From Pasquerelli's Tip Sheet
"A lot of people in Tampa, including some in the Buccaneers front office, insist the demotion of second-year offensive tackle Kenyatta Walker will be a short-lived punitive measure. Fact is, there are some observers who feel that Walker could be back in the lineup by the second half of Sunday's season opener against New Orleans. Because of excessive false start penalties, coach Jon Gruden and offensive line coach Bill Muir soured on Walker and opted to replace him with Cornell Green, a journeyman who was acquired from Miami via a trade. But some league personnel guys have joked that Dolphins vice president Rick Spielman ought to be the early leader for executive of the year honors, for having finagled a seventh-round choice from the Bucs in exchange for Green. "The guy," said one NFC pro scout, "is an absolute stiff. I don't care how badly Walker is playing. He has to be better (than Green)."
"A lot of people in Tampa, including some in the Buccaneers front office, insist the demotion of second-year offensive tackle Kenyatta Walker will be a short-lived punitive measure. Fact is, there are some observers who feel that Walker could be back in the lineup by the second half of Sunday's season opener against New Orleans. Because of excessive false start penalties, coach Jon Gruden and offensive line coach Bill Muir soured on Walker and opted to replace him with Cornell Green, a journeyman who was acquired from Miami via a trade. But some league personnel guys have joked that Dolphins vice president Rick Spielman ought to be the early leader for executive of the year honors, for having finagled a seventh-round choice from the Bucs in exchange for Green. "The guy," said one NFC pro scout, "is an absolute stiff. I don't care how badly Walker is playing. He has to be better (than Green)."