Linebacker Quincy Black looking to bounce back in Bucs' new defense
Source: Tampa Bay Times - Jul 31, 2012 at 9:18 PM
Fair or not, Bucs outside linebacker Quincy Black entered 2011 with heightened expectations after signing a 5-year, $29 million contract.
There likely aren’t many fans who feel he met those expectations after finishing with 59 tackles and not nearly enough “splash” plays as the Bucs’ defense finished among the worst in the NFL.
But Black, like the rest of Tampa Bay’s players, is getting a chance to turn the page under new coach Greg Schiano. And, through the first four days of training camp, Black has registered a handful of impact plays, the kind the Bucs promised from him long

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