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NFL SCOUTING COMBINE BUCS PRIMER Target: Offense

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 20, 2008

TAMPA - From quarterback Jeff Garcia to General Manager Bruce Allen, everyone at One Buc Place is in agreement on at least one front. What the Bucs need more than anything this offseason is playmakers.

Lots and lots of playmakers.

Be they receivers, running backs or tight ends, the Bucs need players who will improve their offense's ability to capitalize on its scoring chances.

That will be the primary focus of Tampa Bay's offseason game plan, which will be kicked into high gear Thursday when the annual NFL Scouting Combine gets under way at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

During the Combine, scouts and coaches will interview, watch and dissect players. Doctors will poke, prod and examine them. And general managers such as Allen will secretly huddle with player agents in an effort to get a jump on free agency, which begins Feb. 29.

With that in mind, it's time for an offseason primer for fans who are eager to know what the team's greatest needs are and how the Bucs might go about filling them between now and the new season.

Roy Cummings

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