NFL Teams Betting - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NFC South

The Bucs drafted Alabama safety Barron to replace last season's leading tackler Jones. Barron will play alongside dependable veteran safety/corner Ronde Barber -- who was second on the team in tackles last season. Barron is a smart, athletic safety who will make plays and help stop the run. If he's on the field, cornerback Aqib Talib has the talent to be one of the NFL's best defensive backs. Talib has shown his ability as a ball-hawk, with 17 interceptions in his four years as a pro, including three returned for touchdowns. Tampa added Wright after he had a career year -- 74 tackles and four interceptions -- in his only season with Detroit.

The mutiny that nearly occurred last season when the Buccaneers lost their final 10 games resulted in a 26-day head coaching search and the hiring of Rutgers boss Greg Schiano, who definitely runs a tight ship.

In the first voluntary veteran minicamp, Schiano barked orders at his new players during the first series of drills. “Football is a game of details,” Schiano shouted. “Toes on the edge!”

How well the Bucs toe the line under Schiano will determine whether he can avoid becoming just another college head coach who struggles making the transition to the NFL. To that end, he hired Butch Davis as special assistant to the head coach. Davis, the former North Carolina and University of Miami head coach, knows the trap doors to avoid, having coached the Cleveland Browns from 2001-04.

“I think a lot is made about college coaches that haven’t done well,” Schiano says. “But if you look at it, there are a lot of coaches who haven’t done well. It’s a pretty high turnover rate in this business. Throw the pro coaches in there as well.”

The changes didn’t stop with the coaching staff. The Bucs committed $140.5 million in free agent contracts, adding players such as Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson and Saints guard Carl Nicks. The draft netted three more projected starters. Now Schiano needs to get them all rowing in the same direction.