2010 NFL Mock Draft: Eric Berry Selected Third Overall by Tampa Bay Buccaneers

February 22, 2010   ·   James Williamson   ·   Jump to comments

This past year, the Buccaneers wore their old uniforms in a game for the first time in years.
Those old uniforms had little but bitter losses and lots of bad jokes attached to them.
The Buccaneers have the sad honor of having the worst team of all time in the '76-77 expansion Buccaneers team that lost the first 26 games in its existence.
The Buccaneers looked like their former "Yuccaneers" self this past season, going from a respectable 9-7 record in 2008 to a 3-13 disappointment.
In order to avoid the past of being a welcome mat that says, "We suck, take what you want," they will have to draft smart like Rich McKay, former manager of the Buccaneers, did in 1995.
In 1995, the Bucs already had John Lynch, but the rest of the legendary Buccaneers defense was nowhere to be found with the Bucs coming off a 6-10 season, which had been their average record over the past 13 years.
Rich McKay is the son of John McKay, the Buccaneers' first head coach, and he want...

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