TAMPA — If there are outside concerns about how long it's been since the Bucs played entering Sunday's season opener, you won't hear them in Tampa Bay's locker room.
Rust, you ask, with some starters going a calendar month between games? This is the Stainless Steel Curtain.
"Man, I ain't worried about no rust," defensive end Robert Ayers said Thursday. "I'm worried about the first person I get to lay my hands on. That's the only thing I'm focusing on. I'm excited. It's been a long camp, a long offseason. Last year we barely missed the playoffs, and I've been (ticked) off ever since.