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Chucky
03-17-2007, 01:14 PM
It is official

http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=5706
etk
03-17-2007, 01:24 PM
Boo: waste of money
Tampa 2 4 life
03-17-2007, 01:34 PM
Where is he going to play? I doubt weakside because of Brooks, Ruud needs to develop in the middle, and I don't think I've ever heard of Cato playing the Strong side.
Booger
03-17-2007, 02:07 PM
LB is a need on this football team, no question about it. As is SS, where June played in college. While this move doesnt neccessarily make sense for this season, June could be the long term replacement for Brooks. In a couple of seasons, the trio of June, Winborn, and Ruud sounds pretty solid.

With Brooks on this team, where does June play? In my opinion, he would struggle at strongside LB, where he is undersized.

So that leaves moving Brooks (June at WLB), moving Ruud (June at MLB), or allowing June to play SS.

My vote would be for June to play SS.
Merlin
03-17-2007, 02:54 PM
I really don't see why we would sign an all pro LB to play S???

June will start IMO, why would he have signed to play back-up, he would have stayed and started with the Colts!

Where ever he lines up, he will give us options.

I don't have a link, but ESPN are saying just over 12mill for 3 years, though the deal will be looked at within those 3 years, if thats the case, well done Allen/Gruden, June will have an incentive to produce.
Chucky
03-17-2007, 03:19 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2802252

heres the link, ya its 3 years 12 mil. pretty good contract considering the market
-black
03-17-2007, 03:44 PM
he is going to play either SS or SLB
Caddy
03-17-2007, 04:01 PM
And you were all saying he wouldn't come cheap
etk
03-17-2007, 04:02 PM
I really don't see why we would sign an all pro LB to play S???

June will start IMO, why would he have signed to play back-up, he would have stayed and started with the Colts!

Where ever he lines up, he will give us options.

I don't have a link, but ESPN are saying just over 12mill for 3 years, though the deal will be looked at within those 3 years, if thats the case, well done Allen/Gruden, June will have an incentive to produce.

He is not all pro!! He made the Pro Bowl one year because he racked up 5 INTs for 2 TDs......shows how ridiculous the Pro Bowl is. He is not a Pro Bowl caliber LB.....
Caddy
03-17-2007, 04:08 PM
He is not all pro!! He made the Pro Bowl one year because he racked up 5 INTs for 2 TDs......shows how ridiculous the Pro Bowl is. He is not a Pro Bowl caliber LB.....

When you take in to account what the pro bowl is. If he makes it, he is a pro bowl quality player. It is a popularity contest and if he was popular enough to make it then he is a pro bowl type player.
Bucsfan
03-17-2007, 05:20 PM
Great signing, he is a good improvement to our defense, hopefully the draft goes as well as this offseason
Merlin
03-17-2007, 05:41 PM
He is not all pro!! He made the Pro Bowl one year because he racked up 5 INTs for 2 TDs......shows how ridiculous the Pro Bowl is. He is not a Pro Bowl caliber LB.....Appologies again, I meant a pro bowl LB.

So the pro bowl is ridiculous, yet you go onto say he's not even a pro bowl caliber LB???

I'm more than happy with this signing and especially the contract, the fact the deal will be revisisted within the 3 years, will act as a great motivator for June, well done Allen/Gruden.
Slasher28
03-17-2007, 11:36 PM
june played Safety at michigan
Caddy
03-18-2007, 03:55 AM
june played Safety at michigan

He is going to play linebacker
etk
03-18-2007, 10:46 AM
june played Safety at michigan

So did Ernest Shazor, what's your point??
Tampa 2 4 life
03-18-2007, 11:37 AM
june played Safety at michigan

He wasn't exactly great at safety, though...
Canadian_kid16
03-19-2007, 10:08 PM
I really like this signing...great job by the Bucs management