An interview with Dre Moore The Bucs' 4th round pick out of Maryland took part in a conference call with the Tampa media after being drafted. How come you had such a big senior year? “I think it was the culmination of all the hard work. I really have only been playing for four or five years, going into my senior year, and everything just came together. Now I am a Buc.” What was your reaction (On being drafted in the fourth round of the draft) “I was a little surprised but I am glad I ended up in Tampa Bay, with Coach Kiffin and Coach Gruden. By the end of my rookie year 31 teams will be shaking their head.” There were pre-draft stories that you take plays off. What do you feel about those comments? “I think when people say that they don’t really understand the kind schemes of defenses that we play, and the kind of defenses that we played at Maryland. I spent a lot of time dropping into coverage, so I had interceptions and batted down passes. A lot of times I was used in different ways, for example, our two [defensive] tackles we were used a lot in spy techniques to offset the option attack from a lot of the teams we saw in the ACC. I think a lot of times people say that they don’t really understand the play that was being called, what I was actually doing on that play.” How did your football career get started? “I was into basketball; I played a lot during high school. Then my junior year, the head coach asked me to come out for football, and I did. I played JV my junior year, and got promoted to varsity my senior year. I went to Maryland and struggled a little bit early on, trying to keep up with learning the game and trying to play well at a division I level. Towards my later years, my junior and senior years, I think I was very successful and I had pretty good campaigns each year, so I think I jut got better with time.” Do you have a preference for which defensive tackle position you will play in the NFL? “I don’t really have a preference because looking at Tampa’s defense; I think I will probably spend equal time at both. Depending on what set the offense comes out in, what hash the ball is on, and the strength of the formation, I think I will spend equal time at both.”