Position by position breakdown. What to expect for the 2009 season.
Buc 'Em — ... I think that this position is very solid with Tanard Jackson coming back after a great season last year. He is also backed up by the very capable Will Allen. Jackson seems to have great instincts and I'm hoping that he will continue to be productive for years to come. I'm going to miss the Bash Brothers combo of Jackson and Phillips though. ...

Talking a Little Cowboys @ Buccaneers
Blogging The Boys — ... coach Raheem Morris posts consistency in his defensive-laden resumé: Morris takes over a defense that has produced 36 Pro Bowlers since 1996, the most in the NFL, and finished as the NFLs top-ranked defense two times (2002 and 2005). The past 13 seasons have also seen the Buccaneers defense rank in the Top 10 on 11 occasions and in the Top 5 eight times. Romo will have to be accurate against a good trio of Cover-2 safeties, Tanard Jackson, Jermaine Phillips, and Sabby Piscitelli. ...

Cannon Shots: Friday practice over, Morris to take team out
Buc 'Em — ... the Tampa Bay Buccaneer's is over, meaning the players are free the rest of the day, sort of.  More on that later.  Let's take a quick trip around the Buc's Friday morning practice. - Buc 'Em brought you the story of Mario Urrutia being signed to the squad.  Well on this first day of practice, in 2 minute drills, he caught a slant from Josh Johnson and took it to the house.  He also caught passes from Leftwich over Torrie Cox and Tanard Jackson.  Welcome to the team. - An update on some ...

A look back at the first week of training camp
Buc 'Em — ... and his poor play.  He's been beaten, missed some tackles, just seems in a funk.  Hope he can find his form quickly.  The safety position has been quiet, with Tanard Jackson and ...

From the Mouth of Morris- 8/11
Buc 'Em — ... talking about [Jermaine] Phillips move to linebacker and the confidence in Sabby [Piscitelli]. But a lot of the reason was a way to get your three best athletes on your football team on the field. They’re guys that have played and you feel really good about. It’s a way to get Sabby on your field, it’s your second rounder, he played a lot for me last year, ready to go, ready to break out of his shell and become the safety that he could be. With Tanard Jackson back there, they could lead this team for awhile. ...

The Point After - Grading out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Defense
Buc 'Em — ... Tanard Jackson - I'll admit, I didn't watch him too closely.  Only big play involving T-Jack was a long completion to ...

Tanard Jackson suspended for first 4 games
Buc 'Em — ... In news out of One Buc Place, it has been announced that starting Free Safety Tanard Jackson will be suspended for the first four regular season games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.  ...

Cannon Shots: Updates from Tuesday's Practice
Buc 'Em — ... Pretty eventful day.  It's the second to last day of training camp I believe, and with the Tanard Jackson suspension, it adds a few more questions into the mix.  You have to wonder where Phillips will end up now.  Could mean an extra LB or Safety makes the team initially. ...

From the Mouth of Morris; 8/19
Buc 'Em — ... coming back and I felt really good about that, so that's always awesome.  As far as the injuries, I'll update you guys on Thursday on a person-to-person basis to let you know who we're going to have ready to go for Jacksonville.  We should get a lot more guys back.  As far as roster moves, we signed Steve Cargile today, we waived [C.J.] Byrd and we waived [Joel] Filani."    We know its a touchy subject, but will Tanard Jackson get to work the rest of the preseason games? ...

Grading out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Defense
Buc 'Em — ... Tanard Jackson - I give him an A for not coming out stoned.  Seriously, played alright, played longer than most starters and made some ncie open field tackles.  Looked a step slow at times and missed 2 tackles that he seems to have lwarned from Flip.  Grade: C ...

Buccaneers Game Day: TAMPA BAY (1-1) HOSTS MIAMI (2-0) IN PRIME TIME PRESEASON HOME OPENER
Buc 'Em — ... - Dolphins Defensive Coordinator Paul Pasqualoni coached Buccaneers S Tanard Jackson at Syracuse University in 2004. ...

We Still Have A Defense Here In Tampa
Buc 'Em — ... down from his strong safety position to linebacker. Things were looking well until the NFL suspended Tanard Jackson for the first four games. With the play of ...

Analysis of the 2009 Colts roster cuts: Part One
Stampede Blue — ... stay healthy, you're not going to keep your job long. And for all the Doom and Gloom folks who think that the cuts signal the "downfall" of the Colts, please take a moment to check out KFFL.com, or browse through the numerous SB Nation football sites. You will see all the cuts and roster moves other teams had to wrestle with. Many of these moves involved players many of us wanted the Colts to draft or sign in 2007 and 2008: Buccaneers safety Tanard Jackson was placed on the suspended list. We thought highly of ...

Redemption Trail, but for Whom? Dallas vs. Tampa Bay Preview, Part I
Blogging The Boys — ... into the WOLB spot.  (That he would move a safety to linebacker tells me Morris is still invested in the Tampa-2.)  Morris had to scrap the idea when FS Tanard Jackson was suspended by the league. Morris moved Phillips into Jackson's spot to quarterback his back seven.  Backup ...

GAME DAY RECAP-"Caution: Loss appears worse than it really is"
Buc 'Em — ... i getting completely lost in coverage. With still another 3 weeks without safety Tanard Jackson, the Bucs will have to deal with T.O. next week in Buffalo.  ...

QUESTIONS: Answered!
Buc 'Em — ... So perhaps a 3 or 4 win season is now looking like a little bit on the low end of the possibilities huh? Maybe 6 wins should now be the minimum? Especially after Tanard Jackson gets back? ...

Bills vs Buccaneers: Five questions with Buc 'Em
Buffalo Rumblings — ... - two young guys in our secondary. Another major contributor to the problem is free safety Tanard Jackson, who is suspended for the first four weeks. ...

Bills Fantasy Friday: Week 2 Start 'Em/Sit 'Em
Buffalo Rumblings — ... .  With their best defensive back out again this week (Tanard Jackson), and young players still getting comfortable ( ...

Keys to Victory: Bills vs Buccaneers
Buffalo Rumblings — ... . Tanard Jackson missing the game due to suspension is also a big plus for the Bills' offense.  It's time to get Owens and Evans more involved; you don't pay these guys big contracts to be decoys. ...

Maximizing Ronde Barber
Buc 'Em — ... So far our defense has looked pretty good, right?  Right?  Especially that secondary, right?  Anybody???  OK, there's no fooling Bucs fans let alone rival offensive coaches.  Right now they are licking their chops to play us so that they can send up some fireworks.  My solution, since learning that Tanard Jackson has an undisclosed substance abuse problem, is to move ...

Does roster makeup pre-determine outcome?
Buc 'Em — ... First up, we'll look at the Bucs.  Remember, I'm only looking at the two-deep chart here, meaning I'm only looking at starters and backups.  I'm also looking at our expected starting line up, meaning Tanard Jackson and Phillips will be in the lineups.  Same for the two teams below.  ...

Bucs Player in the Spotlight: Will Allen
Buc 'Em — ... The Bucs secondary and D-line suffered. Not as bad as the Defensive backs did though. Will Allen and Jermaine Phillips were toasted regularly. It was so bad, that when the Bucs got Raheem Morris back as defensive backs coach instead of assistant, came back in 2007, the Bucs drafted a safety out of Syracuse Tanard Jackson, and started him as a rookie! Only once had Monte Kiffin had a rookie start for him, in 1996! ...

BUCSHOTS! Midweek edition- Power(less) Rankings, Clayton rantings, and T-Jack sightings!
Buc 'Em — ... Pewter Reports Charlie Campbell and  Jim Flynn discuss Tanard Jackson's return to the Bucs after a 4 game suspension. ...

T-Jack returns; just in time? Or too late?
Buc 'Em — ... It only took about one half of football before the first Bucs fan said the words..."Man we need Tanard Jackson out there"! ...

With game 5 coming up, a look at some Top 5's.....
Buc 'Em — ... Some Top 5 things from our 5th game of the season, at the Linc in Philadelphia! 5 BEST PLAYERS ON THE FIELD FOR THE BUCS-   The new 2009 Cadillac Williams looks BETTER than the 2005 model! Tanard Jackson returns to help out at safety. Is he just sticking his thumb in the dyke? Chris Hovan is becoming a vocal leader on the defense.  Geno Hayes and Quincy Black are quickly catching up to Barrett Ruud. Linebackers are becoming best unit on the team. ...

Game day open thread: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles
Buc 'Em — ... Tanard Jackson #36 / Safety / Tampa Bay Buccaneers Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 Born: Jul 21, 1985 College: Syracuse ...

Slow it Down: Confused Defense
Buc 'Em — ... The Bucs are in their base 4-3 defense. Tanard Jackson is cheating torwards the LOS (most athletic FS will do this often). ...

Homers vs. Haters, Tampa Bay edition
Cat Scratch Reader — ... (19 tackles, 1 INT, 1 sack) is still playing at a high level in the new system.  Free safety Tanard Jackson (4 tackles) served a four game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy, and the Bucs sorely missed his nose for the ball and physical play.  In his place Tampa Bay has gone with ...

Bucs find heart, still lack muscle.
Buc 'Em — ... today was the regressed play of Josh Johnson, who had many leaping on board the J.J. wagon; instead in all likelihood the team is one game away from the first start of Josh Freeman in 3 weeks vs the Packers. Despite the erratic play of Johnson, the Bucs heroically got back into the game with a franchise best 97 yard Kick Off Return for a touchdown, then the defense got into the act by getting pressure on Jake Delhomme causing him to throw a pick 6 to Tanard Jackson.  Pressure is sure to mound on rookie head ...

Carolina Panthers defeat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28-21
Cat Scratch Reader — ... , the second a poor read of safety Tanard Jackson who jumped a pass intended for Steve Smith and took the ball to the endzone for a key score which tied the game in the 4th quarter. Delhomme finished with a pawltry 9/17, 65 yards, 1TD, 2 INT, 42.2 rating. ...

Panthers’ Monday Morning Optimist 10/19/09
Cat Scratch Reader — ... displayed a severe lack of accuracy on deep passes to Steve Smith twice in the first half, continuing the poor performance with two interceptions, the second of which was a terrible read and allowed for a pick six by safety Tanard Jackson. The receivers didn't make it much easier for Delhomme, as both Smith and Muhammad were continually shut down by opposing corners ...

One game in, Adams replacement a marked improvement
Buc 'Em — ... , despite giving up a touchdown deep. Its the last time Talib has given up a score, as he is starting to provide dividends for his high draft status in his first season as a full time starter. Tanard Jackson with his Pick 6 and Talib are showing Bucs fans a glimpse into the future. ...

The Diary of a Football Dad
Buc 'Em — ... HALFTIME:  I missed the blocked field goal and great forced fumble by Tanard Jackson.  I'm glad to have Jackson back.  He's goint to be a high point for the secondary.  Opposing coordinators will think he's a weed they can't get rid of.  He really deals some hits.  I can go on all day.  I'm making all of these jokes and no one is laughing.  Significant Other used to think I was funny.  She stopped laughing at my jokes after the fourth year of marriage.  ...

Know your 1979 Bucs; Weeks 11 & 12-Getting serious
Buc 'Em — ... stat even today. A 14 play 73 yard drive capped off with a Neil O'Donoghue FG, and a Bucs fumble recovery two plays later, set up Larry Mucker for the game winning 23 yard TD with only 3 minutes to spare. The Bucs were 8-3, and ending a three game road trip 2-1, and heading home to face the poorly Giants who at 0-5 had beaten the Bucs in New Jersey when the Bucs were 5-0. This time, things would be different. Safety Cedric Brown was similar to Tanard Jackson in his hitting ability, ball hawking skills, and ...

Bucs on the verge of a Top 10 Pass Defense!
Buc 'Em — ... Then you have probably the only catagory that both sides have to contribute to, the turnover margin. In this realm, the Bucs are a respectable 16th (Tied) at -1, meaning with one more interception by a Tanard Jackson or so, the Bucs will have given the ball away as often as they have taken it. ...

Another look... The Picks, The PICKS, and the Franchise
Buc 'Em — ... For one, the offense can run the ball when the game is in doubt. The defense is starting to show signs of life since the return of Tanard Jackson. The Defensive line with newcomers Crowder and Miller are starting to show improvement, and the secondary is opportunistic, picking off 4 passes in the last two games.  ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2010 1st Round Draft Preview: First Half Edition.
Buc 'Em — ... ' glass-like forearms and his impending free agency this year, the Bucs are going to have a spot open at starting safety alongside Tanard Jackson. Assuming the oft-injured Phillips is gone, the Bucs could turn to Sabby Piscatelli or Will Allen to fill the void. But with a future pro-bowler on the board, Berry could be too tempting. ...

Active Bucs front office signs rookie cornerback Mike Mickens
Buc 'Em — ... The secondary has been an area of particular disgust through seven games, susceptible to giving up big plays in coordinator Jim Bates’s new scheme. While the return of Tanard Jackson and the improved play of ...

Oft overlooked numbers point to optimism for Bucs
Buc 'Em — ... When we evaluate the team, and more specifically Coach Morris, I think it's warranted to note that the same missed responsibilities in the secondary, the freelancing have decreased.  We've seen a more disciplined secondary, which is helped in part by Tanard Jackson's return.  The offensive line has been more disciplined in maintaining their blocks, which Faine has helped with, but the improvements are there. ...

Entire team chips in with first Bucs win in almost a year.
Buc 'Em — ... The secondary also chipped in witha few interceptions.  Mack redeemed himself with a nice interception, Talib took a tipped ball and secured the pick (and then got blasted by Driver) and Tanard Jackson returned one for a touchdown.  By the way, on that return by T-Jack, did anyone else think that Rodgers was head hunting as he went for the tackle?  Looked to me like he made a swipe at the face mask. ...

Talib on his way to living up to his first-round potential
Buc 'Em — ... In a maligned secondary, Talib and safety Tanard Jackson (4th round, 2007) have been bright spots. While Talib still has a great deal of work to do before joining the conversation of elite, shut-down corners, he seems to be on the right track in just his second season. ...