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Middle Ground


The Buccaneers have agreed to terms with center Jeff Faine, formerly of the Saints. And it sounds like those terms are pretty sweet. For him.

The Times has learned New Orleans free agent center Jeff Faine has agreed to a multi-year contract that will make him the league's highest-paid player at the position

It's not like the Bucs to make any player the highest-paid at their position, but if the contract is structured right, it would totally be worth it. Center has been a need for at least two years and Faine is a long-term guy. He was the 21st overall pick in 2003, so he's only been in the league for five years. This puts two first rounders and two second rounders with five or fewer years in the league on the offensive line, with only Donald Penn having to scrap his way to the top as an undrafted free agent. The Bucs no longer have to think about drafting a center. Awesome, awesome first free agent signing.

Take a look at what some of the commenters are saying in that article. Most of them are complaining that the team hasn't signed a receiver or a bigger name player yet. Coincidently, most of them are also fucking morons. This was one of the best moves the Bucs could make. We'll see how the contract shakes out, but it's worth a big chunk to provide protection in the middle.

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Comments (3)

This is a fantastic first move! I was very excited when I heard about this one. If I remember correctly, Faine was thought to be one of the top centers in the league and was on his way to being a star in Cleveland before he got swapped for LeCharles Bentley (who was himself viewed as a top center before breaking his body to avoid playing in Cleveland).

He should add a lot of stability to our line!


Awesome pickup for us. Stability on the line for pass protection (and hopefully some more push in the run game) would be well worth the price. Now we also need some young linemen (both offense and defense) to build upon for the future as well.

IMHO, linemen are the key to winning, and you need depth so you can rest players as well.


I agree. Excellent pick up.



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