> From: Angel [mailto:frostphoenix@...]
>
> hope everyone has a great 4th:
>
> a few thoughts
>
> Keenan's holdout and the possible emergence of Micheal Clayton:
>
> yeah, i had a feeling that this was going to happen. clayton for
> tampa was a quiet steal on draft day to begin with, and Keenan's
> holdout has only made this young wideout more hungry to be the number
> 1...don't be surprised if keenan's traded by training camp...

I hope we can work it out with Keenan. It was interesting though
to watch the draft from here in Denver. Shanahan wanted Clayton
badly and there was a lot of focus on him here. Later, Tampa con-
firmed that they did turn down a trade offer from Shanahan to get
up to our pick and take him. That tells me that he saw Mike as a
guy who come in here and help ease the loss of Ed McCaffrey. ;->

> The revamped 'D':
>
> i love every signing (except Lamar King's) , Ian Gold is more
> explosive at weakside , less injury prone, and should adapt to the
> system easily.......it's nice to see the depth issue addressed
> (especially at CB) Don't be surprised if Will Allen winds up as the
> nickle back.

You know, after their flashy departures, a lot was said about how
Lynch and Sapp's performances affected the D in '03 but I believe
one of the biggest blows we suffered was losing Brian Kelly. I'm
looking for us to bounce back strong defensively in '04.

> The running game:
>
> ok, we (as Bucs fans) can only hope that Garner's fully healthy by
> the opening weekend, i think this is out number 1 priority as far as
> upgrading.. (maybe by trading Keenan ?) we'll see...

If Garner can get us through September until Pittman's back I
think we'll be OK.