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Buccaneers CB Ronde Barber, a 12 year veteran, will surely miss the only defensive coordinator of his pro football career but acknowledges that change might be a good thing.
"He did a lot of great things for our defense for 12 years. But 12 years of the same thing - people start figuring you out. That's not to say our defense wasn't innovative or that we didn't get things done. We were very consistent. But for me personally, it's almost like I'm changing teams now."
Barber expects the Bucs defense to be more aggressive under Jim Bates. Saying they will take more chances, chances that will hopefully lead to more "splash" plays that former head coach Jon Gruden was so fond of.
Ronde is unaware of what his new role in the defense will be but says guys like safety Tanard Jackson will thrive in this defense. Bates is most likely to employ a "quarters" scheme. The difference is that the field is divided into four zones, or quarters, instead of two halves.
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