Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Answer Man, Series 3, Vol. 9

Your inside source at Buccaneer headquarters returns with the low down on such topics as unreviewable plays, low-yardage games, balanced scheduling and the Senior Bowl

Jan 30, 2006 at 07:00 PM

Well, I answered all 15 questions below before remembering that I had yet to concoct an intro for this week's column. That means you get the Answer Man special as a lead-in: The random Buccaneer stat/note that is completely unrelated to your questions.

I haven't really done one of those since last July when we took a look at training camp diamonds-in-the-rough.

This week's note is going to be even more random – a look at some interesting statistics from the 2005 season that you might have missed. Without further ado, did you know…

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Answer Man, Series 3, Vol. 9

Your inside source at Buccaneer headquarters returns with the low down on such topics as unreviewable plays, low-yardage games, balanced scheduling and the Senior Bowl