rumor: jolley to bucs?

jetsaholic1094 · Aug 30, 2006

Has Tampa Bay suddenly become a garbage dump for cast-off NYJ TEs?

abyzmul · Aug 30, 2006

I sure hope so! Maybe we can get something in a trade for Dearth!

Gator · Aug 31, 2006

abyzmul said:

I sure hope so! Maybe we can get something in a trade for Dearth!
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They should fit Dearth with a green and white Darth Vader helmet. Then we can call him Dearth Vader.

Jet jokes, people.

hydro51 · Aug 31, 2006

NOT SO JOLLEY: Doug Jolley's spot on the team is anything but secure. Don't be surprised if the Jets trade the backup tight end before Saturday's final roster cutdown. Jolley, who can be a useful pass catcher in certain systems, is drawing some interest, according to an NFL source. The Jets probably could fetch a late-round pick for him.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/story/448181p-377313c.html

just a update on the rumor . somewhat ateast. i hope we can get atleast a 4th rd pick back.

glenn212 · Aug 31, 2006

Jolley has been a non-factor since his arrival...bye-bye

AlioTheFool · Aug 31, 2006

I'd trade Jolley, and throw in the bag of Doritos going that way, for a Gruden smile. You know what, forget the smile, a smirk will do. On second thought, forget the smirk, just take him.

illmatic · Aug 31, 2006

i'd feel like we'd be cheating the buc's jolley shouldn't be in the league

Jetcane · Aug 31, 2006

RobA said:

No proof at all, some random guy making rumors over at JI.

But if true, halelujah! I'd take a bag of doritos for jolley.
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Cool Ranch or Regular flavored?

xxedge72x · Aug 31, 2006

If I were the Jets I'd trade Jolley for a family sized box of Velveeta. SCREW YOU KRAFT!

legler82 · Aug 31, 2006

There might be some truth to this rumor. Adam Schefter of the NFL Network said that there might be some trade activity w/ teams deep at the defensive line (i.e., Carolina, Tampa & Chicago).

If we make a trade w/ Tampa, I hope it's for 6'3" 337lb Anthony "Bear" Bryant. He was a man at Alabama and currently 3rd on their depth chart. According to the story below, they may have a hard time keeping off the field even though they are players ahead of him.

http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=5252

DT Anthony Bryant has looked like a new man in this year's training camp

Aug 04, 2006 -

A year ago, training camp was a one-dimensional struggle for then-rookie defensive tackle Anthony Bryant. A huge man whose roster listing of 336 pounds is probably a bit modest, Bryant struggled with his conditioning and quite often couldn?t finish the team?s two-hour practices. That stumbling block kept Bryant from realistically attacking any of the other challenges that usually face NFL rookies. His progress stalled.

In one of the more underrated success stories of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? offseason, Bryant vastly improved his conditioning and stamina during the spring and summer ? he now has a much more functional hugeness ? and reported to camp ready to break out of last year?s rut.

And so he has. With that one hurdle cleared, Bryant is now facing down each and every subsequent challenge ? the heat, the playbook, the Bucs? deeper offensive line, the scrutiny of his coaches, the internal competition ? and conquering them all. He is now a multi-dimensional prospect. You would be hard-pressed to find a player who has had a better first week of training camp than the personable second-year man from Alabama, and you simply cannot find a more improved player.

?I make it through a whole practice now with no problem, which helps me stay on top of things,? said Bryant. ?The heat?s not a problem, nothing?s a problem. It?s just me now, putting it all together. I?ve put all of that together, and I?m working on it day-by-day, just getting better.?

The Bucs weren?t thrilled with Bryant?s physical shape when he reported to Tampa after being drafted in the sixth round in 2005, and the rookie had problems even during the first rookie mini-camp. Still, the team obviously believed in Bryant?s hidden well of talent because they made a spot for him on the 53-man roster and kept him there for the entire season. He was active for the first three games and saw a handful of reps but then was deactivated for 11 of the final 13 games, usually in favor of fellow defensive tackle Jon Bradley.

" It?s going to be a good season for me. I think they?re going to have a hard time keeping me off the field."

The Bucs? patience ? a term we use in a relative sense, having seen the practice-field reaction to players who disappoint ? appears to be paying off. Bryant is tearing it up on the Disney training camp fields and the coaching staff has noticed.

?I?m really happy with him,? said Head Coach Jon Gruden. ?Last year he wasn?t able to go wire-to-wire in practices. He typically pulled himself out. He had a hard time with hydration, wasn?t acclimated to the speed of practice and his endurance and stamina wasn?t what it needed to be. He has very much talent. He?s a load in there. He can move the pocket and he?s a very good pass-rusher right now.?

The improved conditioning is the most obvious change in Bryant, but he claims to have made major progress in another area: understanding the playbook.

?I?ve gotten into a whole lot better shape, dropped about 10 or 15 pounds and improved my stamina,? he said. ?But really the main thing is more mental. I know what?s going on, I know the tempo and the speed. Last year, I didn?t know what was going on, I was just put into the fire. This year, I know how to control it, how to handle myself. So this is a whole lot better.

?I think I?ve got the whole package physically, but now it?s just mental.?

The whole package? Bryant?s self-assessment, uttered without any apparent cockiness, might be more accurate than you think. Obviously, with his sheer bulk and core strength ? he owns several Alabama weightlifting records ? he is correctly perceived as a defensive tackle who can occupy multiple blockers and plug the middle. His nickname is ?Bear,? which is the obvious product of going to Alabama and being named Bryant, but it suits his physical makeup as well.

What might not be so obvious, what was kept in a bottle last year by his conditioning problems, is Bryant?s speed. Watch him in the bag drill during practice, as players weave in and out of four large dummies before lunging at the fifth one standing in as the quarterback, and you?ll be stunned by his speed. That guy, the one who just flashed through those drills like a defensive end? That?s Anthony Bryant?

Yep.

?Yeah, I?ve got good agility from playing basketball,? he said. ?A lot of people don?t realize how quick I am for my size. It?s pretty good. I pride myself on my quickness.?

So, size, strength and speed?what?s missing? Only opportunity, and that could be Bryant?s biggest obstacle, the one he will find most difficult to overcome this summer. The Bucs aren?t exactly thin at defensive tackle, with Anthony McFarland and Chris Hovan starting and Ellis Wyms and Jon Bradley providing strong back-up. Buoyed by his strong camp, Bryant remains confident.

?I see myself playing,? he said. ?It?s up to me to get in there more. I have to know my stuff so that I don?t go out there and make a mental error. That?s why I say it?s more about the mental side for me right now, and that?s going great for me right now. It?s going to be a good season for me.?

With McFarland and Hovan still in their primes, however, it?s not currently clear how the team will get Bryant on the field. Fortunately, he sees it differently.

?I think they?re going to have a hard time keeping me off the field,? said Bryant.
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Coach K · Aug 31, 2006

you know, i really wish we could get Becht back. Dressen appears to be the only hope of us getting a TE who can make some plays, but I dont know much about his blocking.

im so used to our TE's not generating yards or conversions that we might as well get Becht back for run blocking sakes.

thats never going to happen though. oh well maybe Dressen is going to step it up if theyre thinking about moving Jolley.

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