Penn and Demar Dotson have developed into solid starters. Starting concerns There are some concerns here. Donald Penn looked like he was starting a decline last season, and seemed to play worse than he had in 2010 and 2011. Penn has always had weight issues, even for a position where "be fat" is basically the job description, but he is supposedly in "the best shape of his career". That phrase is overused and generally means nothing, but the last time that phrase was used in connection with Penn was 2010 -- and he followed that up by producing a strong, Pro Bowl season. Penn should be a fine starter for a few more seasons and barring an unexpected collapse should at least be solid this season. Demar Dotson is another story. Physically, Dotson is incredible. He's a former basketball player who had never played offensive tackle before getting to the NFL four years ago, but the Bucs have since taught him how to be an adequate starter. He's a decent pass blocker but lacks power in the run game and at 6'9" can struggle to win the leverage battle. The Bucs could have upgraded on him, but declined to do so. They hope he can develop further, as he's still a raw player with little experience. He has the athletic talent to be an outstanding starter, but he is at minimum an adequate player who won't be a liability. Depth disaster While the starters are solid but not great, the backups are abysmal at this point. The Buccaneers are hoping that Dotson and Penn can get through another season without injury, because there's no way they will be (or should be) comfortable with Jamon Meredith starting at tackle. He was adequate at guard until last season, but I wouldn't trust him at tackle at all. The Bucs tried to trade him this offseason, but no one bit -- so that tells you something about him, too. Beyond Meredith, the Bucs have nothing to speak of. And the issues with injuries could be worse, too. The backup left tackle is Demar Dotson, and while Dotson has looked decent at right tackle, he looked awful at left tackle when he was asked to play there on a few occasions in the past, including in the preseason. Beyond that, you get to undrafted rookies and second-year players. Mike Remmers, Brice Schwab, Nick Speller, Jason Weaver, Jace Daniels? None of those names tell me anything, and I wouldn't expect any of them to do anything. One of them will likely make the roster as a backup, though. The frontrunner for now is Jace Daniels, who reportedly looked good as a tryout in rookie minicamp. If the Bucs suffer an injury at this position, though, they will have some massive issues. Projected roster: Donald Penn, Demar Dotson, Jamon Meredith, Jace Daniels Check out the rest of the training camp previews here. Read more: Twitter doesn't like Greg Schiano anymore Training camp preview: wide receivers Schiano says Mike Glennon can win the starting job Freeman ranks 25th for NFL.com

OTA Day 1 – Rookie DT Akeem Spence breaks down his experience at his first NFL practice.

OTA Day 1 – First-year Buccaneer, Dashon Goldson talks about how the new-look Buccaneer defense is fitting together and answering questions to improve upon last season.

Josh Freeman OTA post practice interview May 20, 2013

OTA Day 1 – Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman takes questions after the first day of OTAs about his relationship and competition with rookie QB Mike Glennon.

Adrian Calyborn OTA post practice interview May 20, 2013

OTA Day 1 – Adrian Clayborn talks about his progress and the state of the Buccaneers defense headed into their second season in this system.

So I did h=this already for our division and I like the feedback im getting and as 4QB stated theres probably going to be some bias in our division so im going to do every division. first we will do the NFC then The AFC. I will make one post a day and leave a poll at the bottom to make your choice. Today we have the NFC West which consist of the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, and finally the Arizona Cardinals. this is a very hard choice between the Seahawks and 49ers. you cant completely count out the other 2 because both of them made bug changes in Free agency and the Draft with the Cardinals getting Carson Palmer from the raiders and the Rams Getting Both West Virginia WR's in this years draft. but i feel besides Fitzgerald The Cardinals offense is weak and the rams have to bump up the Defensive side of the ball. Back to the big 2. Both Teams have new fresh Read option QB's who can make all the throws in todays NFL but I give the upside to 49ers QB Caepernick for having more agility and height to throw to his recievers. Lynch vs Gore is a little easier Lynch can break tackles like nothing ive ever seen but last season well he didnt have much of a pop however Gore is a physical freak he has the body of a power back but has the speed of a speedster. Again 9ers tack it. Defense is another Story though the seahawks have the best secondary and i think that will continue for awhile as long as Richard Sherman plays to his Calibar (the guys still a prick though) the 9ers defense is nothing to sniff at though with willis and the smith brothers they lay some heavy wood. advantage seattle so i guess i have to say 9ers win for me but not by very much and i can easily see Seattle taking the division as well So I did h=this already for our division and I like the feedback im getting and as 4QB stated theres probably going to be some bias in our division so im going to do every division. first we will do the NFC then The AFC. I will make one post a day and leave a poll at the bottom to make your choice. Today we have the NFC West which consist of the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, and finally the Arizona Cardinals. this is a very hard choice between the Seahawks and 49ers. you cant completely count out the other 2 because both of them made bug changes in Free agency and the Draft with the Cardinals getting Carson Palmer from the raiders and the Rams Getting Both West Virginia WR's in this years draft. but i feel besides Fitzgerald The Cardinals offense is weak and the rams have to bump up the Defensive side of the ball. Back to the big 2. Both Teams have new fresh Read option QB's who can make all the throws in todays NFL but I give the upside to 49ers QB Caepernick for having more agility and height to throw to his recievers. Lynch vs Gore is a little easier Lynch can break tackles like nothing ive ever seen but last season well he didnt have much of a pop however Gore is a physical freak he has the body of a power back but has the speed of a speedster. Again 9ers tack it. Defense is another Story though the seahawks have the best secondary and i think that will continue for awhile as long as Richard Sherman plays to his Calibar (the guys still a prick though) the 9ers defense is nothing to sniff at though with willis and the smith brothers they lay some heavy wood. advantage seattle so i guess i have to say 9ers win for me but not by very much and i can easily see Seattle taking the division as well Poll Who will win the NFC West San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinal 0 votes | Results

Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports When Week 1 of the 2013 NFL season comes around, Darrelle Revis will be 50 weeks clear from his ACL injury. The last step in the process of recovering from ACL surgery is a huge mental hurdle allowing the player to essentially throw himself back into the fire. It’s about trusting the reconstructed portion of his body, and believing it will hold up. Every athlete is different and every recovery is different, but that last step is always the same. Some guys come back and play right away, see Adrian Peterson. Others wait, see Derrick Rose. In both cases, the athlete has the final say because they are the only one who truly knows how it feels. In the case of Darrelle Revis, I can’t sit here and write that I’m positive he’ll be mentally ready. But I can tell you a few things. First, Darrelle Revis will be nearly a year off his injury, one that has an estimated recovery of eight to 12 months. Next, Darrelle Revis signed a non-guaranteed contract, and will be eager to prove himself. Finally, Darrelle Revis holds ill will against the New York Jets organization after the way they handled his departure. All are factors that should lead you to believe he’ll be back by the time the games matter. But the final point is the one I see as the most significant. As mentioned, it’s up to the player to get over the hurdle of getting back on the field. Competition runs in the veins of any great athlete, but something that fuels that competitive spirit is motivation. And what better carrot could the NFL have hung out in front of Revis than the opportunity to show up his old employers in Week 1. He has all the motivation he needs. I honestly believe the chances that Darrelle Revis would have returned Week 1 if the Bucs were playing anyone else still would have been in the 90th percentile. But with the schedule landing the way it did, I’m setting the bar much higher, maybe just a fraction below triple digits. And a motivated, healthy Darrelle Revis should be quite the attraction for Week 1 of the NFL season.